Match Report
3 points and 3 places separated them: Nova Iguaçu 6th with 9, Sampaio Corrêa RJ 3rd with 12. The last five rounds placed Sampaio Corrêa RJ no better than 62nd for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.15 goals per team per game, Nova Iguaçu ran at 0.67 scored and 1.11 conceded, Sampaio Corrêa RJ at 0.89 and 1.
Level finishes had become the habit for Nova Iguaçu: three in a row. Sampaio Corrêa RJ were winless in 5.
6 meetings are on record — 4 won by Nova Iguaçu, 1 by Sampaio Corrêa RJ, 1 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings. In 67% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
The match was played at Estádio Jânio de Moraes (capacity 5,000). Nova Iguaçu led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Nova Iguaçu: Xandinho (8'), Leonardo Ferreira Gonçalves (58') · Sampaio Corrêa RJ: Gustavo Nunes (90')
Key stats
Possession: Nova Iguaçu 55% · Sampaio Corrêa RJ 45% · Total shots: 2-1 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 2-5