The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Operário PR are in the 11th position while the guesting Náutico worry at 17th.
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!
It's quite the trip for Náutico when visiting Operário PR as the cities are 3100 kilometers apart.
Operário PR form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie B, Operário PR have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.
The Operário PR goalkeeper Thiago Braga de Souza is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 218 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie B.
A strong away win for Operário PR against Figueirense the last match. Before that, Operário PR drew at home versus Botafogo SP.
Operário has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Operário have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Náutico form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Náutico so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
Náutico played 2-2 against Avaí in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting CSA's place.
As mentioned above, Náutico drew the match against Avaí. Manager G. Kleina brought on G. Paiva to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Náutico has another fixture away, a Serie B game, against Sampaio Correa in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The attacking power of Náutico when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Náutico have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Náutico - Operário 0-0.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vicente 4 goals |  W. Marçal de Almeida 4 goals | E. de Arruda Serafim 3 goals |
Operário PR missing players
Náutico missing players
| Operário PR | Náutico | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 18 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 12 | 24 |
| 85% | 89% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 78% | 84% |
| 55% | 78% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 56% | 63% |
| 25% | 44% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 44% | 37% |
| 10% | 11% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 26% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 45% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 44% | 53% |
| 35% | 22% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 26% |
| 35% | 22% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 44% | 37% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 218 | 117 | 70 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 103 | 250 |
| 88 | 50 | 30 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 32 | 76 |
| 20% | 24% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 19% | 24% |
- Náutico have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Operário PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Chapecoense | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | America Mineiro | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 36 |
| 3 | Cuiaba | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 36 |
| 4 | Juventude | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Sampaio Correa | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 31 |
| 6 | Ponte Preta | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 31 |
| 7 | Paraná | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | CSA | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Avaí | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | CRB | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 26 |
| 11 | Operário PR | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Confianca | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 26 |
| 13 | Brasil de Pelotas | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Guarani | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 15 | Cruzeiro | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 16 | Vitória | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 17 | Náutico | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 18 | Figueirense | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 19 |
| 19 | Botafogo SP | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 18 |
| 20 | Oeste | 20 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -27 | 8 |