Match Report
7 points and 2 places separated them: Náutico 1st with 18, Retrô 3rd with 11. In league terms the two rates read 2.71/0.57 for Náutico and 1.14/0.71 for Retrô (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5.
Náutico arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Náutico, 8/15 for Retrô.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 2 Náutico wins, 4 for Retrô, 1 draw, at 1.43 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 71% of the meetings. Only 29% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,856. Retrô led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Retrô: Douglas (35')
Key stats
Possession: Náutico 64% · Retrô 36% · Total shots: 13-11 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 6-1