Itaipava Arena Pernambuco: Náutico vs Guarani Serie B preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Tue 01.December
Match begins: 22:15 (UTC)
Venue: Itaipava Arena Pernambuco (46154 seats)

Season ticket holders at Itaipava Arena Pernambuco haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Náutico languishing in the 17th position so far. The guesting Guarani will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Guarani has the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Serie B

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.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Guarani, who are travelling more than 2600 kilometers to play this game.

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Náutico form and stats

Náutico have played 11 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-7-2 (wins-draws-losses). Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, but a victory now would be sweet for Náutico.

Náutico are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 184 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Alvaro).

The fans are hoping that Náutico will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Serie B game against Juventude (placed 4th). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Vitoria that ended 0-0.

The Náutico fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. Náutico's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Guarani form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Guarani have produced an overall stat of 3-4-5 so far.

Arthur Rezende and Victor Ramon scored in Guarani's previous match, the home game against Chapecoense that ended 2-0. Preceding that game was the away victory against Parana with the score of 2-1.

Guarani has another fixture away, a Serie B game, against Oeste in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Guarani as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 away games in the league. Guarani have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Guarani - Náutico 1-2 entered in the official records. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's four Náutico victories, one draw and three Guarani wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Náutico missing players

Guarani missing players

Náutico Guarani
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 11 5 Played P 5 12 24
4 2 0 Won W 2 3 9
9 7 3 Drew D 3 4 7
11 2 2 Lost L 0 5 8
21 12 3 Scored S 9 11 29
32 12 6 Conceded C 7 15 28
83% 82% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
62% 64% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 58% 71%
42% 27% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 33% 46%
25% 27% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 17% 17%
4% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 8% 8%
54% 55% 40% BTTS BTTS 80% 42% 58%
25% 27% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 17% 21%
38% 36% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.3 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.4 2.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
13.4 14.8 14 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10 10.9
4.1 4.4 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.9 3.5
21% 25% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 31% 34%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Guarani has the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Serie B
  • Guarani has the most dropped points from leading position (17) 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 Chapecoense 24 13 8 3 25 9 11 6 4 1 8 2 13 7 4 2 17 7 16 47
2 America Mineiro 24 12 8 4 25 15 11 6 3 2 15 9 13 6 5 2 10 6 10 44
3 Sampaio Correa 24 12 4 8 35 24 13 7 0 6 17 13 11 5 4 2 18 11 11 40
4 Juventude 24 11 7 6 37 24 13 7 4 2 21 9 11 4 3 4 16 15 13 40
5 Cuiabá 24 11 7 6 28 24 13 8 4 1 18 7 11 3 3 5 10 17 4 40
6 CSA 24 11 4 9 31 25 13 9 1 3 23 11 11 2 3 6 8 14 6 37
7 Avaí 24 11 3 10 28 30 12 7 1 4 15 13 12 4 2 6 13 17 -2 36
8 Ponte Preta 24 10 6 8 29 31 12 6 3 3 16 17 12 4 3 5 13 14 -2 36
9 Confiança 24 9 8 7 27 25 11 6 4 1 15 9 13 3 4 6 12 16 2 35
10 Guarani 24 9 7 8 29 28 12 6 3 3 18 13 12 3 4 5 11 15 1 34
11 CRB 24 9 5 10 28 30 11 6 3 2 16 9 13 3 2 8 12 21 -2 32
12 Operário PR 24 8 8 8 22 21 12 5 4 3 16 10 12 3 4 5 6 11 1 32
13 Brasil de Pelotas 24 7 11 6 22 20 11 4 6 1 12 7 13 3 5 5 10 13 2 32
14 Parana 24 7 8 9 25 30 12 5 5 2 15 7 12 2 3 7 10 23 -5 29
15 Vitoria 24 6 11 7 27 24 13 6 4 3 17 10 11 0 7 4 10 14 3 29
16 Cruzeiro 24 9 7 8 26 23 13 4 4 5 16 14 11 5 3 3 10 9 3 28
17 Náutico 24 4 9 11 21 32 11 2 7 2 12 12 13 2 2 9 9 20 -11 21
18 Figueirense 24 4 9 11 15 26 12 2 6 4 10 9 12 2 3 7 5 17 -11 21
19 Botafogo SP 24 5 4 15 13 24 11 3 1 7 8 11 13 2 3 8 5 13 -11 19
20 Oeste 24 2 6 16 14 42 13 2 3 8 8 19 11 0 3 8 6 23 -28 12

Read more about Serie B

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.