CSA are aiming to overlook the league table ahead of this match against Operário PR. Here's all you should know pre-match!
- CSA have not yet lost a game at home.
- Operário PR have yet to win a game away.
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.
CSA have less rest than Operário PR in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Copa do Brasil game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at America Mineiro.
CSA form and stats
CSA must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Serie B games here at Estádio Rei Pelé.
The regulars hope that CSA will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Copa do Brasil fixture against America Mineiro.
A Serie B defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Vasco da Gama.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how CSA have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.
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 2 from 3 matches.
Operário PR form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Serie B for Operário PR with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts.
Sérgio and Reina scored in Operário PR's previous match, the home game against Criciuma that ended 2-0. Operário PR goalie Vanderlei was high and low in the Criciuma game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Vanderlei was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.64. The agile goalkeeper Vanderlei topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 1-1 draw at Sampaio Corrêa's stadium before that.Operário are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.
The attacking power of Operário PR when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. 4 goals have been conceded by Operário PR in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): CSA two wins, zero draws and Operário PR two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less. The games between these sides have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last four encounters.Top Goalscorers
  P. Luiz de Souza 2 goals |  C. dos Santos 1 goals | D. Belo 1 goals |
CSA missing players
Operário PR missing players
| CSA | Operário PR | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 6.5 | 8.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.3 | 17.3 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.7 | 11 |
| 5 | 7.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 10% | 13% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 14% | 25% |
| 13.5 | 12.7 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.3 | 15.3 | 13.2 |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 7 | 4.8 |
- All of Operário PR's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- CSA have not yet lost a game at home.
- CSA have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- CSA have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Operário PR have yet to win a game away.
- Operário PR haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sport Recife | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Bahia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Novorizontino | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Gremio | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Criciuma | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Chapecoense | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Ituano | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Operário PR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | Londrina | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | Vila Nova | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Nautico | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Brusque | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | CSA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Guarani | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 18 | Sampaio Corrêa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 19 | Tombense | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 20 | CRB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
