Soccer betting preview: Vitória welcomes CSA in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Tue 02.November
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Manoel Barradas (35632 seats)

Vitória hope to have lots of fans in for this fixture even though the season has been strenuous so far with 33 points and a 18th position in the Serie B table. Visiting CSA hold 7th place with 48 pts.

Insights:
  • Vitória have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Serie B

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Vitória and CSA.

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Vitória form and stats

The total Serie B stats playing at home this season for Vitória are 4-7-5 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio Manoel Barradas.

The Vitória goalkeeper Lucas Willians Assis Arcanjo is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 355 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie B.

An away draw last time out for Vitória, facing Ponte Preta in a game that ended 0-0. Defender Wallace Reis got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.6/10. Reis hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Botafogo PB that finished 1-1.

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 Vitória have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won three, drawn five and lost one.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Vitória as they are travelling to their away game against Avaí in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Vitória here at Estádio Manoel Barradas in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 16 games). From these home matches, Vitória have conceded only 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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CSA form and stats

The visitors are W7-D1-L8 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.

It's the second away game in a row for CSA, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Vasco da Gama (placed 8th) in the Serie B last time out. Dellatorre, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.31. Dellatorre scored two goals and hit one key pass.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-4 defeat against Operario PR.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with CSA playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were three CSA wins, four draws and six defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Remo in just three days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far CSA have scored 17 goals in 16 league games away. As opposed to that, CSA have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent recorded meeting involving both these teams is the CSA - Vitória 2-1 played previously this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Vitória one win, one draw and CSA four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CSAG. Alves Dellatorre
G. Alves Dellatorre
9 goals
CSAI. Freitas de Castilho
I. Freitas de Castilho
8 goals
CSAG. Santana Pinto
G. Santana Pinto
5 goals

Vitória missing players

CSA missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vitória CSA
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 6 16 32
6 4 0 Won W 5 7 14
15 7 2 Drew D 0 1 6
11 5 3 Lost L 1 8 12
23 15 3 Scored S 11 17 39
26 12 6 Conceded C 5 17 32
75% 75% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
41% 44% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 62% 62%
25% 31% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 31% 38%
12% 19% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 19% 19%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 9%
34% 38% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 31% 41%
41% 44% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 31%
50% 44% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 44% 38%
 
4.8 6.1 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5.1 4.7
4.5 3.8 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.8 4.8
2.4 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.3 2.5
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.7 15.1 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.1 10.9
4.2 4.9 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.2 4
17% 19% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 33% 30%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Vitória have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vitória have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Serie B
  • Vitória have the most matches under the total-line (20) in Serie B
  • Vitória 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 32 16 10 6 40 25 16 9 5 2 24 11 16 7 5 4 16 14 15 58
2 Botafogo 32 16 8 8 46 28 16 13 1 2 34 10 16 3 7 6 12 18 18 56
3 Avaí 32 15 8 9 37 27 16 9 4 3 20 11 16 6 4 6 17 16 10 53
4 Goias 32 14 11 7 38 25 16 9 5 2 24 11 16 5 6 5 14 14 13 53
5 CRB 32 13 12 7 41 34 16 5 9 2 21 16 16 8 3 5 20 18 7 51
6 Guarani 32 13 10 9 44 35 16 8 4 4 23 15 16 5 6 5 21 20 9 49
7 CSA 32 14 6 12 39 32 16 7 5 4 22 15 16 7 1 8 17 17 7 48
8 Vasco da Gama 32 13 8 11 39 37 16 9 3 4 23 15 16 4 5 7 16 22 2 47
9 Náutico 32 12 9 11 42 42 16 6 6 4 25 21 16 6 3 7 17 21 0 45
10 Vila Nova 32 10 12 10 27 27 16 5 8 3 7 6 16 5 4 7 20 21 0 42
11 Remo 32 11 8 13 28 34 16 7 3 6 11 11 16 4 5 7 17 23 -6 41
12 Operario PR 32 11 8 13 28 36 16 7 3 6 17 18 16 4 5 7 11 18 -8 41
13 Sampaio Correa 32 10 10 12 33 35 16 7 4 5 19 14 16 3 6 7 14 21 -2 40
14 Cruzeiro 32 8 15 9 37 39 16 4 8 4 21 23 16 4 7 5 16 16 -2 39
15 Ponte Preta 32 9 11 12 31 34 16 7 6 3 22 15 16 2 5 9 9 19 -3 38
16 Brusque 32 10 8 14 33 46 16 6 5 5 18 13 16 4 3 9 15 33 -13 35
17 Londrina 32 8 11 13 24 36 16 4 5 7 12 17 16 4 6 6 12 19 -12 35
18 Vitória 32 6 15 11 23 26 16 4 7 5 15 12 16 2 8 6 8 14 -3 33
19 Confianca 32 8 7 17 32 44 16 5 2 9 17 22 16 3 5 8 15 22 -12 31
20 Brasil de Pelotas 32 4 11 17 21 41 16 4 6 6 14 18 16 0 5 11 7 23 -20 23

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 Coritiba 32 16 10 6 40 25 16 9 5 2 24 11 16 7 5 4 16 14 15 58
2 Botafogo 32 16 8 8 46 28 16 13 1 2 34 10 16 3 7 6 12 18 18 56
3 Avaí 32 15 8 9 37 27 16 9 4 3 20 11 16 6 4 6 17 16 10 53
4 Goias 32 14 11 7 38 25 16 9 5 2 24 11 16 5 6 5 14 14 13 53
5 CRB 32 13 12 7 41 34 16 5 9 2 21 16 16 8 3 5 20 18 7 51
6 Guarani 32 13 10 9 44 35 16 8 4 4 23 15 16 5 6 5 21 20 9 49
7 CSA 32 14 6 12 39 32 16 7 5 4 22 15 16 7 1 8 17 17 7 48
8 Vasco da Gama 32 13 8 11 39 37 16 9 3 4 23 15 16 4 5 7 16 22 2 47
9 Náutico 32 12 9 11 42 42 16 6 6 4 25 21 16 6 3 7 17 21 0 45
10 Vila Nova 32 10 12 10 27 27 16 5 8 3 7 6 16 5 4 7 20 21 0 42
11 Remo 32 11 8 13 28 34 16 7 3 6 11 11 16 4 5 7 17 23 -6 41
12 Operario PR 32 11 8 13 28 36 16 7 3 6 17 18 16 4 5 7 11 18 -8 41
13 Sampaio Correa 32 10 10 12 33 35 16 7 4 5 19 14 16 3 6 7 14 21 -2 40
14 Cruzeiro 32 8 15 9 37 39 16 4 8 4 21 23 16 4 7 5 16 16 -2 39
15 Ponte Preta 32 9 11 12 31 34 16 7 6 3 22 15 16 2 5 9 9 19 -3 38
16 Brusque 32 10 8 14 33 46 16 6 5 5 18 13 16 4 3 9 15 33 -13 35
17 Londrina 32 8 11 13 24 36 16 4 5 7 12 17 16 4 6 6 12 19 -12 35
18 Vitória 32 6 15 11 23 26 16 4 7 5 15 12 16 2 8 6 8 14 -3 33
19 Confianca 32 8 7 17 32 44 16 5 2 9 17 22 16 3 5 8 15 22 -12 31
20 Brasil de Pelotas 32 4 11 17 21 41 16 4 6 6 14 18 16 0 5 11 7 23 -20 23

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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.