Match Report
XV de Piracicaba (7th, 22 pts) visited Rio Claro (16th, 12 pts) with 10 points between them. The last five rounds placed XV de Piracicaba no better than 15th for form, against 7th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Rio Claro 0.73 scored and 1.4 conceded per game, XV de Piracicaba 0.87 and 0.87, with the league averaging 1.1.
Rio Claro had gone 15 games without a win. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Rio Claro against 10/15 for XV de Piracicaba.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Rio Claro, 2 draws and 1 for XV de Piracicaba, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Only 17% of these meetings ended in a home win. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Estádio Dr. Augusto Schmidt Filho (capacity 6,284). On the scoreboard, Rio Claro led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Rio Claro: Cesinha Belli (44'), Denilson (33') · XV de Piracicaba: Matheus Carvalho (70'), Serginho (53'), Matheus Carvalho (14')
Key stats
Possession: Rio Claro 46% · XV de Piracicaba 54% · Total shots: 6-16 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 1-11