Serie B preview with statistics: Operário PR welcomes Novorizontino to Estádio Germano Krüger

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sun 06.November
Match begins: 21:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Germano Krüger (10632 seats)

Novorizontino have reset their minds and bodies after their 3-0-match against Operário PR and are ready to meet Operário PR. Here's all the knowledge!

Insights:
  • Operário PR have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Novorizontino have the most conceded goals in the first half (29) in Serie B

Operário PR have had a bad season and will be relegated from Serie B. Novorizontino have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 16th place no matter what happens.

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.

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Operário PR form and stats

The overall Serie B statistics playing at home this season for Operário PR are 6-6-7 (wins-draws-losses). When Operário PR hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Tombense, Brusque, Chapecoense, CSA, Operário PR and Nautico), they have won 2 of 5 matches! The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts.

Operário experienced an unpredictable loss 0-3 against Novorizontino in their previous game, also played in front of their own fans. Midfield player Saraiva got a match rating of 7.15 in that game, the max score being 10. Saraiva hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times and had 21 successful passes (of 23 total).

Prior to that, an away loss at Sport Recife.

Operário PR aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Germano Krüger in the league, with only {18 goals} from 19 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Operário PR has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Novorizontino form and stats

There's been little loot from Novorizontino's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 19 away games in the Serie B. Novorizontino only have 3 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 5 draws.

It's the second away game in a row for Novorizontino, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Operário PR (placed 19th) last time out. Paulinho was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.2. The defender Paulinho scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.

A 1-4 loss hosting Cruzeiro before that.

Goal fest? This team have played 5 consecutive league fixtures all ending with three or more than three goals (over 2.5 goals).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Novorizontino as they have only managed to score 16 times from 19 away games in the league. 28 goals have been conceded by Novorizontino in these games. When Novorizontino is visiting a side on the bottom half, 4 of 5 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Tombense, Brusque, Novorizontino, Chapecoense, CSA and Nautico.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two sides get together this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Operário PR - Novorizontino 0-3. Data for the preceeding two meetings featuring these two contenders are: zero wins for Operário, zero draws and two wins for Novorizontino. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Ronaldo with 3 goals scored against Operário PR in these 2 encounters.

Top Goalscorers

NovorizontinoR. Silva
R. Silva
9 goals
NovorizontinoD. Baggio de Oliveira Costa
D. Baggio de Oliveira Costa
8 goals
Operário PRP. Luiz de Souza
P. Luiz de Souza
5 goals

Operário PR missing players

Novorizontino missing players

Operário PR Novorizontino
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
38 19 5 Played P 5 19 38
7 6 2 Won W 0 3 11
13 6 3 Drew D 2 5 11
18 7 0 Lost L 3 11 16
31 18 3 Scored S 6 16 44
53 19 1 Conceded C 11 28 49
82% 79% 40% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 92%
66% 53% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 74% 76%
39% 32% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 47% 47%
16% 16% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 16% 21%
13% 16% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
42% 37% 20% BTTS BTTS 80% 47% 53%
32% 42% 80% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 26%
45% 42% 60% Failed to Score F T 20% 37% 29%
 
5.2 6.3 7.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 3.9 5.3
5.4 4.9 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.4 4.7
2.2 1.9 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.7 2.6
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
11.6 13.3 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 15.4 11.7 14.3
3.5 4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.3 4.3
23% 24% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 26% 27%
 
14.2 11.5 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 14.2 11.9
5 3.9 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.8 4.1
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Novorizontino have the most conceded goals in the first half (29) in Serie B
  • Novorizontino have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • 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 Cruzeiro 38 23 9 6 57 26 19 15 3 1 32 8 19 8 6 5 25 18 31 78
2 Gremio 38 17 14 7 50 26 19 14 3 2 37 10 19 3 11 5 13 16 24 65
3 Bahia 38 17 11 10 43 29 19 12 5 2 29 11 19 5 6 8 14 18 14 62
4 Vasco da Gama 38 17 11 10 48 36 19 12 6 1 32 10 19 5 5 9 16 26 12 62
5 Sampaio Correa 38 16 10 12 48 42 19 14 4 1 37 15 19 2 6 11 11 27 6 58
6 Ituano 38 15 12 11 42 34 19 10 6 3 23 10 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 57
7 Sport Recife 38 15 12 11 37 31 19 13 5 1 29 8 19 2 7 10 8 23 6 57
8 Criciuma 38 14 14 10 43 31 19 11 5 3 26 9 19 3 9 7 17 22 12 56
9 Londrina 38 14 11 13 36 37 19 8 7 4 23 19 19 6 4 9 13 18 -1 53
10 Guarani 38 13 12 13 33 36 19 9 6 4 16 12 19 4 6 9 17 24 -3 51
11 CRB 38 13 11 14 35 43 19 8 8 3 21 15 19 5 3 11 14 28 -8 50
12 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 34 36 19 8 7 4 19 13 19 4 6 9 15 23 -2 49
13 Vila Nova 38 9 20 9 28 31 19 6 11 2 13 9 19 3 9 7 15 22 -3 47
14 Chapecoense 38 11 12 15 37 39 19 7 6 6 23 21 19 4 6 9 14 18 -2 45
15 Tombense 38 10 15 13 38 47 19 9 9 1 24 13 19 1 6 12 14 34 -9 45
16 Novorizontino 38 11 11 16 44 49 19 8 6 5 28 21 19 3 5 11 16 28 -5 44
17 CSA 38 9 15 14 29 37 19 7 8 4 19 14 19 2 7 10 10 23 -8 42
18 Brusque 38 8 10 20 21 38 19 6 6 7 14 15 19 2 4 13 7 23 -17 34
19 Operário PR 38 7 13 18 31 53 19 6 6 7 18 19 19 1 7 11 13 34 -22 34
20 Nautico 38 8 6 24 32 65 19 6 4 9 24 27 19 2 2 15 8 38 -33 30

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.