This could be an interesting match as Sampaio Corrêa have their presumed home advantage while CRB are ahead 1 point in the Serie B table.
- Sampaio Corrêa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Serie B
- CRB have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Serie B
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Serie B game only three days ago. That game, against Coritiba, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for CRB.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for CRB, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.
Sampaio Corrêa form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Sampaio Corrêa have scored 9 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Serie B are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The home team returns after being equal after 90 minutes with Guarani (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the Serie B game ended 0-0. The goalie Mota was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.05 out of ten. Mota stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, Sampaio lost 2-3 at home to Coritiba.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sampaio Corrêa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won six, drawn one and lost three.
Sampaio have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Sampaio are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.
CRB form and stats
There's been little loot from CRB's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the Serie B. CRB only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.
CRB has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Coritiba for a Serie B game that ended a draw (1-1). Midfield player Jean Patrick was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.43/10. Patrick hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 74 successful passes (of 78 total). As mentioned above, CRB drew the match against Coritiba. Manager A. Aal brought on Nicolas Careca to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Vila Nova.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with CRB playing away and similar expectations, we found 18 relevant matches. Results were four CRB wins, five draws and nine defeats.
The schedule is very tough for CRB now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Copa do Brasil game at Fortaleza is waiting in only four days.
The attacking power of CRB when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. 10 goals have been conceded by CRB in these games.
Head 2 Head
Sampaio Corrêa-CRB H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sampaio three wins, CRB five wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Torres 5 goals |   J. Ferreira da Silva 4 goals |  H. de Oliveira Costa 3 goals |
Sampaio Corrêa missing players
CRB missing players
| Sampaio Corrêa | CRB | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 69% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 43% | 69% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 54% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 8% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 62% |
| 62% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 14% | 8% |
| 46% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 31% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 5.8 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 10.7 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.3 | 11 |
| 3 | 3.3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 33% | 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 27% | 39% |
- CRB have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Serie B
- CRB haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sampaio Corrêa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sampaio Corrêa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sampaio Corrêa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Serie B
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nautico | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Coritiba | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Guarani | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Goias | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Avai | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | CRB | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Sampaio Corrêa | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Vasco da Gama | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | Brusque | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Operario PR | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 18 |
| 11 | Remo | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | CSA | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Vila Nova | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Vitoria | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Brasil de Pelotas | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Cruzeiro | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 18 | Confianca | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Ponte Preta | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 20 | Londrina | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |