An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 6th and the visitors in 6th place.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Bangu U20 form and stats
1 victory, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Bangu U20 have to build on here at Estádio Proletário Guilherme da Silveira Filho.Bangu U20's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus América RJ U20. Heartbreak before that as Bangu U20 lost 0-2 at Flamengo RJ U20's place.
This is expected to be a close game, with Bangu U20 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bangu U20 as a small favourite), we find three games. Bangu U20 has won 1 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Bangu U20 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 4 goals in 4 matches. Bangu U20 are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Proletário Guilherme da Silveira Filho, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
América RJ U20 form and stats
Playing away, América RJ U20 have won 1 game, drawn 3 and suffered 0 defeats so far this season.It's the second away game in a row for América RJ U20, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Bangu U20 in the Carioca U20 last time out. A 0-2 loss hosting Fluminense U20 before that.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with América RJ U20 playing away and similar expectations, we found two relevant matches. Results were {1 América RJ U20 wins}, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games, an average of less than one per game. América RJ U20 are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Bangu U20 - América RJ U20 1-2 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last one match): Bangu U20 0 wins, 0 draws and América RJ U20 1 victory. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 games had two or less.Bangu U20 missing players
América RJ U20 missing players
| Bangu U20 | América RJ U20 | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Played | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Won | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 17 | 13 | 6 | Scored | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| 22 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| 93% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 78% | 73% |
| 71% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 64% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 47% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 14% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 27% |
| 36% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 47% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | 100% | 22% | 33% |
| 43% | 38% | 0% | Failed To Score | 100% | 44% | 47% |
| 5.3 | 6.8 | 11.5 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 3 | 3 |
- Bangu U20 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 28-04-19 | | Bangu U20 | 0 - 3 | Vasco U20 |
| 10-05-19 | | Nova Iguaçu U20 | 2 - 2 | Bangu U20 |
| 14-06-19 | | Bangu U20 | 0 - 0 | Cabofriense U20 |
| 28-06-19 | | Bangu U20 | 0 - 1 | Resende U20 |
| 06-07-19 | | Madureira U20 | 2 - 1 | Bangu U20 |
| 21-07-19 | | Boavista U20 | 2 - 1 | Bangu U20 |
| 26-07-19 | | Bangu U20 | 3 - 0 | Goytacaz U20 |
| 03-08-19 | | Flamengo RJ U20 | 2 - 0 | Bangu U20 |
| 16-08-19 | | Bangu U20 | 1 - 2 | América RJ U20 |
| 25-08-19 | | Botafogo U20 | 18:00 | Bangu U20 |
| 10-05-19 | | Resende U20 | 1 - 0 | América RJ U20 |
| 18-05-19 | | Vasco U20 | 4 - 2 | América RJ U20 |
| 15-06-19 | | Nova Iguaçu U20 | 1 - 1 | América RJ U20 |
| 29-06-19 | | Macaé U20 | 0 - 0 | América RJ U20 |
| 07-07-19 | | América RJ U20 | 0 - 0 | Americano U20 |
| 28-07-19 | | América RJ U20 | 2 - 3 | Vasco U20 |
| 07-08-19 | | Volta Redonda U20 | 0 - 0 | América RJ U20 |
| 11-08-19 | | América RJ U20 | 0 - 2 | Fluminense U20 |
| 16-08-19 | | Bangu U20 | 1 - 2 | América RJ U20 |
| 25-08-19 | | América RJ U20 | 18:00 | Portuguesa RJ U20 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Fluminense U20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Vasco U20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | Americano U20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 4 | Volta Redonda U20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Nova Iguaçu U20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Bangu U20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 7 | Macaé U20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | -19 | 4 |
| 8 | Portuguesa RJ U20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -16 | 0 |