Ituano vs Vasco da Gama betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sun 06.November
Match begins: 21:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior (18560 seats)

A total of 38 rounds of matches are played and both Ituano and Vasco da Gama are at the right end of the league table. Get this show on the road!

Insights:
  • Ituano have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Serie B

Ituano are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Vasco da Gama is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ituano and Vasco da Gama.

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Ituano form and stats

10 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Ituano have to build on here at Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior in the Serie B.

Ituano's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Vasco da Gama (placed 4th). Brenner, who plays in attack, was the declared top player for the team in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 7.64 (out of 10). Brenner hit two key passes.

Before that match, a win away at Londrina.

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 Ituano have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 17 matches with the results: Won 12, drawn 1 and lost 4.

It should be added that a look at the 15 latest league fixtures reveals that 12 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 23 goals in 19 games. From these home matches, Ituano have conceded only 10 goals.

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Vasco da Gama form and stats

Playing away, Vasco da Gama have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 9 defeats in the Serie B this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Vasco da Gama, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Ituano (placed 6th) last time out. Goalkeeper Rodrigues was absolutely vital in the Vasco da Gama victory against Ituano, making six saves. Rodrigues (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.42. Rodrigues topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 2-3 loss hosting Sampaio Correa before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Vasco playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 2 Vasco da Gama wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Vasco da Gama as they have only managed to score 16 times from 19 away games in the league. 26 goals have been conceded by Vasco da Gama in 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

This was the score when the participants faced each other previously this campaign; Ituano - Vasco da Gama 0-1. These teams battled hard and bravely when they met earlier this season. Both Dias (Ituano) and Santos (Vasco da Gama) were shown red cards. Head to head data (for the preceeding two meetings): Ituano won zero games, one match ended in a draw and Vasco da Gama managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / two. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 2 sending-offs from the last two duels.

Top Goalscorers

ItuanoR. Elias da Silva
R. Elias da Silva
10 goals
Vasco da GamaR. Santana de Vasconcelos
R. Santana de Vasconcelos
9 goals
Vasco da GamaA. Nascimento dos Santos
A. Nascimento dos Santos
8 goals

Ituano missing players

Vasco da Gama missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ituano Vasco da Gama
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 19 4 Played P 4 19 38
15 10 2 Won W 0 5 17
12 6 2 Drew D 0 5 11
11 3 0 Lost L 4 9 10
42 23 4 Scored S 3 16 48
34 10 2 Conceded C 10 26 36
89% 79% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 87%
66% 47% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 63% 63%
29% 32% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 37% 39%
11% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 21% 21%
5% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
45% 37% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 47% 45%
39% 58% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 26% 42%
26% 26% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 37% 26%
 
4.9 5.4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.8 4.9
5 4.9 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.7 5.1
2.4 2.3 3.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 2.7
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 4 6
 
12.1 13 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 10.4 11.3
3.9 4.6 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.3 3.9
28% 26% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 25% 32%
 
