Apucarana fights Maringá in Paranaense 2 battle

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Competition: Brazil Paranaense 2
Competition: Wed 14.October
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Olímpio Barreto (13000 seats)

It's early days in the Paranaense 2 and both Apucarana and Maringá are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

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 Apucarana and Maringá.

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Apucarana form and stats

Only two Paranaense 2 home games for Apucarana so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Apucarana as they have a new game in only four days, a Paranaense 2 match thankfully also at home. Araucária are visiting.

Early season league goal statistics from Apucarana's 2 home games: 3 goals, 2 conceded.

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Maringá form and stats

Maringá are yet to lose a point on their Paranaense 2 travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. The fact that Maringá have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Maringá has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Two travels in a row for Maringá, whose manager S. Forner could celebrate last time after the Paranaense 2 win against Prudentópolis. Preceding that game was the away victory against Nacional PR with the score of 2-0.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting AA Batel in just four days.

Maringá have the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Apucarana victories, zero draws and two Maringá wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Apucarana missing players

Maringá missing players

Apucarana Maringá
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 1 2 5
1 1 0 Won W 1 2 4
3 1 1 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
5 3 2 Scored S 1 3 6
5 2 2 Conceded C 0 0 1
80% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 80%
40% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 40%
40% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 20%
40% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 20%
40% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 80%
40% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 20%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
35 27 27 Total Shots T S 7 9 33
14 9 9 Shots on Target S O 2 2 10
29% 22% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 150% 50%
Key stats in Paranaense 2 this season:
  • Apucarana has the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in Paranaense 2
  • Apucarana have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Maringá has the fewest conceded goals (1) in Paranaense 2
  • Maringá has the most points (6) away in Paranaense 2
  • Maringá has the the best goal difference (+3) away in Paranaense 2
  • Maringá has the the best goal difference (+5) in Paranaense 2
  • Maringá have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Maringá have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Maringá have won all their away games so far.
Apucarana Last season Maringá
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
17 8   Played P   5 11
7 3   Won W   1 3
1 0   Drew D   1 3
9 5   Lost L   3 5
24 8   Scored S   3 10
23 10   Conceded C   6 14
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 91%
65% 38%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   60% 73%
53% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   20% 45%
24% 12%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 9%
18% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
53% 38%   BTTS BTTS   40% 45%
24% 12%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 18%
24% 50%   Failed to Score F T   60% 45%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
3.2 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.8
3 2   Red cards R C   1 2
 
50 32   Total Shots T S   28 101
18 12   Shots on Target S O   11 40
50% 50%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 25%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Maringá 5 4 1 0 6 1 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 5 13
2 Araucária 5 2 3 0 8 4 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 9
3 Andraus Brasil 5 2 2 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 8
4 Prudentópolis 5 1 3 1 7 7 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 6
5 Apucarana 5 1 3 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 6
6 Azuriz 4 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 5
7 Rolândia 4 1 1 2 5 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 -1 4
8 AA Batel 5 0 2 3 4 7 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 -3 2
9 Independiente FSJ 4 0 2 2 4 8 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 2
10 Nacional PR 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 1

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