Match Report
The table read 4th (Independiente FSJ, 10 pts) against 4th (Operário PR, 5 pts), 5 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Operário PR: only 9th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Independiente FSJ were scoring 0.67 and conceding 0.5, Operário PR 0.67 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Independiente FSJ 0, draws 3, Operário PR 2, at 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 Estádio Municipal Doutor Tancredo Neves, with room for 5,200 spectators. Independiente FSJ led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Independiente FSJ: Niltinho (27')
Key stats
Possession: Independiente FSJ 26% · Operário PR 74% · Total shots: 8-15 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 1-9