Match Report
Cuiabá went into the game 10th in the table on 43 points; Operário PR sat 5th on 47 — a 4-point gap. Recent form flatters Cuiabá's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 10th. Per game in the league, Cuiabá were scoring 1.03 and conceding 0.76, Operário PR 1.41 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Operário PR, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Cuiabá, 1 for Operário PR and 3 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The venue was Arena Pantanal, with room for 42,968 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Cuiabá: Wesley Dias (74')
Key stats
Possession: Cuiabá 44% · Operário PR 56% · Total shots: 6-21 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 4-9