Another adrenaline-pumping match in Serie B as Ituano welcome CRB

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sat 01.October
Match begins: 21:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior (18560 seats)

The table reveals that 7 points divide the two opponents in this Serie B fixture. Ituano have both the points- and home ground advantage.

Insights:
  • Ituano have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Serie B
  • CRB have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

It's quite the trip for CRB when visiting Ituano as the cities are 2400 kilometers apart.

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.

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Ituano form and stats

Ituano have collected 30 points from their Serie B home games so far after 8-6-2. There’s a good atmosphere here at Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior after three straight home wins.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Ituano, as their goalkeeper Jefferson da Silva Paulino has completely shut out the opponents for 243 minutes in the Serie B.

A nice win for Ituano last time playing, versus CRB. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Brenner scoring for the victors. Roberto was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.83 out of 10. The defender Roberto won 8 of 9 duels.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Brusque.

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 Ituano have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 3.

It should be added that a glance at the 10 latest league matches shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).

Ituano are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 16 games. From these home matches, Ituano have conceded only 8 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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CRB form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for CRB so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 4-2-10 (win-draw-lose). Recent form does not give CRB much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Ituano will be a tough nut to crack.

Longuine was the last player to score for the away team. CRB haven't scored a league goal in the last 326 minutes.

There might be some fixture complaints from CRB as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-1 against Ituano. Midfield player Valoura was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.6/10. Valoura hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 49 successful passes (of 56 total).

A 0-1 defeat away at Vila Nova before that.

We have checked recent matches where CRB have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were 5 victories, 1 draw and 9 defeats.

Few goals the story here? 9 of this team's most recent 11 league rounds have contained zero, one or two goals.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. CRB struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have battled earlier this season: Ituano - CRB 1-0. Data for the former seven meetings between these two participants are: three wins for Ituano, one draw and three wins for CRB. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

ItuanoR. Elias da Silva
R. Elias da Silva
10 goals
CRBA. Alves Erculano
A. Alves Erculano
7 goals
CRBF. da Silva
F. da Silva
7 goals

Ituano missing players

CRB missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ituano CRB
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
12 8 3 Won W 0 4 10
11 6 0 Drew D 1 2 10
9 2 2 Lost L 4 10 12
36 20 10 Scored S 1 12 28
28 8 5 Conceded C 10 26 37
88% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
66% 50% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 69%
28% 31% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 44% 31%
12% 12% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 19% 9%
6% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
47% 38% 60% BTTS BTTS 20% 44% 47%
41% 62% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 25%
25% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 80% 50% 38%
 
4.9 5.2 7.6 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 2.9 3.8
5.1 5.1 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.8 5.5
2.6 2.4 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.4 2.5
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
12.4 13 12.6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 9.4 10.5
4 4.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 3.1 3.6
28% 27% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 24% 24%
 
12 11.2 14.4 Shots against (avg) S A 17.8 15.6 14.2
3.8 2.8 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.8 4.4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • CRB have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • CRB have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • CRB have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • CRB have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • CRB haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Ituano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ituano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Ituano have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Serie B

