Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Rio Preto (9th, 28 pts) and Mogi Mirim (20th, 7 pts). Rio Preto's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Rio Preto were scoring 1.16 and conceding 1.11, Mogi Mirim 1 and 2.37, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
5 matches unbeaten backed Rio Preto's arrival. Mogi Mirim had lost three in a row. Rio Preto had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Mogi Mirim, 1.
Estádio Anísio Hadad in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, capacity 16,474, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rio Preto led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.


