Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Operário PR (7th, 40 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Londrina (18th, 22 pts). Operário PR had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Londrina 1.15 scored and 1.46 conceded per game, Operário PR 1.27 and 1.27, with the league averaging 1.15.
Londrina had not won in 9 games. Operário PR had gone 6 games without a win.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 3 Londrina wins, 3 for Operário PR, 3 draws, at 1.22 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 22% of the wins in this fixture. Only 22% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estádio Municipal Jacy Scaff staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,584. B. Arleu de Araujo took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 3.3 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, Operário PR led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Londrina: Gilberto (78') · Operário PR: Hildeberto Pereira (4'), Gabriel Boschilia (90')
Key stats
Possession: Londrina 58% · Operário PR 42% · Total shots: 21-16 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 7-3