Match Report
Novorizontino went into the game 3rd in the table on 8 points; Rio Preto sat 4th on 4 — a 4-point gap. The last five rounds placed Rio Preto no better than 15th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Novorizontino were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1.5, Rio Preto 1.5 and 3.17, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Rio Preto arrived off three consecutive draws.
Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi in Novo Horizonte, capacity 16,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Novorizontino led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-1.