A home team triumph, the away team runs away as victors or a tactical 0-0 draw? It's all possible when the mid-table sides Operário PR and Ituano meet at Estádio Germano Krüger.
- Operário PR have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ituano have yet to win a game away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Operário PR form and stats
Operário PR have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Serie B. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Operário are confident in defense, having played 214 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Operário PR drew their last game, 0-0 away at CSA (placed 14th). Defender Renie got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.85/10. Renie won 4 of 6 duels.
Ahead of that match, Operário won a home game hosting Criciuma (2-0).This is expected to be a close game, with Operário PR perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Operário PR as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Operário PR has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 3.
There will be little rest for Operário PR after this match as they are travelling to Londrina for a Serie B game in only four days.
Operário are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Defensively Operário PR have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ituano form and stats
The Serie B season is young and Ituano have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Ituano have lost on their last two travels.
Ituano's last game was the home draw against Gremio (1-1). The draw against Gremio came from a losing position. The Ituano manager Júnior brought on Nathan as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Defender Santos was the best team player with a rating of 7.64. Santos served one assist, hit one key pass and won 7 of 7 duels.
Prior to that match, the Ituano manager Júnior faced defeat when travelling to Novorizontino and losing 1-2.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 18 relevant matches. Results were 6 Ituano wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Ituano have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Oliveira Pinto 4 goals | P. Luiz de Souza 4 goals |
Operário PR missing players
Ituano missing players
| Operário PR | Ituano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 4.3 | 5.3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 5.6 | 5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.3 | 5.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 12.3 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.7 | 11.1 |
| 3.6 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 24% | 40% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 18% | 25% |
| 13.7 | 11 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.3 | 9.6 |
| 4.6 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
- Ituano have yet to win a game away.
- Operário PR 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 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Sport Recife | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Novorizontino | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Gremio | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Criciuma | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Chapecoense | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Brusque | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Ituano | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Operário PR | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Sampaio Correa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 13 | Vila Nova | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | CSA | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Guarani | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Ponte Preta | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Nautico | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Londrina | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 19 | CRB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
| 20 | Tombense | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
