Confiança vs Náutico match preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Tue 09.November
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista (22000 seats)

Serie B: Confiança are 14 points behind Náutico, but are set to go all in. Get ready!

Insights:
  • Confiança have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Náutico have the most points from losing position (15) in Serie B

It's no vacation for neither Confiança nor Náutico as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Relegation threatens Confiança who should definitely be looking for some points here. Náutico are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Confiança form and stats

The complete Serie B stats at home this season for Confiança are 6-2-9 (wins-draws-losses).

Confiança's last game was hosting Brusque (placed 16th) and winning 3-2. The victory against Brusque came after Rafael Vila's winning goal. The Confiança manager L. de Souza Lopes was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 46th minute. A late climax in the match against Brusque as the winning goal came two minutes into overtime; scored by Rafael Vila. The forward Hernane won the honour of being "man of the match" for Confiança with the rating of 8.5/10. Hernane scored two goals.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Botafogo.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Confiança as they are travelling to their away game against CSA in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.

Confiança are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 17 games. Confiança have conceded 24 in these home matches.

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Náutico form and stats

6 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Náutico playing as the away team in the Serie B this season. Náutico has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Náutico are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Serie B against Coritiba (placed 1st). Náutico goalie Anderson was high and low in the Coritiba game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Midfield player Rhaldney was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.5/10. Rhaldney scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Preceding that game, the 3-4 loss visiting Brusque's place.

Náutico find the net regularly in their away games. 20 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. 25 goals have been conceded by Náutico in these games.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have met each other already this season, with the final score Náutico - Confiança 0-4 logged in the official records. Data for the preceeding eight meetings featuring these two squads are: four wins for Confiança, two draws and two wins for Náutico. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

NáuticoJ. Vicente
J. Vicente
11 goals
NáuticoV. Santos Silva
V. Santos Silva
8 goals
ConfiançaS. Santos Salles
S. Santos Salles
6 goals

Confiança missing players

Náutico missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Confiança Náutico
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 6 17 34
9 6 3 Won W 2 6 13
7 2 0 Drew D 1 3 9
18 9 3 Lost L 3 8 12
35 20 8 Scored S 9 20 47
47 24 9 Conceded C 11 25 47
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 97%
68% 76% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 65% 76%
44% 47% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 41% 47%
24% 24% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 35% 35%
12% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 18% 15%
50% 59% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 62%
24% 18% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 24% 21%
35% 24% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 29% 21%
 
4.4 5.6 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 5.8 6.9
5.7 4.9 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 6.1 4.7
2.5 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.4 2.5
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 3 8
 
10 10.9 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11.3 13.4
3.4 4.2 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.2 4.9
31% 28% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 28% 28%
 
13.3 11.1 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 17 15.5 12.4
5.1 4.9 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.7 6.1 4.9
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • 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.
  • Náutico have the most points from losing position (15) in Serie B
  • Náutico have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in Serie B

  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 34 17 10 7 44 28 17 10 5 2 27 12 17 7 5 5 17 16 16 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 34 16 9 9 39 28 17 9 5 3 21 12 17 7 4 6 18 16 11 57
4 Goias 34 14 13 7 41 28 17 9 6 2 26 13 17 5 7 5 15 15 13 55
5 CSA 34 16 6 12 42 32 17 8 5 4 24 15 17 8 1 8 18 17 10 54
6 CRB 33 14 12 7 42 34 17 6 9 2 22 16 16 8 3 5 20 18 8 54
7 Guarani 33 14 10 9 45 35 17 9 4 4 24 15 16 5 6 5 21 20 10 52
8 Náutico 34 13 9 12 47 47 17 7 6 4 27 22 17 6 3 8 20 25 0 48
9 Vasco da Gama 33 13 8 12 39 38 16 9 3 4 23 15 17 4 5 8 16 23 1 47
10 Vila Nova 33 10 13 10 28 28 16 5 8 3 7 6 17 5 5 7 21 22 0 43
11 Cruzeiro 34 9 16 9 39 40 17 4 9 4 22 24 17 5 7 5 17 16 -1 43
12 Operário PR 34 11 9 14 30 40 17 7 4 6 18 19 17 4 5 8 12 21 -10 42
13 Remo 34 11 8 15 28 37 17 7 3 7 11 12 17 4 5 8 17 25 -9 41
14 Sampaio Correa 33 10 10 13 33 36 16 7 4 5 19 14 17 3 6 8 14 22 -3 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 34 11 8 15 39 52 17 7 5 5 22 16 17 4 3 10 17 36 -13 38
17 Londrina 34 9 11 14 25 37 17 4 5 8 12 18 17 5 6 6 13 19 -12 38
18 Confiança 34 9 7 18 35 47 17 6 2 9 20 24 17 3 5 9 15 23 -12 34
19 Vitoria 34 6 16 12 24 28 17 4 7 6 15 13 17 2 9 6 9 15 -4 34
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 34 17 10 7 44 28 17 10 5 2 27 12 17 7 5 5 17 16 16 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 34 16 9 9 39 28 17 9 5 3 21 12 17 7 4 6 18 16 11 57
4 Goias 34 14 13 7 41 28 17 9 6 2 26 13 17 5 7 5 15 15 13 55
5 CSA 34 16 6 12 42 32 17 8 5 4 24 15 17 8 1 8 18 17 10 54
6 CRB 33 14 12 7 42 34 17 6 9 2 22 16 16 8 3 5 20 18 8 54
7 Guarani 33 14 10 9 45 35 17 9 4 4 24 15 16 5 6 5 21 20 10 52
8 Náutico 34 13 9 12 47 47 17 7 6 4 27 22 17 6 3 8 20 25 0 48
9 Vasco da Gama 33 13 8 12 39 38 16 9 3 4 23 15 17 4 5 8 16 23 1 47
10 Vila Nova 33 10 13 10 28 28 16 5 8 3 7 6 17 5 5 7 21 22 0 43
11 Cruzeiro 34 9 16 9 39 40 17 4 9 4 22 24 17 5 7 5 17 16 -1 43
12 Operário PR 34 11 9 14 30 40 17 7 4 6 18 19 17 4 5 8 12 21 -10 42
13 Remo 34 11 8 15 28 37 17 7 3 7 11 12 17 4 5 8 17 25 -9 41
14 Sampaio Correa 33 10 10 13 33 36 16 7 4 5 19 14 17 3 6 8 14 22 -3 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 34 11 8 15 39 52 17 7 5 5 22 16 17 4 3 10 17 36 -13 38
17 Londrina 34 9 11 14 25 37 17 4 5 8 12 18 17 5 6 6 13 19 -12 38
18 Confiança 34 9 7 18 35 47 17 6 2 9 20 24 17 3 5 9 15 23 -12 34
19 Vitoria 34 6 16 12 24 28 17 4 7 6 15 13 17 2 9 6 9 15 -4 34
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.