Match Report
Santos U20, 1st with 32 points, sat 15 points above Portuguesa Santista U20 (7th, 17). The last five rounds placed Portuguesa Santista U20 no better than 13th for form, against 7th in the standings. Per game in the league, Portuguesa Santista U20 were scoring 1.23 and conceding 1.46, Santos U20 2.46 and 0.38, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Santos U20, winners of their last four. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Portuguesa Santista U20 against 12/15 for Santos U20.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Portuguesa Santista U20 wins, 3 for Santos U20, 2 draws, at 4.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Estádio Úlrico Mursa (capacity 6,072). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Santos U20: Marcelo Torrez (58')
Key stats
Possession: Portuguesa Santista U20 43% · Santos U20 57% · Total shots: 4-17 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 5-13