Match Report
33 points separated the sides: Vitória 1st on 72, Sampaio Corrêa 17th on 39. Vitória had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.82/1.13 for Sampaio Corrêa and 1.32/0.82 for Vitória (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.05.
Sampaio Corrêa carried an 11-game unbeaten run into this. Momentum sat with Vitória, winners of their last four.
The match was played at Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves in Sao Luis (capacity 12,900). Vitória led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.