Serie B: Top level against not good enough, at least that's what the table says. Novorizontino - Londrina. Home victory or a surprise result?
- Novorizontino have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Londrina have the most conceded goals (26) in Serie B
It's no vacation for neither Novorizontino nor Londrina 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.
Novorizontino form and stats
The story so far in the Serie B for Novorizontino at their home stadium (Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
No payout for Novorizontino in their previous match, an away game at Vitoria that ended in defeat 1-2. Midfielder Marlon was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.52 (out of ten) in that game. Marlon served one assist and hit three key passes.
In the match before that, Novorizontino hosted Atlético GO and drew the game 2-2.It should be considered that a glance at the 16 most recent league games shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
The manager Baptista will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Criciuma in only three days.
Novorizontino have scored {7 league goals} here from 8 matches, not a lot. Novorizontino are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Londrina form and stats
There's been little loot from Londrina's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 9 away games in the Serie B. Londrina only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. Londrina seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Londrina won their last game, 1-0 versus Vila Nova played at home. Eureka; their first win in the league after nine games not winning. Goalkeeper Neneca was absolutely vital in the Londrina victory against Vila Nova, making seven saves. Neneca was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.05. The agile goalkeeper Neneca topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that match, the Londrina manager de Souza faced defeat when travelling to Guarani and losing 1-2.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Londrina as they have only managed to score 6 times from 9 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Londrina have conceded 16 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the last three meetings featuring these two contenders are: one win for Novorizontino, one draw and one win for Londrina. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Tavella 6 goals | R. Silva 6 goals | R. Azevedo Simão 4 goals |
Novorizontino missing players
Londrina missing players
| Novorizontino | Londrina | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 20 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 26 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 53% | 25% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 82% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 56% | 59% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 53% |
| 53% | 62% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 29% |
| 24% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 44% | 24% |
| 6.8 | 8.5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7.1 | 5.9 |
| 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17.3 | 20.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
| 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 24% | 15% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 30% |
| 9.9 | 8.1 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 17.4 | 14.8 |
| 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
- Londrina have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Londrina have the fewest points (4) away in Serie B
- Londrina have the most conceded goals (26) in Serie B
- Londrina have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Serie B
- Londrina have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Serie B
- Novorizontino have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- 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 | Vila Nova | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 34 |
| 2 | Criciuma | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Sport Recife | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | Vitoria | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 31 |
| 5 | Novorizontino | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Mirassol | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Juventude | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
| 8 | Guarani | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| 9 | Atlético GO | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Ceara | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Botafogo SP | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 24 |
| 12 | CRB | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | Ponte Preta | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Ituano | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Sampaio Correa | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Tombense | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 17 | Chapecoense | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 15 |
| 18 | Londrina | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 14 |
| 19 | ABC | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 11 |
| 20 | Avai | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -15 | 11 |
