Ipatinga vs Betim match preview: Even contest expected at Estádio João Lamego Neto

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Competition: Brazil Mineiro 2
Competition: Sat 25.June
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio João Lamego Neto (24500 seats)

The Ipatinga & Betim bosses are both dreading and feeling excited about this important fixture in the upper regions of the Mineiro 2 positions.

Insights:
  • Ipatinga have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Mineiro 2
  • Betim have won significantly less corners away then at 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 Ipatinga and Betim.

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Ipatinga form and stats

The story so far in the Mineiro 2 for Ipatinga at their home stadium (Estádio João Lamego Neto) is 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

A strong away win for Ipatinga against Tupynambas the last match.

Before that, Ipatinga had a home game versus Boa which ended with a victory 2-1.

Ipatinga have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Betim form and stats

The visitors are W3-D0-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Mineiro 2.

It's the second away game in a row for Betim, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Democrata SL last time out.

Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Tupynambas.

The attacking power of Betim when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).

Head 2 Head

The last head-to-head game ended Betim - Ipatinga 3-0, earlier this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Ipatinga victory, zero draws and two Betim wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Ipatinga missing players

Betim missing players

Ipatinga Betim
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 0 6 13
6 2 0 Won W 0 4 7
5 3 1 Drew D 0 0 2
2 1 1 Lost L 0 2 4
18 7 2 Scored S 0 5 13
12 5 3 Conceded C 0 3 11
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
85% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 17% 54%
38% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 31%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 31%
31% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 38%
15% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 31%
 
4.7 7.2 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.4 4.5
4.9 2.8 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.8 4.1
3.3 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.4
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.5 6.8 7 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4.4 7.9
3.2 1.8 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.8 3.4
40% 43% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 30%
 
9.6 9.8 15.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 6.4 8.3
3.6 3.8 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.6 3.6
Key stats in Mineiro 2 this season:
  • Betim have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Betim haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ipatinga have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Mineiro 2
  • Ipatinga have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Ipatinga 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 Betim 11 6 2 3 12 9 6 3 2 1 8 6 5 3 0 2 4 3 3 20
2 Tupynambas 11 5 4 2 15 8 6 3 3 0 8 3 5 2 1 2 7 5 7 19
3 Varginha EC 11 4 5 2 10 5 5 2 2 1 4 2 6 2 3 1 6 3 5 17
4 Ipatinga 11 4 5 2 14 11 5 1 3 1 5 4 6 3 2 1 9 7 3 17
5 Boa 11 5 2 4 10 9 6 4 0 2 8 5 5 1 2 2 2 4 1 17
6 Democrata SL 11 4 4 3 13 11 5 3 1 1 7 4 6 1 3 2 6 7 2 16
7 Tupi 11 4 3 4 9 12 5 1 3 1 4 4 6 3 0 3 5 8 -3 15
8 Uniao Luziense 11 4 3 4 9 13 6 4 1 1 7 6 5 0 2 3 2 7 -4 15
9 Nacional AC MG 11 3 3 5 9 11 6 2 2 2 5 4 5 1 1 3 4 7 -2 12
10 Aymores 11 2 5 4 10 12 5 1 2 2 5 6 6 1 3 2 5 6 -2 11
11 Coimbra 11 2 4 5 8 12 6 1 1 4 4 8 5 1 3 1 4 4 -4 10
12 Uberaba 11 1 4 6 9 15 5 0 2 3 4 7 6 1 2 3 5 8 -6 7

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