National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Água Santa or Ferroviária that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Água Santa form and stats
Água Santa was eliminated in the regular season last season in the Paulista A1.Home games in the Paulista A2 have been a walk in the park for Água Santa so far, with 18 points won from 7 matches; 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. 0W-1D-3L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Paulista A1 for Água Santa. Two home wins in a row for Água Santa bring valid hopes of a third.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Ituano in the Paulista A1 last time out and are looking for a win here. A Paulista A1 defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Santo Andre.
The Água Santa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. Defensively Água Santa have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ferroviária form and stats
Ferroviária's mission in Paulista A1 last season failed in the quarter-finals.Playing away, Ferroviária have won 5 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Paulista A2 this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Paulista A1 stats, they have 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses both home and away. Ferroviária 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 Ferroviária, whose manager S. Soares da Silva could celebrate last time after the Paulista A1 win against Oeste. The game before that, in the Paulista A1, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Sao Paulo.
As you can tell from the results above, Ferroviária was very dominant against Oeste, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Felipe Ferreira (3) providing the goals. Felipe Ferreira certainly enjoyed Ferroviária's last game versus Oeste, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 5-1 victory.
Ferroviária find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Ferroviária as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Água Santa one win, zero draws and Ferroviária one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 L. Dias da Silva 1 goals |
Água Santa missing players
Ferroviária missing players
| Água Santa | Ferroviária | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 40 | 20 | Scored | S | 14 | 26 | ||
| 24 | 8 | Conceded | C | 10 | 19 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.9 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 237 | 120 | Total Shots | T S | 144 | 297 | ||
| 100 | 52 | Shots on Target | S O | 46 | 96 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ferroviária | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 44 |
| 2 | Novorizontino | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Oeste | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 | Água Santa | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 35 |
| 5 | Sao Caetano | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 35 |
| 6 | Mirassol | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 35 |
| 7 | Independente SP | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Guarani | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 32 |
| 9 | Santo Andre | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 30 |
| 10 | Uniao Barbarense | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Paulista | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Rio Branco SP | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 13 | Atletico Sorocaba | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | Velo Clube | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Batatais | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 22 |
| 16 | Monte Azul | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -13 | 21 |
| 17 | Comercial | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -9 | 20 |
| 18 | Matonense | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 19 | Catanduvense | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -16 | 12 |
| 20 | Guaratingueta | 19 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -27 | 3 |