Santa Cruz 1-0 Itabaiana in the Brasileirão Série C, round 1 at Estádio do Arruda, Recife (60,044 capacity).

Santa Cruz won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–W–W), scoring 5 and conceding 8.

Itabaiana won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–W–L–L), scoring 2 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 5 times: Santa Cruz 4 wins, Itabaiana 0, 1 draw.