Vila Nova FC Cling to a One-Point Lead as Série B Race Tightens
Vila Nova FC stay top of Série B by a single point from Juventude after round 31, while Fortaleza slip and the bottom four remain locked in the relegation zone.
Brasileirão Série B 2026 · 36 matches · percentiles among the league's 20 teams
Sport Recife: builds with short passes, presses high, creates big chances.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 53.8% | 83 |
| xG created / match | 1.42 | 83 |
| xG conceded / match | 1.26 | 48 |
| Shots / match | 14.2 | 68 |
| Corners / match | 4.8 | 23 |
| Tackles + interceptions / 100 passes | 6.9 | 88 |
| Accurate long balls / 100 passes | 6.3 | 8 |
| Card points / match | 2.49 | 58 |
| Pass accuracy | 83.4% | 73 |
| Accurate crosses / match | 4.6 | 48 |
| Touches in the box / match | 18.7 | 48 |
| Big chances / match | 2.2 | 88 |
For defence and discipline a high percentile means less xG conceded and fewer cards. Card points: yellow + 2 × red.
Teams in other leagues with a similar style — style, not strength
From the match statistics of this season's league games (at least 4): possession, xG created and conceded per match, shots, corners, tackles + interceptions per 100 opponent passes (possession-adjusted pressing), accurate long balls per 100 accurate passes and card points. Each axis is a percentile against the teams of the same league (or of similar-level leagues if the league is small). Labels come from fixed threshold rules (no AI). Similar teams: cosine similarity of the eight axes' percentile vectors centred on the average. Updated nightly.
Ongoing runs (90-minute results)
| Streak | Current | Season best |
|---|---|---|
| Unbeaten | 2 | 8 |
| Winning run | 0 | 3 |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 3 |
| Scoring in every game | 2 | 17 |
| Streak | Current | Best in the last 365 days |
|---|---|---|
| Unbeaten | 2 | 10 |
| Winning run | 0 | 3 |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 3 |
| Scoring in every game | 2 | 17 |