Maringá - Operário PR: Small difference between teams in Paranaense 1 clash

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Competition: Brazil Paranaense 1
Competition: Sun 27.March
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Regional Willie Davids (21600 seats)

It's the first match of the new campaign for Maringá and Operário PR. The page is empty, the opportunities endless.

Insights:
  • Maringá have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Operário PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Maringá nor Operário PR as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Maringá form and stats

This is expected to be a close game, with Maringá perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Maringá as a small favourite), we find five games. Maringá has won two of these, drawn two and lost one.

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Operário PR form and stats

Let's have a look at how Operário PR performed last season in the Paranaense 1: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 9 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 35 and conceded 46 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 5 and lost 10 with 13/25 goals scored/conceded.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Operário PR playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were two Operário wins, four draws and six defeats.

Just as the home team, Operário PR have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Operário PR wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams get together this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Operário PR - Maringá 1-1. The referee showed his red card when these teams last played each other, and the criminal was Denoni (Maringá). Numbers for the prior nine meetings between these two squads are: one win for Maringá, five draws and three wins for Operário PR. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: nine games.

Top Goalscorers

Operário PRM. Oliveira Pinto
M. Oliveira Pinto
4 goals
Operário PRP. Luiz de Souza
P. Luiz de Souza
4 goals
MaringáR. de Carvalho
R. de Carvalho
3 goals

Maringá missing players

Operário PR missing players

Maringá Operário PR
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
15 7 0 Played P 0 7 15
8 5 0 Won W 0 2 7
3 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
4 0 0 Lost L 0 3 3
19 10 0 Scored S 0 8 23
11 0 0 Conceded C 0 8 12
87% 71% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 86% 93%
60% 29% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 86% 87%
33% 14% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 57% 47%
13% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 7%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 57% 53%
67% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 40%
27% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 13%
 
4.1 3.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.7 6.5
6.2 6.4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.9 3.7
2.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.6 3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.1 12.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8.1 10.5
3.9 3.9 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 5.2
32% 37% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 29%
 
10.5 10.1 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9.7 7.1
4.6 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.6 2.7
Key stats in Paranaense 1 this season:
  • Maringá have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
  • Maringá have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Maringá have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Maringá have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Operário PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Operário PR have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Read more about Paranaense 1

There are 26 state football leagues in Brazil. Because of long distances in Brazil a very competitive football culture developed within each state. Therefore, Brazil remain one of the few countries who still run state championships alongside the national ones. Most of them run from January to May, outside the national season.