Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Mirassol 4th with 67 points, Sport Recife 20th with 17, 50 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Sport Recife 0.74 scored and 1.97 conceded per game, Mirassol 1.66 and 1.03, with the league averaging 1.26.
Sport Recife were winless in 6. Mirassol had won three straight. The last-five ledger: Sport Recife 3/15, Mirassol 10/15.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Sport Recife, 2 by Mirassol, 2 drawn, at 1 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 20% of meetings.
The match was played at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (capacity 32,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Sport Recife: Derik Lacerda (38') · Mirassol: Negueba (28'), Guilherme (47')
Key stats
Possession: Sport Recife 36% · Mirassol 64% · Total shots: 11-14 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 7-1