Serie B duel: Close contest expected between Londrina and Botafogo SP

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Mon 24.Jul
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Jacy Scaff (31036 seats)

Londrina want to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been grim up to now with 14 points and a 18th place in the Serie B table. Guests Botafogo SP own 10th place with 27 pts.

Insights:
  • Londrina have the most conceded goals (29) in Serie B
  • Botafogo SP have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both participants have had adequate rest since their previous match. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face fixture!

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Londrina form and stats

The story so far in the Serie B for Londrina at their home stadium (Estádio Municipal Jacy Scaff) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Londrina lost their last game at Novorizontino (placed 4th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Londrina lost the game against Novorizontino in the first half with a 0-3 deficit and could never come back from that. Paulo (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.04/10. Paulo hit one key pass and had 48 successful passes (of 56 total).

Ahead of that match, Londrina won a home game hosting Vila Nova (1-0).

This is expected to be a close game, with Londrina perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Londrina as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Londrina has won 7 of these, drawn 6 and lost 1.

Londrina has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Londrina have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Botafogo SP form and stats

3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Botafogo SP playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.

Osman scored in Botafogo's previous match, the home game against Criciúma that ended 1-0. Midfield player Henrique was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Henrique served one assist and hit three key passes.

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Ceara's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Botafogo SP in our archives, and the results are: 7 wins for Botafogo SP, 3 draws and 7 defeats.

Few goals the story here? 8 of this side's latest 10 league rounds have seen two goals or less.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Botafogo SP rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 12 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Botafogo SP have not lost in the last 4 games (2-2-0) versus Londrina.

Top Goalscorers

LondrinaJ. da Silva
J. da Silva
3 goals
Botafogo SPO. de Menezes Venâncio Júnior
O. de Menezes Venâncio Júnior
3 goals
Botafogo SPS. de Oliveira Gabriel Júnior
S. de Oliveira Gabriel Júnior
3 goals

Londrina missing players

Botafogo SP missing players

Londrina Botafogo SP
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 8 4 Played P 2 8 17
4 3 1 Won W 1 3 8
2 1 0 Drew D 1 2 3
12 4 3 Lost L 0 3 6
16 10 6 Scored S 3 7 13
29 10 7 Conceded C 2 12 20
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
83% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 65%
61% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 35%
11% 12% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 24%
28% 38% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 41%
28% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 41%
 
5.4 5.2 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5.6 6.8
5.8 4.5 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7.1 5.4
2.4 1.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.5 11.6 13 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10.4 13
3 3.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3 3.6
30% 40% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 29% 21%
 
14.9 11.9 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 16 14.1
5.1 3.8 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 5 4.4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Botafogo SP have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Botafogo SP have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Botafogo SP haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Londrina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Londrina have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Londrina have the most conceded goals (29) in Serie B
  • Londrina have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Serie B
  • Londrina haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vitória 18 11 1 6 28 15 8 6 0 2 15 6 10 5 1 4 13 9 13 34
2 Vila Nova 18 10 4 4 21 7 8 6 2 0 9 1 10 4 2 4 12 6 14 34
3 Criciúma 18 10 4 4 21 11 9 6 1 2 13 6 9 4 3 2 8 5 10 34
4 Novorizontino 18 10 3 5 23 11 9 5 2 2 10 4 9 5 1 3 13 7 12 33
5 Sport Recife 18 9 5 4 27 16 10 8 1 1 21 6 8 1 4 3 6 10 11 32
6 Guarani 18 8 5 5 23 15 8 6 1 1 16 7 10 2 4 4 7 8 8 29
7 Mirassol 18 8 4 6 19 17 9 5 2 2 10 7 9 3 2 4 9 10 2 28
8 Ceara 18 8 4 6 21 20 9 4 1 4 9 11 9 4 3 2 12 9 1 28
9 Juventude 18 8 3 7 20 18 8 4 1 3 11 8 10 4 2 4 9 10 2 27
10 Botafogo SP 17 8 3 6 13 20 9 5 1 3 6 8 8 3 2 3 7 12 -7 27
11 Atletico GO 18 6 9 3 25 27 10 5 4 1 14 11 8 1 5 2 11 16 -2 27
12 Ponte Preta 18 5 7 6 10 14 10 3 5 2 7 5 8 2 2 4 3 9 -4 22
13 CRB 17 6 3 8 19 21 8 3 3 2 10 9 9 3 0 6 9 12 -2 21
14 Ituano 18 5 5 8 17 20 8 3 3 2 11 7 10 2 2 6 6 13 -3 20
15 Sampaio Correa 18 5 5 8 13 21 9 3 4 2 10 10 9 2 1 6 3 11 -8 20
16 Tombense 18 5 3 10 18 23 10 3 2 5 13 13 8 2 1 5 5 10 -5 18
17 Chapecoense 17 4 6 7 21 23 10 3 4 3 10 9 7 1 2 4 11 14 -2 18
18 Londrina 18 4 2 12 16 29 8 3 1 4 10 10 10 1 1 8 6 19 -13 14
19 Avai 17 3 5 9 11 24 9 2 3 4 6 12 8 1 2 5 5 12 -13 14
20 ABC 18 2 5 11 12 26 9 1 2 6 5 12 9 1 3 5 7 14 -14 11

Read more about Serie B

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, or just Série B, is the second highest level of Brazilian football on a national level. It has changed format frequently, but currently holds 20 teams playing a double round-robin format. Top four are promoted to Série A while bottom four face relegation.