Match Report
Portuguesa RJ (1st, 11 pts) visited Nova Iguaçu (3rd, 7 pts) with 4 points between them. The last five rounds placed Nova Iguaçu no better than 16th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Nova Iguaçu were scoring 1.17 and conceding 1, Portuguesa RJ 2.17 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Nova Iguaçu had gone 8 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Nova Iguaçu, 10/15 for Portuguesa RJ.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 3 Nova Iguaçu wins, 3 for Portuguesa RJ, 4 draws, at 1.9 goals per meeting. Only 30% of these meetings ended in a home win. These meetings skew tight — only 20% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Estádio Jânio de Moraes (capacity 5,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Nova Iguaçu: Vinicius Charopem (83') · Portuguesa RJ: Lohan (90')
Key stats
Possession: Nova Iguaçu 57% · Portuguesa RJ 43% · Total shots: 10-12 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 3-3