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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sun 28.November
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva (17800 seats)

Avaí have performed better than Sampaio Corrêa this season, but every fixture starts at 0-0. Here's all the information you require prior to kickoff:

Insights:
  • Avaí haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sampaio Corrêa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Avaí and Sampaio Corrêa should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

These teams have little in common geographically as Sampaio Corrêa have to travel 3500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

For Sampaio most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Avaí form and stats

9-6-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Avaí so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Avaí are returning here after visiting Nautico in a Serie B game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Getúlio and Renato scored the goal(s). Manager C. dos Santos Oliveira felt very clever after Renato scored the winning goal against Nautico, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 61st minute. Bruno Silva (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.81/10. Silva served one assist, hit two key passes and had 27 successful passes (of 32 total).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Guarani (0-4).

Avaí has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Avaí have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sampaio Corrêa form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sampaio Corrêa so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 3-6-9 (win-draw-lose). Bitter travels for Sampaio as they have lost seven games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Goiás match.

Sampaio played 1-1 against Cruzeiro in their previous match. Defender Maurício Silva dos Santos was the best team player with a rating of 8.02. Santos scored one goal and won 6 of 8 duels.

A 1-2 defeat away at Nautico before that.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 24 goals have been conceded by Sampaio in these games.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these sides get together this campaign, as the history books show this recent game: Sampaio Corrêa - Avaí 0-2. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's six Avaí victories, two draws and one Sampaio Corrêa win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sampaio CorrêaJ. Ferreira da Silva
J. Ferreira da Silva
8 goals
AvaíG. Silva Timoteo
G. Silva Timoteo
7 goals
AvaíJ. Copete Valencia
J. Copete Valencia
7 goals

Avaí missing players

Sampaio Corrêa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Avaí Sampaio Corrêa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
17 9 3 Won W 0 3 12
10 6 2 Drew D 2 6 11
10 3 1 Lost L 3 9 14
42 22 8 Scored S 2 15 40
34 13 4 Conceded C 8 24 40
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 83% 86%
68% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 67% 65%
38% 22% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 39% 35%
11% 6% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 22% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 8%
46% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 20% 39% 38%
41% 39% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 28% 38%
24% 6% 17% Failed to Score F T 80% 50% 38%
 
5.5 6.2 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 3.2 4.1
4.6 3.5 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 8.2 6.7 5.8
2.2 2.3 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.7 2.5
5 2 1 Red cards R C 2 3 6
 
13.5 15.5 14.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 8.5 9.4
4.5 4.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.8 3.3
25% 27% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 29% 33%
 
10.1 9.3 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 17.2 16.6 13.1
3.8 3.6 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.6 5.8 4.7
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Avaí haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sampaio Corrêa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Sampaio Corrêa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sampaio Corrêa have won significantly less corners away then 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 Botafogo 37 20 9 8 54 29 18 15 1 2 37 11 19 5 8 6 17 18 25 69
2 Coritiba 37 18 10 9 47 32 19 11 5 3 29 14 18 7 5 6 18 18 15 64
3 Goiás 37 17 13 7 46 29 18 10 6 2 28 14 19 7 7 5 18 15 17 64
4 Avaí 37 17 10 10 42 34 18 9 6 3 22 13 19 8 4 7 20 21 8 61
5 CRB 37 16 12 9 46 37 19 8 9 2 26 17 18 8 3 7 20 20 9 60
6 CSA 37 17 8 12 44 33 18 8 6 4 24 15 19 9 2 8 20 18 11 59
7 Guarani 37 16 11 10 52 39 19 10 4 5 28 17 18 6 7 5 24 22 13 59
8 Nautico 38 14 11 13 50 50 19 8 6 5 30 25 19 6 5 8 20 25 0 53
9 Vasco da Gama 37 13 10 14 43 49 19 9 4 6 25 24 18 4 6 8 18 25 -6 49
10 Vila Nova 37 11 15 11 34 36 19 6 10 3 13 11 18 5 5 8 21 25 -2 48
11 Cruzeiro 38 10 18 10 42 44 19 5 10 4 24 24 19 5 8 6 18 20 -2 48
12 Sampaio Corrêa 37 12 11 14 40 40 19 9 5 5 25 16 18 3 6 9 15 24 0 47
13 Ponte Preta 37 11 13 13 36 38 18 8 7 3 23 15 19 3 6 10 13 23 -2 46
14 Operário PR 37 12 9 16 33 45 18 8 4 6 20 20 19 4 5 10 13 25 -12 45
15 Brusque 37 13 8 16 42 54 19 9 5 5 25 16 18 4 3 11 17 38 -12 44
16 Remo 37 11 9 17 31 42 18 7 3 8 11 13 19 4 6 9 20 29 -11 42
17 Londrina 37 10 11 16 28 41 18 5 5 8 14 19 19 5 6 8 14 22 -13 41
18 Vitória 37 8 16 13 31 31 18 5 7 6 18 13 19 3 9 7 13 18 0 40
19 Confianca 37 9 9 19 35 48 19 6 3 10 20 25 18 3 6 9 15 23 -13 36
20 Brasil de Pelotas 37 4 11 22 23 48 19 4 6 9 14 21 18 0 5 13 9 27 -25 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botafogo 37 20 9 8 54 29 18 15 1 2 37 11 19 5 8 6 17 18 25 69
2 Coritiba 37 18 10 9 47 32 19 11 5 3 29 14 18 7 5 6 18 18 15 64
3 Goiás 37 17 13 7 46 29 18 10 6 2 28 14 19 7 7 5 18 15 17 64
4 Avaí 37 17 10 10 42 34 18 9 6 3 22 13 19 8 4 7 20 21 8 61
5 CRB 37 16 12 9 46 37 19 8 9 2 26 17 18 8 3 7 20 20 9 60
6 CSA 37 17 8 12 44 33 18 8 6 4 24 15 19 9 2 8 20 18 11 59
7 Guarani 37 16 11 10 52 39 19 10 4 5 28 17 18 6 7 5 24 22 13 59
8 Nautico 38 14 11 13 50 50 19 8 6 5 30 25 19 6 5 8 20 25 0 53
9 Vasco da Gama 37 13 10 14 43 49 19 9 4 6 25 24 18 4 6 8 18 25 -6 49
10 Vila Nova 37 11 15 11 34 36 19 6 10 3 13 11 18 5 5 8 21 25 -2 48
11 Cruzeiro 38 10 18 10 42 44 19 5 10 4 24 24 19 5 8 6 18 20 -2 48
12 Sampaio Corrêa 37 12 11 14 40 40 19 9 5 5 25 16 18 3 6 9 15 24 0 47
13 Ponte Preta 37 11 13 13 36 38 18 8 7 3 23 15 19 3 6 10 13 23 -2 46
14 Operário PR 37 12 9 16 33 45 18 8 4 6 20 20 19 4 5 10 13 25 -12 45
15 Brusque 37 13 8 16 42 54 19 9 5 5 25 16 18 4 3 11 17 38 -12 44
16 Remo 37 11 9 17 31 42 18 7 3 8 11 13 19 4 6 9 20 29 -11 42
17 Londrina 37 10 11 16 28 41 18 5 5 8 14 19 19 5 6 8 14 22 -13 41
18 Vitória 37 8 16 13 31 31 18 5 7 6 18 13 19 3 9 7 13 18 0 40
19 Confianca 37 9 9 19 35 48 19 6 3 10 20 25 18 3 6 9 15 23 -13 36
20 Brasil de Pelotas 37 4 11 22 23 48 19 4 6 9 14 21 18 0 5 13 9 27 -25 23

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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.