Match Report
Pouso Alegre (20th, 12 pts) visited Paysandu (2nd, 10 pts) with 2 points between them. Paysandu had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.17/1 for Paysandu and 0.58/1.37 for Pouso Alegre (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.08.
Paysandu were unbeaten in 8, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Defeat had followed defeat for Pouso Alegre — seven in succession. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Paysandu against 0/15 for Pouso Alegre.
The match was played at Estádio Leônidas Sodré de Castro in Belem (capacity 18,024). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.