Evenly matched teams: Confiança vs Brusque match preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sat 06.November
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista (22000 seats)

Confiança are welcoming Brusque for yet another highly important game after their 0-1 result against 2nd-placed Botafogo.

Insights:
  • Confiança have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Brusque have the most conceded goals (49) in Serie B

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Confiança and Brusque.

These teams have little in common geographically as Brusque have to travel 2700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

Confiança are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Brusque are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Confiança form and stats

5-2-9 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Confiança so far this season.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. Willians was the last player to find the net.

Confiança lost their last game at Botafogo (placed 2nd) after a 0-1 scoreline. João Paulo, defender, was given a rating of 7.4/10 in that game, top of the team. Paulo hit the woodwork once and won 5 of 8 duels.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Londrina (0-2).

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

The match schedule is unforgiving for Confiança as they have a new game in only three days, a Serie B match thankfully also at home. Náutico are visiting.

Confiança are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 16 games. 22 goals have been conceded.

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Brusque form and stats

There's been little loot from Brusque's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 16 away games in the Serie B. Brusque only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Brusque have lost on their last two travels.

Brusque had fun at their own home (Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista) last time out, beating Náutico 4-3. Tony, Jhon Cley, Maurício Garcez de Jesus and Luizão scored. As you can tell from the result, the match against Náutico was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today? Midfielder Maurício Garcez de Jesus was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.75. Jesus scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Vila Nova.

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

Brusque have another match away in just three days, a Serie B fixture against Cruzeiro. A grim calendar for the visiting team!

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Brusque manager W. Santos de Souza Dias has some worries about the defense as 33 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The squads have played each other before in this season, with the final score Brusque - Confiança 3-0 registered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

BrusqueE. Nascimento da Silva Junior
E. Nascimento da Silva Junior
16 goals
ConfiançaS. Santos Salles
S. Santos Salles
6 goals
BrusqueM. Garcez
M. Garcez
5 goals

Confiança missing players

Brusque missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Confiança Brusque
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 4 16 33
8 5 1 Won W 2 4 11
7 2 2 Drew D 0 3 8
18 9 1 Lost L 2 9 14
32 17 5 Scored S 4 15 37
45 22 5 Conceded C 6 33 49
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 85%
67% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 88% 70%
42% 44% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 69% 58%
21% 19% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 31% 27%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 15%
48% 56% 75% BTTS BTTS 25% 56% 48%
24% 19% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 19% 33%
36% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 33%
 
4.4 5.6 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.7 5.3
5.7 4.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 6.7 5.8
2.5 2.9 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.6 2.2
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.8 10.7 14 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 10.9 12.4
3.2 3.9 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.8 4.2
30% 27% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 25% 27%
 
