This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first Maranhense game of the season. Both Imperatriz and Juventude MA are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Imperatriz form and stats
Imperatriz are traveling soon after this match as the Maranhense match at Sao Jose MA awaits in three days.
It's the first season at a new level for Imperatriz as they were promoted from Copa do Nordeste last season. Happy days that were secured through 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from five games. The team scored 4 goals at home last season and conceded 3. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
Juventude MA form and stats
Head 2 Head
Imperatriz missing players
Juventude MA missing players
| Imperatriz | Juventude MA | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 27% |