Open game expected at Arena do União Frederiquense: União RS vs EC São José preview

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Competition: Brazil Gaucho 1
Competition: Sun 06.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena do União Frederiquense

União RS - EC São José in Gaucho 1: Data, squad info, fixtures, trends and reports. Get our broad guide!

Insights:
  • União RS have not yet lost a game at home.
  • EC São José have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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 União and EC São José.

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União RS form and stats

The story so far in the Gaucho 1 for União RS at their home stadium (Arena do União Frederiquense) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats. In general it's been a long time since União RS tasted defeat here at Arena do União Frederiquense, as they have taken at least one point from their last 17 home games in the league.

The home regulars saw a 0-0 draw versus EC São José last time out and are looking for a victory here.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Brasil de Pelotas that ended 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 União RS have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won two, drawn three and lost one.

União RS are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. União have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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EC São José form and stats

There's been little loot from EC São José's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Gaucho 1. EC São José only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.

EC São José have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 183 minutes since they last conceded in Gaucho 1.

EC São José are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at União RS (placed 10th).

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at São Luiz.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with EC São José playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were one José win, three draws and seven defeats.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

The former H2H encounter ended União RS - EC São José 0-0, played this season. Stats for the previous two meetings between these two sides are: zero wins for União RS, two draws and zero wins for EC São José. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 2 sending-offs from the last two duels.

União RS missing players

EC São José missing players

União RS EC São José
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 1 6 10
2 2 0 Won W 0 1 3
3 3 1 Drew D 0 2 3
5 0 0 Lost L 1 3 4
8 7 1 Scored S 0 5 9
13 4 1 Conceded C 2 6 10
90% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 80%
70% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 60%
30% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 30%
20% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 10%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
50% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 30%
10% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 40%
50% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 50%
 
4.2 5.4 7 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.2 4.1
5.6 5.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 2 4 3.6
2.5 2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11 13 15 Shots (avg) S ( 18 12.3 10.2
3.4 4.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.7 3.2
24% 29% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 23% 28%
 
7.7 7.6 6 Shots against (avg) S A 10 8.8 8.9
3.2 2.8 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.2 3.7
Key stats in Gaucho 1 this season:
  • EC São José have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • União RS have not yet lost a game at home.
  • União RS have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • União RS 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 Ypiranga Erechim 10 6 3 1 17 6 6 6 0 0 16 4 4 0 3 1 1 2 11 21
2 Gremio 9 5 3 1 16 9 5 4 1 0 11 3 4 1 2 1 5 6 7 18
3 Novo Hamburgo 10 3 6 1 11 9 5 3 2 0 6 2 5 0 4 1 5 7 2 15
4 Caxias 10 3 3 4 12 9 4 2 1 1 8 3 6 1 2 3 4 6 3 12
5 Internacional 8 3 3 2 10 9 3 1 2 0 4 2 5 2 1 2 6 7 1 12
6 Brasil de Pelotas 9 2 6 1 10 10 5 2 3 0 8 4 4 0 3 1 2 6 0 12
7 EC São José 10 3 3 4 9 10 4 2 1 1 4 4 6 1 2 3 5 6 -1 12
8 São Luiz 9 3 3 3 6 11 5 3 1 1 3 3 4 0 2 2 3 8 -5 12
9 Aimoré 9 3 2 4 8 10 5 1 2 2 4 5 4 2 0 2 4 5 -2 11
10 União RS 10 2 3 5 8 13 5 2 3 0 7 4 5 0 0 5 1 9 -5 9
11 Juventude 9 1 5 3 7 8 5 1 3 1 4 3 4 0 2 2 3 5 -1 8
12 Guarany de Bagé 9 1 2 6 6 16 4 1 2 1 4 4 5 0 0 5 2 12 -10 5

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