In the Serie A game on 13 September 2026, Mirassol beat Vitoria 2:2. Match numbers: corners 12:5, fouls 14:17.
Match report
Mirassol and Vitória shared the spoils in a 2:2 draw at the José Maria de Campos Maia Municipal Stadium on Sunday evening. The hosts took an early lead through Carlos Renê de Sousa Ferreira, who struck twice inside the first twelve minutes. Vitória responded after the hour mark, cancelling out the deficit with goals from Bruno Santos de Oliveira and Edson Carioca. The result leaves Mirassol in 15th place on 29 points while Vitória remain 13th on 33.
And here's the thing about that early pressure: Mirassol dominated possession at 76 per cent but created nothing of real value. Their expected goals figure of 1.46 sat below Vitória's 1.64 despite the visitors operating with just a quarter of the ball. To be fair, the cancelled Zé Vitor penalty in the 61st minute changed the complexion of the game entirely, denying Vitória what looked like a commanding lead.
The match turned when Mirassol's defensive structure began to fragment. Three substitutions in quick succession around the hour mark — Wallisson, Alesson dos Santos Batista, and Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Alve — failed to stem the visitors' momentum. By then the hosts had already accumulated four yellow cards, and Willian Estefani Machado's booking in the 64th minute added to the mounting anxiety.
Statistics tell an uneven story. Mirassol registered six shots on target alongside ten misses, while Vitória hit the frame six times from just one attempt off target. The visitors' shot accuracy of 75 per cent contrasted sharply with the hosts' 22 per cent, suggesting efficiency over volume. Eleven blocked shots for Mirassol revealed how often they attempted to force their way through.
We had offered a prediction of a Mirassol victory with 53 per cent confidence before kickoff. The match went another way entirely, and what broke it was that cancelled penalty — the moment Vitória stopped chasing and started believing. Two yellow cards for Edson Carioca in stoppage time capped a frantic finish that neither side could control.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %76–24
Shots on target6–6
Shots off target10–1
Expected goals1.46–1.64
HT⚽3' Carlos Renê de Sousa Ferreira — Goal⚽12' Carlos Renê de Sousa Ferreira — Goal🟨18' Emanuel Brítez — Yellow card🟨29' Alesson dos Santos Batista — Yellow card⇄42' Gustavo Henric da Silva — Substitution🟨45' Caíque Gonçalves — Yellow card🟨57' Wallisson — Yellow card61' Zé Vitor — var_goal_cancelled⇄63' Wallisson — Substitution⇄63' Alesson dos Santos Batista — Substitution🟨64' Willian Estefani Machado — Yellow card⚽68' Bruno Santos de Oliveira — Goal⇄69' Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Alve — Substitution⇄69' Willian Estefani Machado — Substitution⇄70' Erick — Substitution⇄70' Diego Tarzia — Substitution⇄77' Caíque Gonçalves — Substitution⇄81' Carlos Renê de Sousa Ferreira — Substitution🟨89' Marinho — Yellow card⚽90' Edson Carioca — Goal🟨90+1' Edson Carioca — Yellow card🟨90+2' Matheusinho — Yellow card🟨90+10' Edenilson — Yellow card🟨90+10' Fernandinho — Yellow card
0'45'90'
Match events
3'0:1Vitoria⚽GoalCarlos Renê de Sousa Ferreira assist: Lucas Arcanjo
12'0:2Vitoria⚽GoalCarlos Renê de Sousa Ferreira assist: Erick
