Serie B match prediction: Little separates Londrina and Sampaio Corrêa in quality

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sun 03.October
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Jacy Scaff (31036 seats)

Loyal fans at Estádio Municipal Jacy Scaff haven’t enjoyed many wins this season, with Londrina decaying in the 17th position. The guesting Sampaio Corrêa will believe to defend their higher league position in this match.

Insights:
  • Londrina have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in Serie B
  • Sampaio Corrêa have won significantly less corners away then at home.

The visiting Sampaio Corrêa played their last game only three days ago, a Serie B match.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sampaio Corrêa, who are travelling more than 2900 kilometers to play this game.

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Londrina form and stats

Londrina's results here at Estádio Municipal Jacy Scaff in the Serie B have been very modest with 3 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats.

Londrina are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Avai. João Paulo (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.34/10. Paulo hit two key passes and had 65 successful passes (of 76 total).

Ahead of that match, Londrina won a home game hosting Vitoria (1-0).

This is expected to be a close game, with Londrina perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Londrina as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Londrina has won eight of these, drawn three and lost five.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Londrina as they have a new game in only three days, a Paranaense 1 match thankfully also at home. Cascavel CR are visiting.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Londrina here at Estádio Municipal Jacy Scaff in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 14 games). 16 goals have been conceded.

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Sampaio Corrêa form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Sampaio Corrêa have produced an overall stat of 3-6-5 so far. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on F. da Silva Surian, the Sampaio Corrêa manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Sampaio's last game was the home draw against Remo (1-1). Eloir got a match rating of 7.7 in that game, top player of the team. Eloir hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Botafogo's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Sampaio in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Sampaio Corrêa, four draws and one defeat.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Sampaio have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The latest logged scoreline featuring both these squads is the Sampaio Corrêa - Londrina 1-0 played not long ago this season. Numbers for the previous five meetings involving these two squads are: two wins for Londrina, two draws and one win for Sampaio Corrêa. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Sampaio CorrêaJ. Ferreira da Silva
J. Ferreira da Silva
8 goals
Sampaio CorrêaJ. Gonçalves Silva
J. Gonçalves Silva
4 goals
LondrinaM. de Oliveira
M. de Oliveira
3 goals

Londrina missing players

Sampaio Corrêa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Londrina Sampaio Corrêa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 14 5 Played P 6 14 27
6 3 2 Won W 1 3 9
9 4 1 Drew D 3 6 10
12 7 2 Lost L 2 5 8
19 9 3 Scored S 7 13 31
32 16 4 Conceded C 9 15 27
78% 79% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 79% 81%
52% 43% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 64% 67%
37% 29% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 29% 30%
19% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 21% 26%
4% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 7% 11%
37% 29% 20% BTTS BTTS 67% 36% 37%
33% 43% 60% Clean Sheets C S 17% 36% 44%
52% 50% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 37%
 
