Serie B game sneak peek: Confiança versus Avaí

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sun 17.October
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista (22000 seats)

Both Confiança and Avaí are craving for points in this game, even with the guesting team holding a 25 point lead in the standings.

Insights:
  • Confiança have the most conceded goals (40) in Serie B
  • Avaí have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Serie B

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Confiança form and stats

With 4 Serie B wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Confiança are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Happy days for Confiança in their previous game, a Serie B match away at Vitoria (placed 18th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Rafael Santos loved the game against Vitoria. With a stunning eight saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory. Rafael Santos, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 9.05 out of 10 in that game. Santos stopped the opponent with eight saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Vasco da Gama (1-2).

Confiança are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 14 games. On the other hand, Confiança have conceded 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Avaí form and stats

6-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Avaí in their Serie B matches away. Momentum is building for Avaí in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

There were no winners in Avaí's previous match, a Serie B home game that ended 1-1 vs Ponte Preta (placed 15th). Midfielder Jonathan Copete was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.62. Copete scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Prior to that result Avaí won their away game at Botafogo. The scoreline was 2-1.

The visiting Avaí have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 14 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).

Head 2 Head

Avaí - Confiança 2-1 was the product when these two teams formerly did battle, some time ago this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Confiança victories, one draw and two Avaí wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AvaíG. Silva Timoteo
G. Silva Timoteo
5 goals
ConfiançaS. Santos Salles
S. Santos Salles
4 goals
AvaíJ. Moreira Rosa Junior
J. Moreira Rosa Junior
4 goals

Confiança missing players

Avaí missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Confiança Avaí
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 4 14 29
6 4 0 Won W 1 6 14
7 2 0 Drew D 3 4 8
16 8 5 Lost L 0 4 7
27 14 2 Scored S 3 15 34
40 19 8 Conceded C 1 11 22
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 25% 71% 86%
66% 71% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 64% 66%
41% 43% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 43% 34%
21% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 7% 7%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
48% 57% 40% BTTS BTTS 25% 29% 41%
28% 21% 0% Clean Sheets C S 75% 50% 45%
34% 21% 60% Failed to Score F T 75% 50% 28%
 
4.5 5.8 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.6 5.3
5.4 4.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6.7 5.1
2.6 3.1 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 2.3
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.8 10.6 10.6 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 11.2 13.2
3.1 3.7 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.6 4.1
30% 27% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 29% 28%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Avaí have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Avaí have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Serie B
  • Confiança have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Confiança have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Serie B
  • Confiança have the most conceded goals (40) in Serie B
  • Confiança have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Confiança 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 Coritiba 29 15 9 5 35 22 15 8 5 2 21 11 14 7 4 3 14 11 13 54
2 Botafogo 29 15 6 8 42 27 15 12 1 2 31 10 14 3 5 6 11 17 15 51
3 Avaí 29 14 8 7 34 22 15 8 4 3 19 11 14 6 4 4 15 11 12 50
4 Goias 29 13 9 7 34 23 14 8 4 2 20 9 15 5 5 5 14 14 11 48
5 CRB 29 13 9 7 38 31 14 5 7 2 18 13 15 8 2 5 20 18 7 48
6 CSA 29 13 6 10 33 24 15 7 5 3 20 11 14 6 1 7 13 13 9 45
7 Guarani 29 12 9 8 40 31 15 8 4 3 22 13 14 4 5 5 18 18 9 45
8 Vasco da Gama 29 12 7 10 34 31 14 8 3 3 20 11 15 4 4 7 14 20 3 43
9 Nautico 29 11 8 10 35 35 15 6 5 4 23 19 14 5 3 6 12 16 0 41
10 Sampaio Correa 29 10 10 9 33 30 14 7 4 3 19 12 15 3 6 6 14 18 3 40
11 Remo 29 10 8 11 24 29 15 7 3 5 11 10 14 3 5 6 13 19 -5 38
12 Cruzeiro 29 8 14 7 36 35 14 4 7 3 20 20 15 4 7 4 16 15 1 38
13 Vila Nova 29 9 10 10 22 23 15 5 7 3 7 6 14 4 3 7 15 17 -1 37
14 Operario PR 29 9 7 13 22 33 14 6 2 6 15 17 15 3 5 7 7 16 -11 34
15 Ponte Preta 29 8 10 11 28 31 14 7 5 2 20 12 15 1 5 9 8 19 -3 34
16 Brusque 29 9 8 12 28 39 14 5 5 4 13 9 15 4 3 8 15 30 -11 32
17 Londrina 29 7 9 13 22 36 15 4 4 7 12 17 14 3 5 6 10 19 -14 30
18 Vitoria 29 4 14 11 18 26 15 3 7 5 11 12 14 1 7 6 7 14 -8 26
19 Confiança 29 6 7 16 27 40 14 4 2 8 14 19 15 2 5 8 13 21 -13 25
20 Brasil de Pelotas 29 3 10 16 16 33 14 3 5 6 9 14 15 0 5 10 7 19 -17 19

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 Coritiba 29 15 9 5 35 22 15 8 5 2 21 11 14 7 4 3 14 11 13 54
2 Botafogo 29 15 6 8 42 27 15 12 1 2 31 10 14 3 5 6 11 17 15 51
3 Avaí 29 14 8 7 34 22 15 8 4 3 19 11 14 6 4 4 15 11 12 50
4 Goias 29 13 9 7 34 23 14 8 4 2 20 9 15 5 5 5 14 14 11 48
5 CRB 29 13 9 7 38 31 14 5 7 2 18 13 15 8 2 5 20 18 7 48
6 CSA 29 13 6 10 33 24 15 7 5 3 20 11 14 6 1 7 13 13 9 45
7 Guarani 29 12 9 8 40 31 15 8 4 3 22 13 14 4 5 5 18 18 9 45
8 Vasco da Gama 29 12 7 10 34 31 14 8 3 3 20 11 15 4 4 7 14 20 3 43
9 Nautico 29 11 8 10 35 35 15 6 5 4 23 19 14 5 3 6 12 16 0 41
10 Sampaio Correa 29 10 10 9 33 30 14 7 4 3 19 12 15 3 6 6 14 18 3 40
11 Remo 29 10 8 11 24 29 15 7 3 5 11 10 14 3 5 6 13 19 -5 38
12 Cruzeiro 29 8 14 7 36 35 14 4 7 3 20 20 15 4 7 4 16 15 1 38
13 Vila Nova 29 9 10 10 22 23 15 5 7 3 7 6 14 4 3 7 15 17 -1 37
14 Operario PR 29 9 7 13 22 33 14 6 2 6 15 17 15 3 5 7 7 16 -11 34
15 Ponte Preta 29 8 10 11 28 31 14 7 5 2 20 12 15 1 5 9 8 19 -3 34
16 Brusque 29 9 8 12 28 39 14 5 5 4 13 9 15 4 3 8 15 30 -11 32
17 Londrina 29 7 9 13 22 36 15 4 4 7 12 17 14 3 5 6 10 19 -14 30
18 Vitoria 29 4 14 11 18 26 15 3 7 5 11 12 14 1 7 6 7 14 -8 26
19 Confiança 29 6 7 16 27 40 14 4 2 8 14 19 15 2 5 8 13 21 -13 25
20 Brasil de Pelotas 29 3 10 16 16 33 14 3 5 6 9 14 15 0 5 10 7 19 -17 19

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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.