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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Fri 28.October
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Itaipava Arena Pernambuco (19800 seats)

Sport Recife have claimed 41 of their 53 in total here in their home stadium. Will more points be won against Operário PR?

Insights:
  • Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Operário PR have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Operário PR are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.

It's quite the trip for Operário PR when visiting Sport Recife as the cities are 3100 kilometers apart.

Sport Recife and Operário PR should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Sport Recife form and stats

Sport Recife are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Itaipava Arena Pernambuco. 12 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 18 games. The Sport Recife fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Itaipava Arena Pernambuco and will expect new points from this game. Sport Recife has played 14 games in a row here without a defeat.

In their previous game, the manager dos Santos led his Recife to a defeat away at Londrina. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Itaipava Arena Pernambuco. The first setback in the shape of a loss after going unbeaten in four league matches. Sander, defender, was given a rating of 7.4/10 in that game, top of the team. Sander hit two key passes and won 8 of 13 duels.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Vasco da Gama.

Sport Recife are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 18 games. As for guarding their own goal, Recife have only let in {7 goals} at home.

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Operário PR form and stats

Operário PR have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 1-7-10 (18 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.

Operário PR lost away at CRB (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Defender Diogo was the best team player with a rating of 7.1. Diogo hit four key passes and won 1 of 5 duels.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Brusque.

Low-scoring game? 10 of this team's last 13 league matches have had two or less goals.

The attacking power of Operário PR when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 18 league matches away. Operário PR have conceded 29 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two teams get together this season, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Operário PR - Recife 0-0. Data for the preceeding three meetings between these two contenders are: one win for Sport Recife, one draw and one win for Operário PR. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

RecifeK. de Andrade Rodrigues
K. de Andrade Rodrigues
5 goals
Operário PRP. Luiz de Souza
P. Luiz de Souza
5 goals
Sport RecifeLuciano
Luciano
4 goals

Sport Recife missing players

Operário PR missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sport Recife Operário PR
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
14 12 5 Won W 1 1 7
11 5 1 Drew D 1 7 13
11 1 0 Lost L 4 10 16
32 24 10 Scored S 5 12 30
30 7 1 Conceded C 9 29 45
81% 83% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 83% 81%
47% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 78% 64%
28% 28% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 44% 36%
11% 11% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 14%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 11%
33% 33% 17% BTTS BTTS 33% 44% 42%
47% 61% 83% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 33%
39% 22% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 44%
 
5.7 7.1 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.1 5.2
4.7 4.1 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 6 5.4
2.2 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.4 2.2
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
13.4 15 19 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9.6 11.6
3.6 4.1 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.9 3.5
25% 32% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 23% 24%
 
12.2 9.5 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 15.5 16.6 14.1
3.9 2.1 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5.8 4.8
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Operário PR have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Operário PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Operário PR have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sport Recife have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sport Recife 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 37 22 9 6 54 24 18 14 3 1 29 6 19 8 6 5 25 18 30 75
2 Grêmio 36 16 13 7 45 24 18 13 3 2 34 10 18 3 10 5 11 14 21 61
3 Vasco da Gama 37 16 11 10 47 36 19 12 6 1 32 10 18 4 5 9 15 26 11 59
4 Bahia 36 16 10 10 40 27 18 12 4 2 28 10 18 4 6 8 12 17 13 58
5 Sampaio Correa 37 15 10 12 46 41 18 13 4 1 35 14 19 2 6 11 11 27 5 55
6 Ituano 36 14 12 10 40 33 18 10 6 2 23 9 18 4 6 8 17 24 7 54
7 Londrina 36 14 11 11 35 33 18 8 7 3 23 17 18 6 4 8 12 16 2 53
8 Sport Recife 36 14 11 11 32 30 18 12 5 1 24 7 18 2 6 10 8 23 2 53
9 Criciuma 36 13 13 10 40 30 18 10 5 3 24 9 18 3 8 7 16 21 10 52
10 CRB 37 13 11 13 34 41 18 8 8 2 20 13 19 5 3 11 14 28 -7 50
11 Guarani 36 12 11 13 31 35 18 8 6 4 15 12 18 4 5 9 16 23 -4 47
12 Vila Nova 37 9 19 9 28 31 18 6 10 2 13 9 19 3 9 7 15 22 -3 46
13 Ponte Preta 36 11 12 13 32 35 18 8 6 4 18 12 18 3 6 9 14 23 -3 45
14 Tombense 36 10 14 12 36 43 18 9 8 1 22 11 18 1 6 11 14 32 -7 44
15 Chapecoense 36 10 12 14 36 38 18 6 6 6 22 21 18 4 6 8 14 17 -2 42
16 CSA 37 9 15 13 27 34 19 7 8 4 19 14 18 2 7 9 8 20 -7 42
17 Novorizontino 37 10 11 16 41 49 19 8 6 5 28 21 18 2 5 11 13 28 -8 41
18 Brusque 37 8 10 19 21 35 19 6 6 7 14 15 18 2 4 12 7 20 -14 34
19 Operário PR 36 7 13 16 30 45 18 6 6 6 18 16 18 1 7 10 12 29 -15 34
20 Nautico 36 8 6 22 32 63 18 6 4 8 24 26 18 2 2 14 8 37 -31 30

Table
  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 37 22 9 6 54 24 18 14 3 1 29 6 19 8 6 5 25 18 30 75
2 Grêmio 36 16 13 7 45 24 18 13 3 2 34 10 18 3 10 5 11 14 21 61
3 Vasco da Gama 37 16 11 10 47 36 19 12 6 1 32 10 18 4 5 9 15 26 11 59
4 Bahia 36 16 10 10 40 27 18 12 4 2 28 10 18 4 6 8 12 17 13 58
5 Sampaio Correa 37 15 10 12 46 41 18 13 4 1 35 14 19 2 6 11 11 27 5 55
6 Ituano 36 14 12 10 40 33 18 10 6 2 23 9 18 4 6 8 17 24 7 54
7 Londrina 36 14 11 11 35 33 18 8 7 3 23 17 18 6 4 8 12 16 2 53
8 Sport Recife 36 14 11 11 32 30 18 12 5 1 24 7 18 2 6 10 8 23 2 53
9 Criciuma 36 13 13 10 40 30 18 10 5 3 24 9 18 3 8 7 16 21 10 52
10 CRB 37 13 11 13 34 41 18 8 8 2 20 13 19 5 3 11 14 28 -7 50
11 Guarani 36 12 11 13 31 35 18 8 6 4 15 12 18 4 5 9 16 23 -4 47
12 Vila Nova 37 9 19 9 28 31 18 6 10 2 13 9 19 3 9 7 15 22 -3 46
13 Ponte Preta 36 11 12 13 32 35 18 8 6 4 18 12 18 3 6 9 14 23 -3 45
14 Tombense 36 10 14 12 36 43 18 9 8 1 22 11 18 1 6 11 14 32 -7 44
15 Chapecoense 36 10 12 14 36 38 18 6 6 6 22 21 18 4 6 8 14 17 -2 42
16 CSA 37 9 15 13 27 34 19 7 8 4 19 14 18 2 7 9 8 20 -7 42
17 Novorizontino 37 10 11 16 41 49 19 8 6 5 28 21 18 2 5 11 13 28 -8 41
18 Brusque 37 8 10 19 21 35 19 6 6 7 14 15 18 2 4 12 7 20 -14 34
19 Operário PR 36 7 13 16 30 45 18 6 6 6 18 16 18 1 7 10 12 29 -15 34
20 Nautico 36 8 6 22 32 63 18 6 4 8 24 26 18 2 2 14 8 37 -31 30

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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.