Match Report
Level on 8 points, Maringá (5th) and Coritiba (2nd) met as equals in the table. Per game in the league, Maringá were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.17, Coritiba 1.17 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
Maringá had not lost in 9 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Maringá 2, draws 4, Coritiba 3, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 22% of meetings won. These meetings skew tight — only 22% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Estádio Regional Willie Davids, with room for 21,600 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Coritiba: Pedro Rocha (58')
Key stats
Possession: Maringá 51% · Coritiba 49% · Total shots: 18-5 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 10-3