Match Report
Villa Nova (1st, 16 pts) visited São Mateus (5th, 3 pts) with 13 points between them. São Mateus's recent output lagged their position: 38th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Per game in the league, São Mateus were scoring 0.88 and conceding 2.38, Villa Nova 1.38 and 0.75, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
São Mateus had lost three in a row. Villa Nova entered with five wins in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games. São Mateus had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Villa Nova, 15.
Estádio Manoel Moreira Sobrinho staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
São Mateus: Kênnio (85') · Villa Nova: Everton (55')