Serie B match preview: CSA versus Avaí

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sat 16.January
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Rei Pelé (20801 seats)

The CSA & Avaí managers M. Batista Junior and C. dos Santos Oliveira are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Serie B league table.

Insights:
  • CSA has the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Serie B
  • Avaí has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) 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.

Avaí have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Avaí are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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CSA form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio Rei Pelé as CSA, who have the most scored goals (30) at home in Serie B, have scored 30 goals to get 37 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Serie B are 12-1-4 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for CSA here at Estádio Rei Pelé, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Rone was the last player to score a league goal for CSA and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as CSA haven't scored in 199 minutes.

No payout for CSA in their previous match, an away game at Paraná that ended in defeat 0-2. Preceding that game was the away draw at Figueirense that finished 0-0.

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

A decent goal production from CSA in their home games so far, with 30 goals from 17 league matches. CSA are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Rei Pelé in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 17 matches.

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Avaí form and stats

Playing away, Avaí have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 7 defeats in the Serie B this season.

Avaí played 2-2 against Vitoria in their previous match. Prior to that result Avaí won their away game at Brasil de Pelotas. The scoreline was 1-0.

The draw against Vitoria came from a losing position. The Avaí manager C. dos Santos Oliveira brought on Jonathan as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

After this away game Avaí return home for a Serie B game against Juventude. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Avaí have scored 18 goals in 17 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Avaí have conceded 21 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Avaí - CSA 1-1 played earlier this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one CSA victory, three draws and one Avaí win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

CSA missing players

Avaí missing players

Total First Half Second Half
CSA Avaí
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 3 17 34
15 12 1 Won W 0 7 14
7 1 0 Drew D 0 3 6
12 4 3 Lost L 3 7 14
44 30 4 Scored S 1 18 36
33 14 6 Conceded C 6 21 43
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
65% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 65% 65%
47% 59% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 47% 41%
15% 24% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 18%
6% 6% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
47% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 47% 44%
32% 35% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 26%
29% 18% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 24% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.9 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.6
4 3 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.4 12.3 14 Shots (avg) S ( 12.7 10.6 11
4.3 4.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.9 4.1
30% 36% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 27% 26%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Avaí has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Serie B
  • Avaí have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Avaí haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • CSA has the most scored goals (30) at home in Serie B
  • CSA has the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Serie B
  • CSA have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • CSA have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • CSA 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 América Mineiro 34 19 10 5 40 21 17 10 4 3 26 14 17 9 6 2 14 7 19 67
2 Chapecoense 34 18 12 4 38 18 17 10 6 1 16 5 17 8 6 3 22 13 20 66
3 Cuiaba 34 15 10 9 40 33 17 11 5 1 26 10 17 4 5 8 14 23 7 55
4 CSA 34 15 7 12 44 33 17 12 1 4 30 14 17 3 6 8 14 19 11 52
5 Juventude 34 14 10 10 46 36 17 9 6 2 27 13 17 5 4 8 19 23 10 52
6 Avaí 34 14 6 14 36 43 17 7 3 7 18 22 17 7 3 7 18 21 -7 48
7 Guarani 34 13 9 12 39 39 17 8 5 4 25 17 17 5 4 8 14 22 0 48
8 Ponte Preta 34 13 9 12 42 45 17 8 5 4 24 24 17 5 4 8 18 21 -3 48
9 Operario PR 34 12 12 10 33 30 17 8 6 3 24 12 17 4 6 7 9 18 3 48
10 Brasil de Pelotas 34 11 14 9 30 28 17 7 8 2 18 10 17 4 6 7 12 18 2 47
11 CRB 34 13 7 14 36 39 17 9 5 3 21 11 17 4 2 11 15 28 -3 46
12 Sampaio Corrêa 34 13 6 15 43 36 17 8 0 9 20 16 17 5 6 6 23 20 7 45
13 Cruzeiro 34 13 11 10 37 30 17 5 6 6 21 17 17 8 5 4 16 13 7 44
14 Confianca 34 11 9 14 36 42 17 7 5 5 21 20 17 4 4 9 15 22 -6 42
15 Náutico 34 9 12 13 30 38 17 7 8 2 20 13 17 2 4 11 10 25 -8 39
16 Vitoria 34 8 14 12 41 44 17 7 5 5 21 15 17 1 9 7 20 29 -3 38
17 Paraná 34 9 9 16 33 45 17 6 6 5 19 15 17 3 3 11 14 30 -12 36
18 Figueirense 34 8 12 14 28 35 17 5 7 5 16 11 17 3 5 9 12 24 -7 36
19 Botafogo SP 34 8 9 17 24 33 17 6 4 7 18 16 17 2 5 10 6 17 -9 33
20 Oeste 34 6 8 20 26 54 17 4 3 10 12 24 17 2 5 10 14 30 -28 26

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 América Mineiro 34 19 10 5 40 21 17 10 4 3 26 14 17 9 6 2 14 7 19 67
2 Chapecoense 34 18 12 4 38 18 17 10 6 1 16 5 17 8 6 3 22 13 20 66
3 Cuiaba 34 15 10 9 40 33 17 11 5 1 26 10 17 4 5 8 14 23 7 55
4 CSA 34 15 7 12 44 33 17 12 1 4 30 14 17 3 6 8 14 19 11 52
5 Juventude 34 14 10 10 46 36 17 9 6 2 27 13 17 5 4 8 19 23 10 52
6 Avaí 34 14 6 14 36 43 17 7 3 7 18 22 17 7 3 7 18 21 -7 48
7 Guarani 34 13 9 12 39 39 17 8 5 4 25 17 17 5 4 8 14 22 0 48
8 Ponte Preta 34 13 9 12 42 45 17 8 5 4 24 24 17 5 4 8 18 21 -3 48
9 Operario PR 34 12 12 10 33 30 17 8 6 3 24 12 17 4 6 7 9 18 3 48
10 Brasil de Pelotas 34 11 14 9 30 28 17 7 8 2 18 10 17 4 6 7 12 18 2 47
11 CRB 34 13 7 14 36 39 17 9 5 3 21 11 17 4 2 11 15 28 -3 46
12 Sampaio Corrêa 34 13 6 15 43 36 17 8 0 9 20 16 17 5 6 6 23 20 7 45
13 Cruzeiro 34 13 11 10 37 30 17 5 6 6 21 17 17 8 5 4 16 13 7 44
14 Confianca 34 11 9 14 36 42 17 7 5 5 21 20 17 4 4 9 15 22 -6 42
15 Náutico 34 9 12 13 30 38 17 7 8 2 20 13 17 2 4 11 10 25 -8 39
16 Vitoria 34 8 14 12 41 44 17 7 5 5 21 15 17 1 9 7 20 29 -3 38
17 Paraná 34 9 9 16 33 45 17 6 6 5 19 15 17 3 3 11 14 30 -12 36
18 Figueirense 34 8 12 14 28 35 17 5 7 5 16 11 17 3 5 9 12 24 -7 36
19 Botafogo SP 34 8 9 17 24 33 17 6 4 7 18 16 17 2 5 10 6 17 -9 33
20 Oeste 34 6 8 20 26 54 17 4 3 10 12 24 17 2 5 10 14 30 -28 26

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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.