Classic home win, the away team with a heroic away win or a point each? It's all up in the air when the mid-table teams Novorizontino and Ituano duel at Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi.
- Novorizontino have the most conceded goals (5) at home in Serie B
- Ituano have yet to win a game away.
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 Novorizontino and Ituano.
Novorizontino form and stats
Novorizontino must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Serie B games here at Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi. Two home wins in a row for Novorizontino bring valid hopes of a third.
The Novorizontino regulars enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Ituano and win 2-1. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Aal when Welliton scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 35th minute. Midfielder Baggio was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.23 (out of ten) in that game. Baggio scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 23 successful passes (of 27 total).
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against CRB.This is expected to be a close game, with Novorizontino perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Novorizontino as a small favourite), we find ten games. Novorizontino has won six of these, drawn three and lost one.
Novorizontino have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi with 5 goals in 3 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Novorizontino defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Ituano form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Serie B for Ituano with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts. Ituano seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
It might be tough going out on the road again for Ituano, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Novorizontino (placed 7th). Midfielder Magrão was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.61. Magrão served one assist and hit three key passes.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Bahia.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ituano playing away and similar expectations, we found 21 relevant matches. Results were seven Ituano wins, six draws and eight defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ituano as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. Ituano have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have met before this season: Novorizontino - Ituano 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Novorizontino wins - draws - Ituano wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Baggio de Oliveira Costa 2 goals |   R. Elias da Silva 2 goals | A. Tavella 2 goals |
Novorizontino missing players
Ituano missing players
| Novorizontino | Ituano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 6.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.3 | 5.3 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 12.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.7 | 10.7 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 37% | 42% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 24% |
| 11.3 | 8.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| 4.7 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
- All of Novorizontino's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Ituano have yet to win a game away.
- Novorizontino have the most conceded goals (5) at home in Serie B
- Novorizontino have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bahia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Sport Recife | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Gremio | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Chapecoense | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Novorizontino | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Ituano | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Operario PR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Vila Nova | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Nautico | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Brusque | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Criciuma | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | CSA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Sampaio Correa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Tombense | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Guarani | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Londrina | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 20 | CRB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
