Evenly matched teams: CRB vs Guarani match preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sat 02.July
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Rei Pelé (20801 seats)

CRB have claimed 13 of their 19 in total here in familiar surroundings. Will they claim the win versus Guarani?

Insights:
  • CRB have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Guarani have the the worst goal difference (-9) in Serie B

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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CRB form and stats

3 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what CRB have to build on here at Estádio Rei Pelé in the Serie B. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

The home club members saw a 0-0 draw versus Tombense last time out and are looking for a victory here. Wallace (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.42/10. Wallace hit two key passes and had 44 successful passes (of 53 total).

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Chapecoense.

This is expected to be a close game, with CRB perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with CRB as a small favourite), we find 10 games. CRB has won 1 of these, drawn 8 and lost 1.

The manager Barioni will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Operario PR in only three days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for CRB here at Estádio Rei Pelé in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games). CRB have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Guarani form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Guarani so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).

Guarani might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Ituano proved too strong as Guarani slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa. Defender Pereira was the best team player with a rating of 7.05. Pereira hit one key pass and won 11 of 14 duels.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Londrina wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Guarani playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were 7 Guarani wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

As for defending, Guarani rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 12 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): CRB two wins, three draws and Guarani five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CRBA. Alves Erculano
A. Alves Erculano
4 goals
CRBR. Vinicius Carvalho Longuine
R. Vinicius Carvalho Longuine
2 goals
CRBW. Pereira Rodrigues
W. Pereira Rodrigues
1 goals

CRB missing players

Guarani missing players

CRB Guarani
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 8 4 Played P 4 7 15
5 3 1 Won W 1 1 2
4 4 2 Drew D 0 2 7
6 1 1 Lost L 3 4 6
11 7 3 Scored S 4 7 9
17 5 3 Conceded C 7 12 18
87% 75% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 73%
60% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 86% 60%
33% 25% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 57% 33%
7% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 29% 13%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 86% 47%
33% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
40% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 14% 47%
 
3.8 5.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.6 4.9
6.1 5.2 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 6.9 5.3
2.8 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.3 2.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.2 11.4 11 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 13.4 12.7
3.7 4.2 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.6 5.1
20% 21% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 18% 12%
 
15.1 13.4 15.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14.8 15.6 12.7
5.1 5 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 6 4.7
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • CRB have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Guarani have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Guarani have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Guarani have the the worst goal difference (-9) in Serie B
  • Guarani haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Cruzeiro 14 11 1 2 18 6 7 7 0 0 11 1 7 4 1 2 7 5 12 34
2 Vasco da Gama 15 8 6 1 16 7 8 6 2 0 10 1 7 2 4 1 6 6 9 30
3 Bahia 15 9 1 5 17 8 8 6 0 2 12 4 7 3 1 3 5 4 9 28
4 Gremio 15 6 7 2 13 5 7 5 1 1 10 2 8 1 6 1 3 3 8 25
5 Sport Recife 15 5 6 4 10 8 7 4 2 1 6 2 8 1 4 3 4 6 2 21
6 Tombense 15 4 9 2 16 14 8 3 5 0 10 7 7 1 4 2 6 7 2 21
7 Criciuma 15 5 5 5 16 14 8 4 2 2 10 5 7 1 3 3 6 9 2 20
8 Novorizontino 15 5 5 5 14 16 8 3 2 3 9 10 7 2 3 2 5 6 -2 20
9 Operario PR 15 5 4 6 16 16 7 4 0 3 10 7 8 1 4 3 6 9 0 19
10 Sampaio Correa 15 5 4 6 15 15 7 5 2 0 13 4 8 0 2 6 2 11 0 19
11 CRB 15 5 4 6 11 17 8 3 4 1 7 5 7 2 0 5 4 12 -6 19
12 Londrina 14 5 3 6 15 17 8 4 3 1 13 8 6 1 0 5 2 9 -2 18
13 Brusque 15 5 2 8 10 15 7 3 1 3 5 5 8 2 1 5 5 10 -5 17
14 Ituano 14 4 5 5 15 14 6 2 3 1 6 4 8 2 2 4 9 10 1 17
15 Chapecoense 14 3 6 5 11 12 6 0 2 4 4 9 8 3 4 1 7 3 -1 15
16 Náutico 15 3 6 6 13 18 8 1 4 3 8 9 7 2 2 3 5 9 -5 15
17 CSA 15 2 9 4 9 13 7 2 5 0 7 5 8 0 4 4 2 8 -4 15
18 Ponte Preta 15 3 5 7 9 14 7 2 3 2 4 3 8 1 2 5 5 11 -5 14
19 Guarani 15 2 7 6 9 18 8 1 5 2 2 6 7 1 2 4 7 12 -9 13
20 Vila Nova 15 1 9 5 9 15 8 1 6 1 4 4 7 0 3 4 5 11 -6 12

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.