Ituano prepare to do battle with Sport Recife in this Serie B match. All you must know about the game can be found right here!
- Ituano have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Serie B
These teams have little in common geographically as Sport Recife have to travel 2600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Ituano nor Sport Recife as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Ituano form and stats
As mentioned below, Ituano are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Serie B games.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Ituano, who played 0-0 against Sport Recife. That match was also played at this venue (Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior). Defender Frazan got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.12/10. Frazan won 3 of 3 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Ituano lost 1-2 at Criciuma's place.It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Ituano at home in the league. 5 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Sport Recife form and stats
One match played away so far in the Serie B for Sport Recife and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 2 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses from 19 games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Ituano (placed 13th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Tombense.Sport Recife have the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the prior five meetings): Ituano won two games, one match ended with a tie and Sport Recife managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / three.
Top Goalscorers
  D. de Souza Quirino 2 goals | B. Sislo 2 goals |  J. de Moura Xavier 2 goals |
Ituano missing players
Sport Recife missing players
| Ituano | Sport Recife | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 3.7 | 1.3 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.3 | 8 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| 30% | 56% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 12.3 | 9.3 | 21 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 10 | 11 |
| 4.2 | 1 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
- Ituano have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home 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 | Vitória | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 15 |
| 2 | Criciuma | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlético GO | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Guarani | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Botafogo SP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Vila Nova | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Mirassol | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Chapecoense | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Novorizontino | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Sport Recife | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Londrina | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Ceara | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 13 | Ituano | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Avai | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 15 | CRB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 16 | Sampaio Correa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Ponte Preta | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Tombense | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 19 | Juventude | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 20 | ABC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 1 |
