Match Report
Rio Branco, 2nd with 27 points, sat 22 points above Náutico RR (8th, 5). The last five rounds placed Náutico RR no better than 53rd for form, against 8th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Rio Branco ran at 1.71 scored and 0.79 conceded, Náutico RR at 1.07 and 4.07.
Defeat had followed defeat for Náutico RR — five in succession, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Rio Branco had taken 10 of 15 points to Náutico RR's 0.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Rio Branco, 1 by Náutico RR, 2 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Arena Acreana staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,700. On the scoreboard, Rio Branco led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 5-0.
Goal scorers
Rio Branco: Negueba (11'), Matheus Nego (31'), Roderick Ackeeno Granville (89'), Luan (86'), Ramon Soares Santos (90')