Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between Treze (1st, 31 pts) and Potiguar Mossoró (8th, 7 pts). Recent form told a different story for Potiguar Mossoró: only 55th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Per game in the league, Treze were scoring 2 and conceding 0.64, Potiguar Mossoró 0.5 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.12 goals per team per game.
Treze's unbeaten run stood at 8, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Potiguar Mossoró arrived off six straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Treze, 0/15 for Potiguar Mossoró.
Estádio Presidente Vargas in Santa Maria, capacity 20,600, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Treze led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.