Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Vila Nova (13th, 47 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Paysandu (20th, 28 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Paysandu 0.95 scored and 1.37 conceded per game, Vila Nova 1.05 and 1.16, with the league averaging 1.11.
Paysandu arrived off three consecutive draws.
6 meetings are on record — 3 won by Paysandu, 1 by Vila Nova, 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings.
The venue was Estádio Leônidas Sodré de Castro in Belem, with room for 16,200 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Vila Nova: João Vieira (71')