Serie B duel: Close contest expected between CSA and Náutico

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Wed 25.August
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Universitário da UFAL (5000 seats)

Getting nearer the top sides is on the list when these mid-table sides battle it out. Both are trying to better their league position, CSA in 10th and Náutico in 7th place.

Insights:
  • CSA have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Náutico have won significantly less corners away then at home.

This has all the signs of an intriguing match with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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CSA form and stats

CSA have played 10 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Lucas Henrique Frigeri not having conceded a league goal in 441 minutes.

CSA enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Brasil de Pelotas's place. The match ended 1-0 with Gabriel scoring. Gabriel, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 8.05 (out of 10). Gabriel scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times. Lucas Frigeri loved the game against Brasil de Pelotas. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory.

Ahead of that match, CSA won a home game hosting Coritiba (3-0).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how CSA have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 18 matches with the results: Won eight, drawn five and lost five.

CSA are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Sampaio Corrêa awaits in four days.

CSA are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. CSA have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Náutico form and stats

3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Náutico playing as the away team in the Serie B this season. It's looking increasingly bleak for Náutico who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Brusque was the last time a defeat was avoided.

M. Carvalho was the last player to score for the away team. Náutico haven't scored a league goal in the last 381 minutes.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Serie B home defeat versus Cruzeiro with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Jean Carlos got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, top player of the team. Carlos hit four key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Avai's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Náutico in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Náutico, four draws and seven defeats.

The attacking power of Náutico when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. 10 goals have been conceded by Náutico in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest logged meeting involving both these participants is the Náutico - CSA 1-0 played previously this season. Statistics for the prior four meetings involving these two sides are: two wins for CSA, one draw and one win for Náutico. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

NáuticoJ. Vicente
J. Vicente
7 goals
CSAI. Freitas de Castilho
I. Freitas de Castilho
4 goals
CSAG. Santana Pinto
G. Santana Pinto
4 goals

CSA missing players

Náutico missing players

CSA Náutico
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 10 1 Played P 1 9 19
8 4 0 Won W 0 3 8
4 4 1 Drew D 1 3 6
7 2 0 Lost L 0 3 5
20 11 2 Scored S 1 8 24
16 7 2 Conceded C 1 10 20
89% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
53% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 74%
32% 40% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 22% 32%
11% 10% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 26%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
32% 40% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 44% 47%
37% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 32%
42% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 26%
 
4.3 4.2 3 Corners for (avg) C F 12 5.6 7.4
4.7 4.4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 1 5.7 4.3
3.1 3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 2.4 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
10.7 12.3 14 Shots (avg) S ( 16 11.6 14.2
3.5 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 8 4.6 5.2
30% 27% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 20% 24%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • CSA have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Náutico 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 19 10 6 3 23 14 9 5 4 0 14 6 10 5 2 3 9 8 9 36
2 Goiás 19 9 7 3 20 10 9 6 2 1 11 3 10 3 5 2 9 7 10 34
3 Avai 19 9 6 4 21 13 10 5 3 2 11 7 9 4 3 2 10 6 8 33
4 CRB 19 9 6 4 28 22 9 5 4 0 16 9 10 4 2 4 12 13 6 33
5 Sampaio Corrêa 19 8 6 5 22 15 9 5 1 3 13 9 10 3 5 2 9 6 7 30
6 Guarani 19 8 6 5 29 25 10 4 3 3 12 12 9 4 3 2 17 13 4 30
7 Náutico 19 8 6 5 24 20 10 5 3 2 16 10 9 3 3 3 8 10 4 30
8 Botafogo 19 8 5 6 25 20 9 7 1 1 16 5 10 1 4 5 9 15 5 29
9 Operário PR 19 8 5 6 16 20 10 5 2 3 11 12 9 3 3 3 5 8 -4 29
10 CSA 19 8 4 7 20 16 10 4 4 2 11 7 9 4 0 5 9 9 4 28
11 Vasco da Gama 19 8 4 7 23 21 10 6 1 3 14 9 9 2 3 4 9 12 2 28
12 Remo 19 7 5 7 16 19 10 5 2 3 7 6 9 2 3 4 9 13 -3 26
13 Brusque 19 7 4 8 21 25 9 4 2 3 11 8 10 3 2 5 10 17 -4 25
14 Cruzeiro 19 4 9 6 24 29 9 1 6 2 14 17 10 3 3 4 10 12 -5 21
15 Vila Nova 19 4 7 8 11 15 10 1 6 3 2 5 9 3 1 5 9 10 -4 19
16 Ponte Preta 19 4 7 8 16 21 9 4 3 2 12 9 10 0 4 6 4 12 -5 19
17 Londrina 19 4 7 8 14 20 10 2 3 5 6 11 9 2 4 3 8 9 -6 19
18 Vitória 19 2 10 7 14 18 10 2 5 3 9 9 9 0 5 4 5 9 -4 16
19 Confianca 19 3 4 12 18 31 9 2 2 5 8 13 10 1 2 7 10 18 -13 13
20 Brasil de Pelotas 19 2 6 11 11 22 9 2 3 4 6 9 10 0 3 7 5 13 -11 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.