Serie B match preview and statistics: CRB meet Operário PR

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Thu 19.August
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Universitário da UFAL (5000 seats)

CRB perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Operário PR can look both up and down from their 10th position.

Insights:
  • CRB have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Serie B
  • Operário PR have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Serie B

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.

Operário PR have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

D W W L D

CRB form and stats

CRB are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Estádio Universitário da UFAL. 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 8 games.

CRB travelled for their previous game, a trip to Vitória that ended 1-1. Caetano, defender, was given a rating of 7.15/10 in that game, top of the team. Caetano won 0 of 2 duels.

Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Brusque.

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 seven games. CRB has won four of these, drawn two and lost one.

CRB are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Remo awaits in three days.

The CRB manager A. Aal has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. CRB's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

D W W L W

Operário PR form and stats

The visitors are W3-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.

There were no winners in Operário's previous match, a Serie B home game that ended 1-1 vs Brusque (placed 12th).

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Botafogo.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Operário PR in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Operário, eight draws and six defeats.

After this away game Operário return home for a Serie B game against Vasco da Gama. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Operário as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Operário have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - one - two (CRB wins - draws - Operário PR wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CRBD. Torres
D. Torres
7 goals
CRBM. Gonçalves Pimenta
M. Gonçalves Pimenta
4 goals
Operário PRR. Bueno da Silva
R. Bueno da Silva
4 goals

CRB missing players

Operário PR missing players

CRB Operário PR
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 8 3 Played P 3 8 18
9 5 2 Won W 0 3 8
5 3 1 Drew D 0 2 4
4 0 0 Lost L 3 3 6
28 16 7 Scored S 0 5 16
22 9 3 Conceded C 7 8 20
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 83%
78% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 38% 50%
50% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 25% 33%
22% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 12% 11%
17% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 12% 11%
61% 88% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 12% 33%
17% 12% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 44%
22% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 62% 39%
 
4.7 5.4 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.6 5.2
4.4 4 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 7.8 5.6
2.4 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.6 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
10.7 11.9 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.4 12
4 4.8 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.8 4.2
39% 42% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 21%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • All of CRB's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • CRB have not yet lost a game at home.
  • CRB have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • CRB have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Operário PR have scored away.
  • CRB have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • CRB have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Serie B
  • CRB haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Operário PR have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Operário PR have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Serie B
  • Operário PR have won significantly less corners away then 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 18 9 6 3 21 14 8 4 4 0 12 6 10 5 2 3 9 8 7 33
2 CRB 18 9 5 4 28 22 8 5 3 0 16 9 10 4 2 4 12 13 6 32
3 Goiás 18 8 7 3 19 10 9 6 2 1 11 3 9 2 5 2 8 7 9 31
4 Sampaio Correa 18 8 6 4 22 13 8 5 1 2 13 7 10 3 5 2 9 6 9 30
5 Avai 18 8 6 4 19 13 10 5 3 2 11 7 8 3 3 2 8 6 6 30
6 Nautico 18 8 6 4 24 19 9 5 3 1 16 9 9 3 3 3 8 10 5 30
7 Guarani 18 8 5 5 28 24 9 4 2 3 11 11 9 4 3 2 17 13 4 29
8 Botafogo 18 8 4 6 24 19 9 7 1 1 16 5 9 1 3 5 8 14 5 28
9 Vasco da Gama 18 8 4 6 22 19 9 6 1 2 13 7 9 2 3 4 9 12 3 28
10 Operário PR 18 8 4 6 16 20 10 5 2 3 11 12 8 3 2 3 5 8 -4 28
11 CSA 18 7 4 7 19 16 10 4 4 2 11 7 8 3 0 5 8 9 3 25
12 Brusque 18 7 4 7 21 24 8 4 2 2 11 7 10 3 2 5 10 17 -3 25
13 Remo 18 6 5 7 14 18 10 5 2 3 7 6 8 1 3 4 7 12 -4 23
14 Ponte Preta 18 4 7 7 16 19 9 4 3 2 12 9 9 0 4 5 4 10 -3 19
15 Vila Nova 18 4 6 8 11 15 9 1 5 3 2 5 9 3 1 5 9 10 -4 18
16 Cruzeiro 18 3 9 6 23 29 9 1 6 2 14 17 9 2 3 4 9 12 -6 18
17 Londrina 18 3 7 8 12 19 10 2 3 5 6 11 8 1 4 3 6 8 -7 16
18 Vitória 18 2 9 7 14 18 10 2 5 3 9 9 8 0 4 4 5 9 -4 15
19 Confianca 18 3 4 11 17 29 8 2 2 4 7 11 10 1 2 7 10 18 -12 13
20 Brasil de Pelotas 18 2 6 10 11 21 8 2 3 3 6 8 10 0 3 7 5 13 -10 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.