Serie B match prediction and preview for Confiança vs Chapecoense clash

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sat 31.October
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista (22000 seats)

Confiança will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 12 points behind Chapecoense.

Chapecoense could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Serie B game only four sleeps ago.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Confiança form and stats

Confiança have performed here at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista this season with 4 wins from 8 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. The Confiança fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista and will expect new points from this game. Confiança has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.

The fans are hoping that Confiança will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Serie B game against America Mineiro (placed 2nd). Before that match, a win away at Sampaio Corrêa.

The Confiança fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. Confiança are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.

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Chapecoense form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Serie B, on their Serie B travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. Things are running smoothly for Chapecoense who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 15 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Cuiaba. Chapecoense are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

The Chapecoense goalkeeper Joao Ricardo Riedi is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 298 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Chapecoense played 0-0 against CSA in their previous match. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Operário PR.

Chapecoense have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Chapecoense are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 4 goals away. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

ConfiançaR. Gorne Silva
R. Gorne Silva
5 goals
ChapecoenseA. Alves Erculano
A. Alves Erculano
5 goals
ConfiançaI. Reis Silva Morais
I. Reis Silva Morais
3 goals

Confiança missing players

Chapecoense missing players

Confiança Chapecoense
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 8 1 Played P 1 9 18
6 4 0 Won W 1 4 10
7 4 1 Drew D 0 4 7
5 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
21 12 2 Scored S 1 11 19
20 7 2 Conceded C 0 4 5
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 78%
67% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 44% 33%
39% 38% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 22% 11%
28% 38% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 6%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 6%
61% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 22%
28% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 78%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3.1 3.1 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.7 3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
223 109 24 Total Shots T S 14 81 197
75 41 10 Shots on Target S O 6 31 69
28% 29% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 35% 28%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Chapecoense has the fewest conceded goals (5) in Serie B
  • Chapecoense has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Serie B
  • Chapecoense has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Serie B
  • Chapecoense has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Serie B
  • Chapecoense has the most clean sheets (14) in Serie B
  • Chapecoense has the most clean sheets (6) away in Serie B
  • Chapecoense has the most matches under the total-line (12) in Serie B
  • Chapecoense has the the best goal difference (+14) in Serie B
  • Chapecoense has the the best goal difference (+7) away in Serie B
  • Chapecoense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chapecoense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Confiança have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Confiança have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • 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 Chapecoense 18 10 7 1 19 5 9 6 3 0 8 1 9 4 4 1 11 4 14 37
2 America Mineiro 18 10 5 3 20 11 9 5 2 2 12 7 9 5 3 1 8 4 9 35
3 Cuiaba 18 9 6 3 23 17 9 6 3 0 13 5 9 3 3 3 10 12 6 33
4 Juventude 18 7 7 4 26 19 9 4 4 1 12 6 9 3 3 3 14 13 7 28
5 Paraná 18 7 7 4 22 17 10 5 4 1 13 4 8 2 3 3 9 13 5 28
6 Ponte Preta 18 8 3 7 23 26 9 4 2 3 12 15 9 4 1 4 11 11 -3 27
7 CRB 18 7 5 6 22 20 9 5 3 1 14 7 9 2 2 5 8 13 2 26
8 CSA 18 7 4 7 23 20 9 6 1 2 17 8 9 1 3 5 6 12 3 25
9 Confiança 18 6 7 5 21 20 8 4 4 0 12 7 10 2 3 5 9 13 1 25
10 Sampaio Corrêa 16 7 3 6 22 15 9 5 0 4 12 7 7 2 3 2 10 8 7 24
11 Avai 18 7 2 9 20 25 9 4 1 4 11 12 9 3 1 5 9 13 -5 23
12 Operário PR 18 5 7 6 17 18 8 3 3 2 12 8 10 2 4 4 5 10 -1 22
13 Guarani 18 5 6 7 18 21 9 3 3 3 12 11 9 2 3 4 6 10 -3 21
14 Vitoria 18 4 8 6 21 21 9 4 2 3 12 9 9 0 6 3 9 12 0 20
15 Brasil de Pelotas 17 4 8 5 14 16 8 2 5 1 7 6 9 2 3 4 7 10 -2 20
16 Nautico 17 4 7 6 15 19 9 2 5 2 10 10 8 2 2 4 5 9 -4 19
17 Figueirense 18 4 7 7 12 17 9 2 5 2 9 6 9 2 2 5 3 11 -5 19
18 Cruzeiro 18 6 5 7 17 17 9 3 2 4 9 8 9 3 3 3 8 9 0 17
19 Botafogo SP 18 5 2 11 12 19 9 3 1 5 8 9 9 2 1 6 4 10 -7 17
20 Oeste 18 1 4 13 10 34 9 1 2 6 4 12 9 0 2 7 6 22 -24 7

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.