12.6 11.7 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 15 15.3 13
3.8 2.9 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.8 4.2
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • 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 (10) 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 38 23 9 6 57 26 19 15 3 1 32 8 19 8 6 5 25 18 31 78
2 Gremio 38 17 14 7 50 26 19 14 3 2 37 10 19 3 11 5 13 16 24 65
3 Bahia 38 17 11 10 43 29 19 12 5 2 29 11 19 5 6 8 14 18 14 62
4 Vasco da Gama 38 17 11 10 48 36 19 12 6 1 32 10 19 5 5 9 16 26 12 62
5 Sampaio Correa 38 16 10 12 48 42 19 14 4 1 37 15 19 2 6 11 11 27 6 58
6 Ituano 38 15 12 11 42 34 19 10 6 3 23 10 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 57
7 Sport Recife 38 15 12 11 37 31 19 13 5 1 29 8 19 2 7 10 8 23 6 57
8 Criciuma 38 14 14 10 43 31 19 11 5 3 26 9 19 3 9 7 17 22 12 56
9 Londrina 38 14 11 13 36 37 19 8 7 4 23 19 19 6 4 9 13 18 -1 53
10 Guarani 38 13 12 13 33 36 19 9 6 4 16 12 19 4 6 9 17 24 -3 51
11 CRB 38 13 11 14 35 43 19 8 8 3 21 15 19 5 3 11 14 28 -8 50
12 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 34 36 19 8 7 4 19 13 19 4 6 9 15 23 -2 49
13 Vila Nova 38 9 20 9 28 31 19 6 11 2 13 9 19 3 9 7 15 22 -3 47
14 Chapecoense 38 11 12 15 37 39 19 7 6 6 23 21 19 4 6 9 14 18 -2 45
15 Tombense 38 10 15 13 38 47 19 9 9 1 24 13 19 1 6 12 14 34 -9 45
16 Novorizontino 38 11 11 16 44 49 19 8 6 5 28 21 19 3 5 11 16 28 -5 44
17 CSA 38 9 15 14 29 37 19 7 8 4 19 14 19 2 7 10 10 23 -8 42
18 Brusque 38 8 10 20 21 38 19 6 6 7 14 15 19 2 4 13 7 23 -17 34
19 Operário PR 38 7 13 18 31 53 19 6 6 7 18 19 19 1 7 11 13 34 -22 34
20 Nautico 38 8 6 24 32 65 19 6 4 9 24 27 19 2 2 15 8 38 -33 30

Vasco da Gama:
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 38 23 9 6 57 26 19 15 3 1 32 8 19 8 6 5 25 18 31 78
2 Gremio 38 17 14 7 50 26 19 14 3 2 37 10 19 3 11 5 13 16 24 65
3 Bahia 38 17 11 10 43 29 19 12 5 2 29 11 19 5 6 8 14 18 14 62
4 Vasco da Gama 38 17 11 10 48 36 19 12 6 1 32 10 19 5 5 9 16 26 12 62
5 Sampaio Correa 38 16 10 12 48 42 19 14 4 1 37 15 19 2 6 11 11 27 6 58
6 Ituano 38 15 12 11 42 34 19 10 6 3 23 10 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 57
7 Sport Recife 38 15 12 11 37 31 19 13 5 1 29 8 19 2 7 10 8 23 6 57
8 Criciuma 38 14 14 10 43 31 19 11 5 3 26 9 19 3 9 7 17 22 12 56
9 Londrina 38 14 11 13 36 37 19 8 7 4 23 19 19 6 4 9 13 18 -1 53
10 Guarani 38 13 12 13 33 36 19 9 6 4 16 12 19 4 6 9 17 24 -3 51
11 CRB 38 13 11 14 35 43 19 8 8 3 21 15 19 5 3 11 14 28 -8 50
12 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 34 36 19 8 7 4 19 13 19 4 6 9 15 23 -2 49
13 Vila Nova 38 9 20 9 28 31 19 6 11 2 13 9 19 3 9 7 15 22 -3 47
14 Chapecoense 38 11 12 15 37 39 19 7 6 6 23 21 19 4 6 9 14 18 -2 45
15 Tombense 38 10 15 13 38 47 19 9 9 1 24 13 19 1 6 12 14 34 -9 45
16 Novorizontino 38 11 11 16 44 49 19 8 6 5 28 21 19 3 5 11 16 28 -5 44
17 CSA 38 9 15 14 29 37 19 7 8 4 19 14 19 2 7 10 10 23 -8 42
18 Brusque 38 8 10 20 21 38 19 6 6 7 14 15 19 2 4 13 7 23 -17 34
19 Operário PR 38 7 13 18 31 53 19 6 6 7 18 19 19 1 7 11 13 34 -22 34
20 Nautico 38 8 6 24 32 65 19 6 4 9 24 27 19 2 2 15 8 38 -33 30

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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.