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cruzeiro 32 21 8 3 48 17 16 14 2 0 28 4 16 7 6 3 20 13 31 71
2 Gremio 32 14 11 7 38 22 16 12 2 2 31 9 16 2 9 5 7 13 16 53
3 Bahia 32 15 7 10 36 24 16 11 3 2 26 9 16 4 4 8 10 15 12 52
4 Vasco da Gama 32 13 10 9 36 29 16 10 6 0 25 6 16 3 4 9 11 23 7 49
5 Ituano 32 12 11 9 36 28 16 8 6 2 20 8 16 4 5 7 16 20 8 47
6 Londrina 32 12 10 10 31 30 16 7 6 3 20 15 16 5 4 7 11 15 1 46
7 Sport Recife 32 12 10 10 26 26 16 11 4 1 20 5 16 1 6 9 6 21 0 46
8 Criciuma 32 11 13 8 34 26 16 8 5 3 19 8 16 3 8 5 15 18 8 46
9 Sampaio Correa 32 12 9 11 39 36 16 11 4 1 31 12 16 1 5 10 8 24 3 45
10 Ponte Preta 32 11 10 11 30 30 16 8 5 3 17 9 16 3 5 8 13 21 0 43
11 Tombense 32 10 13 9 30 34 16 9 7 0 21 9 16 1 6 9 9 25 -4 43
12 CRB 32 10 10 12 28 37 16 6 8 2 16 11 16 4 2 10 12 26 -9 40
13 Chapecoense 32 9 11 12 30 31 16 5 5 6 18 18 16 4 6 6 12 13 -1 38
14 Guarani 32 9 11 12 27 33 16 6 6 4 13 12 16 3 5 8 14 21 -6 38
15 Vila Nova 32 7 17 8 24 28 16 4 10 2 11 9 16 3 7 6 13 19 -4 38
16 Novorizontino 32 9 9 14 31 39 16 7 5 4 20 16 16 2 4 10 11 23 -8 36
17 CSA 32 7 14 11 24 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 16 1 7 8 6 18 -7 35
18 Operario PR 32 7 11 14 26 39 16 6 5 5 16 13 16 1 6 9 10 26 -13 32
19 Brusque 32 8 7 17 19 31 16 6 4 6 12 12 16 2 3 11 7 19 -12 31
20 Nautico 32 7 6 19 27 49 16 5 4 7 20 20 16 2 2 12 7 29 -22 27

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 Cruzeiro 32 21 8 3 48 17 16 14 2 0 28 4 16 7 6 3 20 13 31 71
2 Gremio 32 14 11 7 38 22 16 12 2 2 31 9 16 2 9 5 7 13 16 53
3 Bahia 32 15 7 10 36 24 16 11 3 2 26 9 16 4 4 8 10 15 12 52
4 Vasco da Gama 32 13 10 9 36 29 16 10 6 0 25 6 16 3 4 9 11 23 7 49
5 Ituano 32 12 11 9 36 28 16 8 6 2 20 8 16 4 5 7 16 20 8 47
6 Londrina 32 12 10 10 31 30 16 7 6 3 20 15 16 5 4 7 11 15 1 46
7 Sport Recife 32 12 10 10 26 26 16 11 4 1 20 5 16 1 6 9 6 21 0 46
8 Criciuma 32 11 13 8 34 26 16 8 5 3 19 8 16 3 8 5 15 18 8 46
9 Sampaio Correa 32 12 9 11 39 36 16 11 4 1 31 12 16 1 5 10 8 24 3 45
10 Ponte Preta 32 11 10 11 30 30 16 8 5 3 17 9 16 3 5 8 13 21 0 43
11 Tombense 32 10 13 9 30 34 16 9 7 0 21 9 16 1 6 9 9 25 -4 43
12 CRB 32 10 10 12 28 37 16 6 8 2 16 11 16 4 2 10 12 26 -9 40
13 Chapecoense 32 9 11 12 30 31 16 5 5 6 18 18 16 4 6 6 12 13 -1 38
14 Guarani 32 9 11 12 27 33 16 6 6 4 13 12 16 3 5 8 14 21 -6 38
15 Vila Nova 32 7 17 8 24 28 16 4 10 2 11 9 16 3 7 6 13 19 -4 38
16 Novorizontino 32 9 9 14 31 39 16 7 5 4 20 16 16 2 4 10 11 23 -8 36
17 CSA 32 7 14 11 24 31 16 6 7 3 18 13 16 1 7 8 6 18 -7 35
18 Operario PR 32 7 11 14 26 39 16 6 5 5 16 13 16 1 6 9 10 26 -13 32
19 Brusque 32 8 7 17 19 31 16 6 4 6 12 12 16 2 3 11 7 19 -12 31
20 Nautico 32 7 6 19 27 49 16 5 4 7 20 20 16 2 2 12 7 29 -22 27

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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.