Serie B match forecast and news & stats for the Vila Nova vs CRB scrap

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Fri 23.September
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga (50049 seats)

Vila Nova are aiming to take no notice of the league table ahead of this match vs CRB. Here's everything you must know pre-match!

Insights:
  • Vila Nova is in the best form (4-1-1) in Serie B
  • CRB have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's quite the trip for CRB when visiting Vila Nova as the cities are 2100 kilometers apart.

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.

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Vila Nova form and stats

The story so far in the Serie B for Vila Nova at their home stadium (Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga) is 3 wins, 10 draws and 2 defeats.

A strong away win for Vila against Brusque the last match, as Wagner were on target. The goalie Tony was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.3 out of ten. Tony topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match, Vila Nova won a home game hosting Guarani (2-1).

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 Vila Nova have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 7 and lost 3.

Trouble hitting the net? In this club's last 25 league games, 20 have contained zero, one or two goals.

Vila aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga in the league, with only 10 goals from 15 games. Vila Nova have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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CRB form and stats

There's been little loot from CRB's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 14 away games in the Serie B. CRB only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws.

CRB might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Cruzeiro proved too strong as CRB slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Rei Pelé.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to CSA.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by CRB in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for CRB, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Few goals? 5 league matches in a row with this side have had at most two goals.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. CRB have conceded 24 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

CRB have pulled off a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without defeat (2-4-0) when facing Vila Nova.

The two combatants have met earlier this season: CRB - Vila 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

CRBA. Alves Erculano
A. Alves Erculano
7 goals
CRBF. da Silva
F. da Silva
7 goals
Vila NovaA. Rodrigues Rezende
A. Rodrigues Rezende
4 goals

Vila Nova missing players

CRB missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vila Nova CRB
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 4 14 30
6 3 0 Won W 2 4 10
16 10 5 Drew D 1 2 10
8 2 0 Lost L 1 8 10
22 10 3 Scored S 7 12 28
27 9 3 Conceded C 6 24 35
73% 60% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
60% 53% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 79% 73%
23% 13% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 33%
7% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 21% 10%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 3%
47% 40% 60% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 50%
37% 53% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 27%
43% 47% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 33%
 
5.2 6.7 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 2.6 3.7
5.1 3.7 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 6.1 5.6
2.2 2 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.6 2.6
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
12.4 13.8 13 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9 10.4
4.1 3.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 2.9 3.6
18% 17% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 29% 26%
 
11.1 9 9.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14.8 16.1 14.3
3.9 3.2 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.9 4.5
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • CRB have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • CRB have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • CRB have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • CRB haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Vila Nova have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Serie B
  • Vila Nova have the most points from losing position (14) in Serie B
  • Vila Nova have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Vila Nova is in the best form (4-1-1) 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 Cruzeiro 30 19 8 3 41 16 15 13 2 0 25 4 15 6 6 3 16 12 25 65
2 Gremio 31 14 11 6 37 20 16 12 2 2 31 9 15 2 9 4 6 11 17 53
3 Bahia 30 15 6 9 33 19 15 11 2 2 24 7 15 4 4 7 9 12 14 51
4 Vasco da Gama 30 13 9 8 35 25 15 10 5 0 24 5 15 3 4 8 11 20 10 48
5 Londrina 30 12 9 9 30 27 15 7 6 2 20 13 15 5 3 7 10 14 3 45
6 Sport Recife 31 11 10 10 24 25 15 10 4 1 18 4 16 1 6 9 6 21 -1 43
7 Ituano 30 10 11 9 33 28 14 6 6 2 17 8 16 4 5 7 16 20 5 41
8 Ponte Preta 30 10 10 10 27 26 15 8 5 2 16 5 15 2 5 8 11 21 1 40
9 CRB 30 10 10 10 28 35 16 6 8 2 16 11 14 4 2 8 12 24 -7 40
10 Criciuma 30 9 13 8 30 26 15 7 5 3 17 8 15 2 8 5 13 18 4 40
11 Tombense 30 9 13 8 28 32 15 8 7 0 19 9 15 1 6 8 9 23 -4 40
12 Sampaio Corrêa 30 10 9 11 34 34 15 10 4 1 29 11 15 0 5 10 5 23 0 39
13 Novorizontino 31 9 9 13 31 37 16 7 5 4 20 16 15 2 4 9 11 21 -6 36
14 Chapecoense 30 8 11 11 27 28 15 4 5 6 15 17 15 4 6 5 12 11 -1 35
15 Guarani 31 8 11 12 25 32 16 6 6 4 13 12 15 2 5 8 12 20 -7 35
16 Vila Nova 30 6 16 8 22 27 15 3 10 2 10 9 15 3 6 6 12 18 -5 34
17 CSA 30 6 14 10 21 29 14 5 7 2 15 11 16 1 7 8 6 18 -8 32
18 Brusque 30 8 7 15 19 27 15 6 4 5 12 10 15 2 3 10 7 17 -8 31
19 Operario PR 30 7 9 14 23 36 15 6 4 5 15 12 15 1 5 9 8 24 -13 30
20 Náutico 30 7 6 17 25 44 15 5 4 6 19 17 15 2 2 11 6 27 -19 27

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 30 19 8 3 41 16 15 13 2 0 25 4 15 6 6 3 16 12 25 65
2 Gremio 31 14 11 6 37 20 16 12 2 2 31 9 15 2 9 4 6 11 17 53
3 Bahia 30 15 6 9 33 19 15 11 2 2 24 7 15 4 4 7 9 12 14 51
4 Vasco da Gama 30 13 9 8 35 25 15 10 5 0 24 5 15 3 4 8 11 20 10 48
5 Londrina 30 12 9 9 30 27 15 7 6 2 20 13 15 5 3 7 10 14 3 45
6 Sport Recife 31 11 10 10 24 25 15 10 4 1 18 4 16 1 6 9 6 21 -1 43
7 Ituano 30 10 11 9 33 28 14 6 6 2 17 8 16 4 5 7 16 20 5 41
8 Ponte Preta 30 10 10 10 27 26 15 8 5 2 16 5 15 2 5 8 11 21 1 40
9 CRB 30 10 10 10 28 35 16 6 8 2 16 11 14 4 2 8 12 24 -7 40
10 Criciuma 30 9 13 8 30 26 15 7 5 3 17 8 15 2 8 5 13 18 4 40
11 Tombense 30 9 13 8 28 32 15 8 7 0 19 9 15 1 6 8 9 23 -4 40
12 Sampaio Corrêa 30 10 9 11 34 34 15 10 4 1 29 11 15 0 5 10 5 23 0 39
13 Novorizontino 31 9 9 13 31 37 16 7 5 4 20 16 15 2 4 9 11 21 -6 36
14 Chapecoense 30 8 11 11 27 28 15 4 5 6 15 17 15 4 6 5 12 11 -1 35
15 Guarani 31 8 11 12 25 32 16 6 6 4 13 12 15 2 5 8 12 20 -7 35
16 Vila Nova 30 6 16 8 22 27 15 3 10 2 10 9 15 3 6 6 12 18 -5 34
17 CSA 30 6 14 10 21 29 14 5 7 2 15 11 16 1 7 8 6 18 -8 32
18 Brusque 30 8 7 15 19 27 15 6 4 5 12 10 15 2 3 10 7 17 -8 31
19 Operario PR 30 7 9 14 23 36 15 6 4 5 15 12 15 1 5 9 8 24 -13 30
20 Náutico 30 7 6 17 25 44 15 5 4 6 19 17 15 2 2 11 6 27 -19 27

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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.