Itapipoca 2-0 Crato in the Cearense, Série B, Semifinals.

Itapipoca won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–L–W–W), scoring 6 and conceding 7.

Crato won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–L–W–D), scoring 8 and conceding 7.

The two sides have met 10 times: Itapipoca 5 wins, Crato 2, 3 draws.