Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: Coritiba 2nd with 8, Cianorte 3rd with 7. Cianorte's recent output lagged their position: 8th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Coritiba 1.17 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Cianorte 1.33 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.22.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 4 Coritiba wins, 1 for Cianorte, 1 draw, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira (capacity 40,502). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Coritiba led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Coritiba: Fabinho (8'), Josué (72')
Key stats
Possession: Coritiba 50% · Cianorte 50%