Only victory will be enough for the Paysandu club members in this Estádio Leônidas Sodré de Castro battle with Floresta, as they have a solid lead on their opponents in the Serie C standings.
- Paysandu have the the best goal difference (+14) in Serie C
- Paysandu have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Floresta have scored away.
Floresta have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Paysandu nor Floresta as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Paysandu form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio Leônidas Sodré de Castro as Paysandu have scored 19 goals to get 21 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Serie C are 6-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The Paysandu crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Floresta here at Estádio Leônidas Sodré de Castro. The first defeat after going undefeated in three league matches.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Altos with a 3-0 scoreline.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Paysandu matches with similar probabilities have ended with 6 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats (from 8 games).
The Paysandu fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Paysandu have conceded only 7 goals.
Floresta form and stats
The visitors are W4-D1-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Serie C.
It's the second away game in a row for Floresta, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Paysandu (placed 1st) last time out.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Campinense.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Floresta playing away, we found 6 games. Results were 1 away win, 2 draws and 3 home wins.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Floresta have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Paysandu and Floresta have met earlier this season: Paysandu - Floresta 0-1. Paysandu-Floresta H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Paysandu one win, Floresta one win, one draw. zero of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  M. de Sales Silva 10 goals | S. dos Santos Junior 3 goals | J. Soares de Oliveira Filho 3 goals |
Paysandu missing players
Floresta missing players
| Paysandu | Floresta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 31 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 79% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 68% |
| 42% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 26% |
| 21% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 21% |
| 11% | 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 58% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 37% |
| 21% | 30% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 32% |
| 21% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 37% |
| 5.1 | 6.5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 5.4 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.7 | 14.4 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 7.9 | 9.3 |
| 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 37% | 37% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 28% | 29% |
| 7.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.1 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
- Floresta haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Paysandu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Paysandu have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Floresta have scored away.
- Paysandu have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Serie C
- Paysandu have the the best goal difference (+14) in Serie C
- Paysandu have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Paysandu haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paysandu | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Mirassol | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Figueirense | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Volta Redonda | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Botafogo SP | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | ABC | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Vitória | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| 8 | Aparecidense | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 |
| 9 | Botafogo PB | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | Ypiranga Erechim | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| 11 | EC São José | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 26 |
| 12 | Remo | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| 13 | Manaus | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -5 | 25 |
| 14 | Confiança | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | -5 | 23 |
| 15 | Floresta | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Altos | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -10 | 21 |
| 17 | FC Atlético Cearense | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 26 | -18 | 19 |
| 18 | Brasil de Pelotas | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 17 |
| 19 | Ferroviário | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 16 |
| 20 | Campinense | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 16 |
