With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Araucária fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Nacional PR.
The visiting Nacional PR played their last game only three days ago, a Serie D match. That game, against Cabofriense, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Nacional PR.
Araucária form and stats
Araucária have collected seven points from their first three Paranaense 2 games here at Estádio Atílio Gionédis, a promising start.
Araucária were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
There will be little rest for Araucária after this match as they are travelling to AA Batel for a Paranaense 2 game in only three days.
Goals decide football matches and Araucária are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. Araucária's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 3 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nacional PR form and stats
It's not happening yet for Nacional PR on their Paranaense 2 travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? Nacional seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Two away games in a row for Nacional, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-7 versus Cabofriense in the Serie D. A home win before that, celebrating 6-0 vs AA Batel.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Cabofriense was particularly ugly (0-7). The humiliation is still top of mind.
A new game in only three days for Nacional PR, the Paranaense 2 home match versus Andraus Brasil. Busy days.
Nacional have scored 3 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. For Nacional PR, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
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| Araucária | Nacional PR | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 43% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 43% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 37 | 23 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 14 | 44 |
| 21 | 14 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| 38% | 50% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 43% |
- All of Araucária's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Nacional PR's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Araucária have not yet lost a game at home.
- Araucária is in the best form (2-3-0)
- Nacional PR has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Paranaense 2
- Nacional PR has the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Paranaense 2
- Nacional PR have lost all their away matches so far.
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Azuriz | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Prudentópolis | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Andraus Brasil | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Apucarana | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Araucária | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -5 | 9 |
| 7 | Rolândia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Independiente FSJ | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Nacional PR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | AA Batel | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -10 | 2 |