Match Report
Both sides brought 47 points into this one — Criciúma 6th, Operário PR 5th. Recent form told a different story for Criciúma: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Per game in the league, Criciúma were scoring 0.97 and conceding 0.93, Operário PR 1.41 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
5 matches unbeaten backed Operário PR's arrival. Criciúma had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Operário PR, 9.
With 53 matches recorded and 2.8 yellow cards per game, L. Guimarães Rechatiko Horn was the man in the middle. Estádio Heriberto Hülse staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,225. Operário PR led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Operário PR: Caio Henrique da Silva Dantas (38'), Maxwell (90')
Key stats
Possession: Criciúma 67% · Operário PR 33% · Total shots: 26-5 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 17-2




