Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Operário PR 5th with 47 points, Botafogo SP 16th with 32, 15 apart. On the form table Operário PR stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 5th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.1/1.24 for Botafogo SP and 1.41/1.24 for Operário PR (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.17.
Botafogo SP's winless run stood at 10. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Botafogo SP against 7/15 for Operário PR.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Botafogo SP win, 1 for Operário PR, 2 draws, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Estádio Santa Cruz (capacity 29,292). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Operário PR led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Botafogo SP: Hygor (65'), Hygor (81') · Operário PR: Gabriel Boschilia (45')
Key stats
Possession: Botafogo SP 47% · Operário PR 53% · Total shots: 14-9 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 2-3