RIO DE JANEIRO (Interstat) — Belford Roxo and Paduano EC played to a 3-3 draw at Estádio Proletário Guilherme da Silveira Filho on Sunday, a match that featured six goals, three lead changes and an equalizer in the 81st minute. Paduano EC twice moved in front after halftime, but Belford Roxo answered each time and left the home side with a share of the points. The visitors opened the scoring early and remained unbeaten in the competition.

Belford Roxo struck first in the 5th minute. Paduano EC leveled in the 30th minute, and the teams went into the break tied at 1-1. Belford Roxo’s early goal set the tone for an open first half, and Paduano EC’s equalizer ensured the teams reached halftime level. Paduano EC took its first lead of the afternoon in the 52nd minute, but Belford Roxo responded in the 54th to make it 2-2. Paduano EC reclaimed the advantage in the 75th minute, and Belford Roxo completed the scoring in the 81st minute with the final equalizer. The second half produced four goals, with Paduano EC taking the lead twice and Belford Roxo answering on each occasion. Neither side found a winner in the closing stages.

The result moved Belford Roxo to 2 wins, 0 losses and 3 draws in the competition and 2 wins, 0 losses and 3 draws across all competitions. Paduano EC moved to 2 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws in the competition and 2 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws across all competitions. Belford Roxo remained unbeaten, while Paduano EC remained level on two victories in the competition.

Belford Roxo entered after a 1-1 draw with Serra Macaense, a 2-0 win at 7 de Abril, a 3-0 win over Santa Cruz RJ and a 2-2 draw at Friburguense. Those results left the visitors unbeaten through four previous competition matches. Paduano EC entered after a 5-0 win over 7 de Abril, a 1-0 loss at Friburguense, a 1-1 draw with Campos AA and a 3-0 win at Paraty. The home side had scored five goals in its most recent match and had also posted a three-goal road victory earlier in the campaign.

The match was played at Estádio Proletário Guilherme da Silveira Filho in Rio de Janeiro. Both teams had entered the match with recent results that included wins and draws, and the six-goal draw continued a season in which Belford Roxo had not lost in the competition and Paduano EC had lost once. The teams traded goals across both halves, with the first goal arriving in the 5th minute and the last in the 81st. The draw gave each side a share of the points in a competition match that remained close from the opening whistle through the final minutes. Belford Roxo’s unbeaten run in the competition continued, while Paduano EC added a second draw in the competition to its two wins and one loss.

Belford Roxo’s all-competitions record mirrored its competition mark at 2 wins, 0 losses and 3 draws. Paduano EC’s all-competitions record also mirrored its competition mark at 2 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws. The visitors stayed unbeaten in five competition matches, while the home side moved through five competition matches with two wins, one loss and two draws. The match was the fifth competition appearance of the season for both teams, and neither side had lost more than once in the competition. The draw was the third of the competition season for Belford Roxo.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Paduano EC 2, Belford Roxo 0, and its ELO system had projected Paduano EC with an 80.9 percent probability to win. The total score of 6 went under the over/under line of 2.5.