Serie B match prediction: Little separates Remo and Náutico in quality

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.

These teams have little in common geographically as Náutico have to travel 2000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

Remo form and stats

6 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Remo have to build on here at Estádio Evandro Almeida in the Serie B.

Remo faced defeat in their previous match, away at Guarani (0-2). Rafael Jensen, defender, was given a rating of 7.03/10 in that game, top of the team. Jensen won 4 of 7 duels.

Before that, Remo had a home game versus Avaí which ended with a victory 2-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Remo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Remo as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Remo has won three of these, drawn two and lost seven.

Remo aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Evandro Almeida in the league, with only 10 goals from 13 games. Remo have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Náutico form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. Three has not been a lucky number for Náutico as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Guarani match.

Home advantage was not enough for Náutico in their previous game, as they lost their Serie B-match, hosting Londrina, 1-2. Midfield player Vinicius was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.25/10. Vinicius served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 9 of 9 times and had 24 successful passes (of 27 total).

A 1-3 defeat away at Botafogo before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Náutico playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were three Náutico wins, four draws and eight defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting CRB in just four days.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Náutico have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Náutico - Remo 1-1 was the end result in these contenders' latest head to head game, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Remo zero wins, three draws and Náutico two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

J. Vicente 10 goals

V. Santos Silva 5 goals

F. Gedoz da Conceição 4 goals

Remo missing players

Náutico missing players