Match Report
30 points for Maringá (4th), 28 for Guarani (10th): a 2-point gap. Per game in the league, Maringá were scoring 1.68 and conceding 1.58, Guarani 1.79 and 1.26, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
Guarani were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Estádio Regional Willie Davids staged the fixture, a ground that holds 21,600. With 20 matches recorded and 2.5 yellow cards per game, D. da Costa Cidral was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Guarani led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-5.
Goal scorers
Guarani: Guilherme Maranhão (10'), Guilherme Cachoeira (1'), Guilherme Maranhão (19'), João Paulo (82'), Jonathan Costa (65')
Key stats
Possession: Maringá 58% · Guarani 42% · Total shots: 17-11 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 7-2