Match Report
The table read 3rd (Athletico PR, 10 pts) against 4th (Operário PR, 5 pts), 5 points apart. On recent form Operário PR sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Athletico PR were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1, Operário PR 0.67 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
9 matches unbeaten backed Athletico PR's arrival, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Athletico PR had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Operário PR, 6.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Athletico PR, 2 draws and 0 for Operário PR, at 1.83 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Arena de Baixada (capacity 43,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Athletico PR: Bruninho Braga Ramos (66'), Lucas Belezi (82')
Key stats
Possession: Athletico PR 37% · Operário PR 63% · Total shots: 13-10 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 3-6