The Sampaio Corrêa & Náutico managers F. da Silva Surian and H. Pinto dos Anjos are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Serie B league table.
- Sampaio Corrêa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Serie B
- Náutico have the the best goal difference (+9) in Serie B
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.
It's quite the trip for Náutico when visiting Sampaio as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.
Sampaio Corrêa form and stats
Sampaio Corrêa have played 7 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). We have seen two home losses in a row now for Sampaio, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Sampaio are returning here after visiting Vila Nova in a Serie B game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Ciel and Jean Silva scored the goal(s). Goalkeeper Luiz Daniel got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.52 out of ten. Daniel stopped the opponent with nine saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Sampaio Corrêa goalkeeper Luiz Daniel did an outstanding job against Vila Nova with nine saves, so vital to securing the victory.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Brasil de Pelotas and winning 2-1.There will be little rest for Sampaio Corrêa after this match as they are travelling to Cruzeiro for a Serie B game in only three days.
The Sampaio Corrêa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. Sampaio Corrêa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Náutico form and stats
3-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Náutico, who have the the best goal difference (+9) in Serie B, in their Serie B matches away.
Náutico's previous game was their home loss versus Confiança (0-4). Jean Carlos got a match rating of 8.13 in that game, top player of the team. Carlos hit six key passes and had 20 successful passes (of 24 total). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Confiança was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Coritiba's place.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Serie B trip to Avaí.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Náutico have scored 8 goals in 7 league games away. It's not easy to score on Náutico as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sampaio Corrêa two wins, two draws and Náutico six victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ferreira da Silva 7 goals |   J. Vicente 7 goals | G. Paiva Ayala 4 goals |
Sampaio Corrêa missing players
Náutico missing players
| Sampaio Corrêa | Náutico | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 75% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 94% |
| 50% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 57% | 75% |
| 31% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 29% | 38% |
| 25% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 29% | 31% |
| 12% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 31% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 56% |
| 56% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | 38% |
| 38% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 4.1 | 5 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6 | 7.9 |
| 5.7 | 4.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.9 | 4.1 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.4 | 10.7 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11.9 | 15.1 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 39% | 48% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 26% | 28% |
- Náutico have the most scored goals in the second half (15) in Serie B
- Náutico have the the best goal difference (+9) in Serie B
- Náutico have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sampaio Corrêa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sampaio Corrêa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Serie B
- Sampaio Corrêa 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 | Náutico | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| 2 | Coritiba | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Goias | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Avaí | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Sampaio Corrêa | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Guarani | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | CRB | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Brusque | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Operario PR | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 24 |
| 11 | Botafogo | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | CSA | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 13 | Remo | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 14 | Vila Nova | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 | Cruzeiro | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | Confiança | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 13 |
| 17 | Vitória | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 18 | Ponte Preta | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 19 | Londrina | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 20 | Brasil de Pelotas | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 12 |