4.9 5.7 7.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.3 4.3
5.6 4.9 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 6.4 5.9
3 2.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.8 2.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.3 11.8 13.4 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 7.5 8.7
3.9 4.1 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.9 3.2
18% 16% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 32% 36%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Londrina have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in Serie B
  • Sampaio Corrêa have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 27 15 8 4 35 19 14 8 5 1 21 8 13 7 3 3 14 11 16 53
2 Botafogo 27 14 6 7 39 25 13 11 1 1 28 8 14 3 5 6 11 17 14 48
3 CRB 27 13 8 6 38 29 13 5 6 2 18 13 14 8 2 4 20 16 9 47
4 Avai 27 13 7 7 31 20 14 8 3 3 18 10 13 5 4 4 13 10 11 46
5 Goias 27 12 9 6 29 20 13 7 4 2 17 9 14 5 5 4 12 11 9 45
6 Guarani 27 11 9 7 37 29 14 7 4 3 19 13 13 4 5 4 18 16 8 42
7 CSA 27 12 5 10 29 23 14 6 5 3 16 10 13 6 0 7 13 13 6 41
8 Vasco da Gama 27 11 7 9 32 29 14 8 3 3 20 11 13 3 4 6 12 18 3 40
9 Remo 27 10 7 10 24 28 14 7 2 5 11 10 13 3 5 5 13 18 -4 37
10 Sampaio Corrêa 27 9 10 8 31 27 13 6 4 3 18 12 14 3 6 5 13 15 4 37
11 Nautico 27 9 8 10 30 32 14 5 5 4 20 17 13 4 3 6 10 15 -2 35
12 Operario PR 27 9 7 11 21 30 13 6 2 5 14 15 14 3 5 6 7 15 -9 34
13 Vila Nova 27 8 9 10 20 22 14 4 7 3 6 6 13 4 2 7 14 16 -2 33
14 Ponte Preta 27 8 8 11 26 29 13 7 4 2 19 11 14 1 4 9 7 18 -3 32
15 Cruzeiro 27 6 14 7 31 35 13 3 7 3 18 20 14 3 7 4 13 15 -4 32
16 Brusque 27 8 8 11 25 35 13 4 5 4 11 9 14 4 3 7 14 26 -10 29
17 Londrina 27 6 9 12 19 32 14 3 4 7 9 16 13 3 5 5 10 16 -13 27
18 Vitoria 27 4 14 9 18 22 14 3 7 4 11 11 13 1 7 5 7 11 -4 26
19 Confianca 27 5 7 15 25 38 13 4 2 7 13 17 14 1 5 8 12 21 -13 22
20 Brasil de Pelotas 27 2 10 15 15 31 13 2 5 6 8 14 14 0 5 9 7 17 -16 16

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 27 15 8 4 35 19 14 8 5 1 21 8 13 7 3 3 14 11 16 53
2 Botafogo 27 14 6 7 39 25 13 11 1 1 28 8 14 3 5 6 11 17 14 48
3 CRB 27 13 8 6 38 29 13 5 6 2 18 13 14 8 2 4 20 16 9 47
4 Avai 27 13 7 7 31 20 14 8 3 3 18 10 13 5 4 4 13 10 11 46
5 Goias 27 12 9 6 29 20 13 7 4 2 17 9 14 5 5 4 12 11 9 45
6 Guarani 27 11 9 7 37 29 14 7 4 3 19 13 13 4 5 4 18 16 8 42
7 CSA 27 12 5 10 29 23 14 6 5 3 16 10 13 6 0 7 13 13 6 41
8 Vasco da Gama 27 11 7 9 32 29 14 8 3 3 20 11 13 3 4 6 12 18 3 40
9 Remo 27 10 7 10 24 28 14 7 2 5 11 10 13 3 5 5 13 18 -4 37
10 Sampaio Corrêa 27 9 10 8 31 27 13 6 4 3 18 12 14 3 6 5 13 15 4 37
11 Nautico 27 9 8 10 30 32 14 5 5 4 20 17 13 4 3 6 10 15 -2 35
12 Operario PR 27 9 7 11 21 30 13 6 2 5 14 15 14 3 5 6 7 15 -9 34
13 Vila Nova 27 8 9 10 20 22 14 4 7 3 6 6 13 4 2 7 14 16 -2 33
14 Ponte Preta 27 8 8 11 26 29 13 7 4 2 19 11 14 1 4 9 7 18 -3 32
15 Cruzeiro 27 6 14 7 31 35 13 3 7 3 18 20 14 3 7 4 13 15 -4 32
16 Brusque 27 8 8 11 25 35 13 4 5 4 11 9 14 4 3 7 14 26 -10 29
17 Londrina 27 6 9 12 19 32 14 3 4 7 9 16 13 3 5 5 10 16 -13 27
18 Vitoria 27 4 14 9 18 22 14 3 7 4 11 11 13 1 7 5 7 11 -4 26
19 Confianca 27 5 7 15 25 38 13 4 2 7 13 17 14 1 5 8 12 21 -13 22
20 Brasil de Pelotas 27 2 10 15 15 31 13 2 5 6 8 14 14 0 5 9 7 17 -16 16

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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.