Match Report
Level on 15 points, Paulinense (4th) and São Carlos (3rd) met as equals in the table. São Carlos ranked just 11th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Paulinense 0.9 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, São Carlos 1.9 and 1.1, with the league averaging 1.53.
Paulinense entered with three wins in a row.
On the scoreboard, Paulinense led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Paulinense: Mineiro (39'), Eduardo Gabriel (76')
Key stats
Possession: Paulinense 31% · São Carlos 69% · Total shots: 6-26 · On target: 4-9 · Corners: 1-17