13.4 11.1 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 15.2 12.7
5.2 4.9 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.6 4.9
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Brusque have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Brusque have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Brusque have the most conceded goals (33) away in Serie B
  • Brusque have the most conceded goals (49) in Serie B
  • Brusque have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Serie B
  • Brusque have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Serie B
  • Brusque have the most matches over the total-line (20) in Serie B
  • Brusque have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in Serie B
  • Brusque haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Confiança have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • 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 33 17 10 6 43 26 17 10 5 2 27 12 16 7 5 4 16 14 17 61
2 Botafogo 33 17 8 8 47 28 17 14 1 2 35 10 16 3 7 6 12 18 19 59
3 Avai 33 16 8 9 38 27 16 9 4 3 20 11 17 7 4 6 18 16 11 56
4 Goiás 33 14 12 7 40 27 17 9 6 2 26 13 16 5 6 5 14 14 13 54
5 CSA 33 15 6 12 40 32 16 7 5 4 22 15 17 8 1 8 18 17 8 51
6 CRB 32 13 12 7 41 34 16 5 9 2 21 16 16 8 3 5 20 18 7 51
7 Guarani 32 13 10 9 44 35 16 8 4 4 23 15 16 5 6 5 21 20 9 49
8 Vasco da Gama 32 13 8 11 39 37 16 9 3 4 23 15 16 4 5 7 16 22 2 47
9 Náutico 33 12 9 12 45 46 16 6 6 4 25 21 17 6 3 8 20 25 -1 45
10 Vila Nova 33 10 13 10 28 28 16 5 8 3 7 6 17 5 5 7 21 22 0 43
11 Remo 33 11 8 14 28 35 17 7 3 7 11 12 16 4 5 7 17 23 -7 41
12 Operário PR 33 11 8 14 29 39 16 7 3 6 17 18 17 4 5 8 12 21 -10 41
13 Sampaio Correa 32 10 10 12 33 35 16 7 4 5 19 14 16 3 6 7 14 21 -2 40
14 Cruzeiro 33 8 16 9 38 40 17 4 9 4 22 24 16 4 7 5 16 16 -2 40
15 Ponte Preta 33 9 12 12 33 36 16 7 6 3 22 15 17 2 6 9 11 21 -3 39
16 Brusque 33 11 8 14 37 49 17 7 5 5 22 16 16 4 3 9 15 33 -12 38
17 Londrina 33 9 11 13 25 36 16 4 5 7 12 17 17 5 6 6 13 19 -11 38
18 Vitoria 33 6 15 12 23 27 17 4 7 6 15 13 16 2 8 6 8 14 -4 33
19 Confiança 33 8 7 18 32 45 16 5 2 9 17 22 17 3 5 9 15 23 -13 31
20 Brasil de Pelotas 33 4 11 18 21 42 17 4 6 7 14 19 16 0 5 11 7 23 -21 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 Coritiba 33 17 10 6 43 26 17 10 5 2 27 12 16 7 5 4 16 14 17 61
2 Botafogo 33 17 8 8 47 28 17 14 1 2 35 10 16 3 7 6 12 18 19 59
3 Avai 33 16 8 9 38 27 16 9 4 3 20 11 17 7 4 6 18 16 11 56
4 Goiás 33 14 12 7 40 27 17 9 6 2 26 13 16 5 6 5 14 14 13 54
5 CSA 33 15 6 12 40 32 16 7 5 4 22 15 17 8 1 8 18 17 8 51
6 CRB 32 13 12 7 41 34 16 5 9 2 21 16 16 8 3 5 20 18 7 51
7 Guarani 32 13 10 9 44 35 16 8 4 4 23 15 16 5 6 5 21 20 9 49
8 Vasco da Gama 32 13 8 11 39 37 16 9 3 4 23 15 16 4 5 7 16 22 2 47
9 Náutico 33 12 9 12 45 46 16 6 6 4 25 21 17 6 3 8 20 25 -1 45
10 Vila Nova 33 10 13 10 28 28 16 5 8 3 7 6 17 5 5 7 21 22 0 43
11 Remo 33 11 8 14 28 35 17 7 3 7 11 12 16 4 5 7 17 23 -7 41
12 Operário PR 33 11 8 14 29 39 16 7 3 6 17 18 17 4 5 8 12 21 -10 41
13 Sampaio Correa 32 10 10 12 33 35 16 7 4 5 19 14 16 3 6 7 14 21 -2 40
14 Cruzeiro 33 8 16 9 38 40 17 4 9 4 22 24 16 4 7 5 16 16 -2 40
15 Ponte Preta 33 9 12 12 33 36 16 7 6 3 22 15 17 2 6 9 11 21 -3 39
16 Brusque 33 11 8 14 37 49 17 7 5 5 22 16 16 4 3 9 15 33 -12 38
17 Londrina 33 9 11 13 25 36 16 4 5 7 12 17 17 5 6 6 13 19 -11 38
18 Vitoria 33 6 15 12 23 27 17 4 7 6 15 13 16 2 8 6 8 14 -4 33
19 Confiança 33 8 7 18 32 45 16 5 2 9 17 22 17 3 5 9 15 23 -13 31
20 Brasil de Pelotas 33 4 11 18 21 42 17 4 6 7 14 19 16 0 5 11 7 23 -21 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.