Sampaio Corrêa have delivered excellent football this season, being 6th place in the table. Operário PR can look both up and down the table from their 10th spot.
- Sampaio Corrêa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Serie B
- Operário PR have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Serie B
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Operário PR, who are travelling more than 3000 kilometers to play this game.
Sampaio Corrêa form and stats
Overall Serie B statistics playing at home this season for Sampaio Corrêa are 6-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager F. da Silva Surian led his Sampaio Corrêa to a defeat in the Serie B match away at Ponte Preta. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Jean Silva, a striker, was the declared top player for the side in that fixture, receiving a rating of 7.43 (out of 10). Silva scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Sampaio won a home game hosting CSA (2-0).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 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won seven, drawn one and lost three.
Sampaio have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 15 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, Sampaio have conceded only 9 goals.
Operário PR form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.
The attacking players of Operário have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 235 minutes.
The manager M. Silva Ferreira da Costa was unhappy after their last game, a Serie B match played at their home ground Estádio Germano Krüger. Operário suffered a 0-1 loss to Vitória (placed 17th). Midfield player Marcelo was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.63/10. Marcelo hit the woodwork once, hit four key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 27 successful passes (of 33 total).
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Guarani's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Operário in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Operário PR, seven draws and seven defeats.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Operário's away games in the league this season with only 5 goals from 10 matches. Operário PR have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the participants faced each other previously this campaign; Operário PR - Sampaio 1-0. Previous three meetings involving these teams: Sampaio Corrêa won zero, Operário PR were winners in two and we saw one draw. zero games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ferreira da Silva 8 goals |  J. Gonçalves Silva 4 goals |  P. Luiz de Souza 3 goals |
Sampaio Corrêa missing players
Operário PR missing players
| Sampaio Corrêa | Operário PR | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 28 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 24 |
| 82% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 70% | 82% |
| 64% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 40% | 50% |
| 32% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 30% | 32% |
| 27% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 10% | 9% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 9% |
| 36% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 10% | 27% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 45% |
| 32% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 70% | 45% |
| 4.2 | 5.4 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
| 5.9 | 5.1 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 7.2 | 5.3 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 10.3 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 10.3 | 12.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 38% | 39% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 21% |
- Operário PR have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Operário PR have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Serie B
- Operário PR have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sampaio Corrêa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Operário PR have scored away.
- Sampaio Corrêa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) 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 | Coritiba | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 42 |
| 2 | CRB | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 40 |
| 3 | Botafogo | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | Goias | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 38 |
| 5 | Náutico | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | Sampaio Corrêa | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | Guarani | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 34 |
| 8 | Avai | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | Vasco da Gama | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 10 | Operário PR | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 32 |
| 11 | CSA | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Remo | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Brusque | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -7 | 27 |
| 14 | Ponte Preta | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -3 | 25 |
| 15 | Cruzeiro | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 25 |
| 16 | Vila Nova | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 17 | Vitória | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 18 | Londrina | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 21 |
| 19 | Brasil de Pelotas | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 15 |
| 20 | Confianca | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -16 | 13 |