Serie B preview: Can CSA edge out victory against Operário PR?

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Universitário da UFAL (5000 seats)

CSA have won 45 points playing as the team playing at home. Operário PR have brought back 35 points being the away side. Will this be a home win?

Insights:
  • CSA have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Operário PR is in the worst form (0-1-5)

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

It's quite the trip for Operário PR when visiting CSA as the cities are 2800 kilometers apart.

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CSA form and stats

The complete Serie B results at home this season for CSA are 7-5-3 (wins-draws-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Estádio Universitário da UFAL after three straight home wins.

No payout for CSA in their previous match, an away game at Goiás that ended in defeat 1-3. The striker Dellatorre bettered all the other footballers in that fixture and received a match rating of 7.35 out of 10. Dellatorre scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Brusque in a game that was won 4-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does CSA handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, two draws and zero defeats.

CSA has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. CSA are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Universitário da UFAL in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 15 matches.

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Operário PR form and stats

Operário PR have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 3-5-7 (15 played). Operário PR are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Vasco da Gama fixture.

Silva was the last player to score for the away team. Operário haven't scored a league goal in the last 244 minutes.

Operário PR's last game was the home draw against Londrina (0-0). Djalma da Silva, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.72. Silva hit four key passes and won 5 of 11 duels.

A 0-1 defeat away at Brasil de Pelotas before that.

Operário PR are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, four draws and six defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Operário's away games in the league this season with only 7 goals from 15 matches. Operário have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest past result between these sides is the Operário PR - CSA 0-2 played not long ago this season. Stats for the prior three meetings involving these two squads are: two wins for CSA, zero draws and one win for Operário PR. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

CSAI. Freitas de Castilho
I. Freitas de Castilho
8 goals
CSAG. Alves Dellatorre
G. Alves Dellatorre
6 goals
CSAG. Santana Pinto
G. Santana Pinto
5 goals

CSA missing players

Operário PR missing players

Total First Half Second Half
CSA Operário PR
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 6 15 30
13 7 4 Won W 1 3 9
6 5 0 Drew D 2 5 8
11 3 0 Lost L 3 7 13
34 20 9 Scored S 3 7 22
27 11 3 Conceded C 11 16 33
90% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 73% 80%
60% 60% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 40% 50%
33% 40% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 27% 33%
13% 13% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 7% 7%
7% 7% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 7% 7%
37% 47% 75% BTTS BTTS 33% 20% 33%
33% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 40% 40%
40% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 67% 47%
 
4.8 4.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.2 5.2
4.8 4.9 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 6.5 5.3
2.6 2.8 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.7 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
10.9 13 15 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 10.9 12.7
3.9 4.9 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.3 4.1
29% 27% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 16% 14% 18%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • CSA have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • CSA have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Operário PR have scored away.
  • Operário PR have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Operário PR have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Serie B
  • Operário PR have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Operário PR is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 30 15 9 6 36 24 15 8 5 2 21 11 15 7 4 4 15 13 12 54
2 Botafogo 30 15 7 8 42 27 15 12 1 2 31 10 15 3 6 6 11 17 15 52
3 Goiás 30 14 9 7 37 24 15 9 4 2 23 10 15 5 5 5 14 14 13 51
4 Avaí 30 14 8 8 35 25 15 8 4 3 19 11 15 6 4 5 16 14 10 50
5 CRB 30 13 10 7 40 33 15 5 8 2 20 15 15 8 2 5 20 18 7 49
6 Vasco da Gama 30 13 7 10 36 32 15 9 3 3 22 12 15 4 4 7 14 20 4 46
7 Guarani 30 12 10 8 42 33 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 4 6 5 20 20 9 46
8 CSA 30 13 6 11 34 27 15 7 5 3 20 11 15 6 1 8 14 16 7 45
9 Nautico 30 12 8 10 38 37 15 6 5 4 23 19 15 6 3 6 15 18 1 44
10 Sampaio Corrêa 30 10 10 10 33 31 15 7 4 4 19 13 15 3 6 6 14 18 2 40
11 Cruzeiro 30 8 15 7 36 35 15 4 8 3 20 20 15 4 7 4 16 15 1 39
12 Remo 30 10 8 12 25 32 15 7 3 5 11 10 15 3 5 7 14 22 -7 38
13 Vila Nova 30 9 11 10 24 25 15 5 7 3 7 6 15 4 4 7 17 19 -1 38
14 Brusque 30 10 8 12 31 40 15 6 5 4 16 10 15 4 3 8 15 30 -9 35
15 Operário PR 30 9 8 13 22 33 15 6 3 6 15 17 15 3 5 7 7 16 -11 35
16 Ponte Preta 30 8 10 12 30 34 15 7 5 3 22 15 15 1 5 9 8 19 -4 34
17 Londrina 30 7 10 13 22 36 15 4 4 7 12 17 15 3 6 6 10 19 -14 31
18 Vitoria 30 5 14 11 19 26 15 3 7 5 11 12 15 2 7 6 8 14 -7 29
19 Confianca 30 7 7 16 30 41 15 5 2 8 17 20 15 2 5 8 13 21 -11 28
20 Brasil de Pelotas 30 3 11 16 18 35 15 3 6 6 11 16 15 0 5 10 7 19 -17 20

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 Coritiba 30 15 9 6 36 24 15 8 5 2 21 11 15 7 4 4 15 13 12 54
2 Botafogo 30 15 7 8 42 27 15 12 1 2 31 10 15 3 6 6 11 17 15 52
3 Goiás 30 14 9 7 37 24 15 9 4 2 23 10 15 5 5 5 14 14 13 51
4 Avaí 30 14 8 8 35 25 15 8 4 3 19 11 15 6 4 5 16 14 10 50
5 CRB 30 13 10 7 40 33 15 5 8 2 20 15 15 8 2 5 20 18 7 49
6 Vasco da Gama 30 13 7 10 36 32 15 9 3 3 22 12 15 4 4 7 14 20 4 46
7 Guarani 30 12 10 8 42 33 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 4 6 5 20 20 9 46
8 CSA 30 13 6 11 34 27 15 7 5 3 20 11 15 6 1 8 14 16 7 45
9 Nautico 30 12 8 10 38 37 15 6 5 4 23 19 15 6 3 6 15 18 1 44
10 Sampaio Corrêa 30 10 10 10 33 31 15 7 4 4 19 13 15 3 6 6 14 18 2 40
11 Cruzeiro 30 8 15 7 36 35 15 4 8 3 20 20 15 4 7 4 16 15 1 39
12 Remo 30 10 8 12 25 32 15 7 3 5 11 10 15 3 5 7 14 22 -7 38
13 Vila Nova 30 9 11 10 24 25 15 5 7 3 7 6 15 4 4 7 17 19 -1 38
14 Brusque 30 10 8 12 31 40 15 6 5 4 16 10 15 4 3 8 15 30 -9 35
15 Operário PR 30 9 8 13 22 33 15 6 3 6 15 17 15 3 5 7 7 16 -11 35
16 Ponte Preta 30 8 10 12 30 34 15 7 5 3 22 15 15 1 5 9 8 19 -4 34
17 Londrina 30 7 10 13 22 36 15 4 4 7 12 17 15 3 6 6 10 19 -14 31
18 Vitoria 30 5 14 11 19 26 15 3 7 5 11 12 15 2 7 6 8 14 -7 29
19 Confianca 30 7 7 16 30 41 15 5 2 8 17 20 15 2 5 8 13 21 -11 28
20 Brasil de Pelotas 30 3 11 16 18 35 15 3 6 6 11 16 15 0 5 10 7 19 -17 20

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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.