Match Report
Sampaio Corrêa went into the game 3rd in the table on 13 points; Moto Club MA sat 5th on 9 — a 4-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Moto Club MA: only 71st in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/0.56 for Sampaio Corrêa and 0.89/1.56 for Moto Club MA (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 1 Sampaio Corrêa win, 1 for Moto Club MA, 4 draws, at 0.83 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
The venue was Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves, with room for 12,900 spectators. Sampaio Corrêa led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sampaio Corrêa: Carlos Henrique Bezerra da Silva (3'), Felipe Cauã (14'), Felipe Cauã (67'), Gean Carlos Morais Almeida (49')
Key stats
Possession: Sampaio Corrêa 63% · Moto Club MA 37% · Total shots: 14-10 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 4-7