🔼 Unpredictable! A look at the race for promotion to Série A in 2027

🔼 Unpredictable! A look at the race for promotion to Série A in 2027 The change to the rules in Série B this season has made the competition even more interesting. Just two full rounds and six matches from Round 36 remain before the regular season ends. And practically NOTHING is certain when it comes to promotion to the top flight. Here's how things stand, along with the current table and remaining fixtures. Only 2️⃣ go up automatically The change affects the number of teams that secure promotion at the end of Round 38. Only the top two will earn that right. The teams finishing third through sixth will contest two-legged playoffs for the other two spots. Third will face sixth, while fourth will take on fifth. Brazilian league action this Saturday! See the updated table after a clash between direct rivals in Paraná Check out the risk of relegation to Série B after Round 33 How things stand 👇🏽 Vila Nova had the chance to return to the top against Juventude this Saturday (31). They led twice, but saw Juventude fight back to draw 2–2 after a wild second half featuring two red cards and even a power outage . The result put the side from the mountains of Rio Grande do Sul top with 65 points before Novorizontino (64) took to the pitch. Vila, meanwhile, have won just one of their last five games and moved to 63 points. They currently sit third. Criciúma (62), Fortaleza (61) and CRB (55) currently occupy the remaining playoff places. Fortaleza and CRB also have a game in hand. Sport had the chance to break into the top six, but failed to beat Botafogo in Ribeirão . Under the old format, they would already be out of the promotion race, but they still have a real chance of claiming a playoff spot. Next come three teams yet to play this round, all still dreaming: Atlético-GO (54), Goiás (52) and Operário (52). 🔻 At the other end... Avaí look likely to be the fourth and final team relegated to Série C for next season. They won in Rounds 32 and 33, but have taken just one of the last nine points available. Saturday's defeat came against Náutico , who reached 46 points and secured their survival. Athletic (44) were also safe following the match at Aflitos. Avaí remain on 37 points, occupying the highest of the four relegation places. Ceará sit 16th with 43 points and three matches still to play. In other words, Avaí need to win both their remaining games and hope Ceará lose all three. UPDATED table 📊 📅 Remaining fixtures Round 36 November 1 - Sunday 16:00 - Londrina vs América-MG - VGD 18:30 - Novorizontino vs Operário - Jorge Ismael de Biasi 18:30 - Cuiabá vs São Bernardo - Arena Pantanal November 2 - Monday 16:00 - Fortaleza vs Atlético-GO - Castelão 18:00 - Athletic vs Ceará - Arena Sicrei 20:30 - Goiás vs CRB - Serrinha Round 37 November 6 - Friday 19:30 - Botafogo-SP vs Londrina - Arena Nicnet 19:30 - Operário vs Sport - Germano Krüger 21:30 - Cuiabá vs Juventude - Arena Pantanal November 7 - Saturday 16:00 - Avaí vs São Bernardo - Ressacada 16:10 - Novorizontino vs Fortaleza - Jorge Ismael de Biasi 20:00 - Vila Nova vs Criciúma - OBA 21:30 - Náutico vs CRB - Aflitos November 8 - Sunday 16:00 - Athletic vs Atlético-GO - Arena Sicrei 19:15 - Ceará vs América-MG - Castelão 19:15 - Goiás vs Ponte Preta - Serrinha Round 38 November 14 - Saturday All matches kick off at 16:30 Ponte Preta vs Operário - Moisés Lucarelli São Bernardo vs Athletic - Primeiro de Maio América-MG vs Avaí - Arena Independência Londrina vs Náutico - VGD Fortaleza vs Vila Nova - Castelão Atlético-GO vs Cuiabá - Antônio Accioly Criciúma vs Novorizontino - Heriberto Hülse Sport vs Goiás - Ilha do Retiro CRB vs Ceará - Rei Pelé Juventude vs Botafogo-SP - Alfredo Jaconi This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.