Welcome to the show! Today's main heroes are CRB and Avaí, victory is the target and 1 1/2 hours the length.
- CRB have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Avaí have the fewest points from losing position (1) 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 CRB and Avaí.
These teams have little in common geographically as Avaí have to travel 3100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
CRB form and stats
5 victories, 6 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what CRB have to build on here at Estádio Universitário da UFAL in the Serie B.
CRB are returning here after visiting Brasil de Pelotas in a Serie B game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Diego Torres scored the goal(s). Jaja (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.11/10. Jaja served one assist and hit three key passes.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Vasco da Gama that ended 1-1.The manager A. Aal will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Nautico in only three days.
CRB has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. CRB are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Universitário da UFAL in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 12 matches.
Avaí form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Jonathan scored in Avaí's previous match, the home game against Goias that ended 1-0. Jonathan came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Goias last time out, making the manager C. dos Santos Oliveira feel like a tactical genius. Diego Renan, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.64. Renan hit three key passes and won 5 of 9 duels.
A 1-2 defeat away at Remo before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Londrina in just three days.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 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. It's not easy to score on Avaí as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent recorded result featuring both these squads is the Avaí - CRB 1-0 played earlier this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): CRB won three games, one match ended with a draw and Avaí have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  D. Torres 8 goals |  M. Gonçalves Pimenta 4 goals |  J. Moreira Rosa Junior 4 goals |
CRB missing players
Avaí missing players
| CRB | Avaí | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 34 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 27 |
| 26 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 84% |
| 68% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 58% | 60% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 36% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 58% | 48% |
| 28% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 58% | 32% |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.6 | 5.1 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.5 | 11.2 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 11.2 | 13.1 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 34% | 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 25% |
- Avaí have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Avaí have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Serie B
- Avaí have the most clean sheets (7) away in Serie B
- CRB have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 48 |
| 2 | Goias | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 45 |
| 3 | Botafogo | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 44 |
| 4 | CRB | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Guarani | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | Avaí | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | Sampaio Correa | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
| 8 | Nautico | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Vasco da Gama | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 34 |
| 10 | Operario PR | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Remo | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 33 |
| 12 | CSA | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 32 |
| 13 | Cruzeiro | 25 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 31 |
| 14 | Brusque | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -11 | 29 |
| 15 | Vila Nova | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Ponte Preta | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | -4 | 26 |
| 17 | Londrina | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -12 | 24 |
| 18 | Vitoria | 24 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 24 |
| 19 | Confianca | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -14 | 18 |
| 20 | Brasil de Pelotas | 25 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 16 |