National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Guarani or Santo André that keep their silverware dream alive.
Santo André could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Paulista A1 game only four sleeps ago.
Guarani form and stats
Guarani was eliminated in the troféu do interior - semi finals last season in the Paulista A1. Mirassol was too strong.10-2-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Guarani so far this season.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 236 minutes without scoring a league goal. D. Cardoso was the last player to find the net.
The Guarani crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Santos here in a Paulista A1 match. Before that match, a Paulista A1 win away at Inter de Limeira.
The defeat against Santos was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by Pablo Diogo).
Guarani aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 17 goals from 19 games. Guarani are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 19 matches.
Santo André form and stats
Last season their Paulista A1 adventure ended in the regular season.There's been little loot from Santo André's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Paulista A2. Santo André only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. Total Paulista A1 statistics for Santo André: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Santo André are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Impressive finishing from Douglas Baggio secured the home win 1-0 against Água Santa in their previous game. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Ferroviaria in the Paulista A1.
A quick return to home after this game, as Santo André are hosting Criciuma in the Copa do Brasil only three days away.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Santo André's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 7 matches. Santo André have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's 1 Guarani victory, 2 draws and 5 Santo André wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Cardoso Nogueira 5 goals |  M. Alvarenga de Oliveira 3 goals |
Guarani missing players
Santo André missing players
| Guarani | Santo André | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Scored | S | 11 | 33 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 15% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 6 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 284 | 165 | Total Shots | T S | 88 | 208 | ||
| 92 | 53 | Shots on Target | S O | 33 | 81 | ||
| 25% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bragantino | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 37 | 75 |
| 2 | Sport Recife | 38 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 49 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 68 |
| 3 | Coritiba | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 66 |
| 4 | Atletico GO | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 62 |
| 5 | America Mineiro | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 61 |
| 6 | Parana | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 56 |
| 7 | CRB | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 55 |
| 8 | Cuiaba | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Botafogo SP | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 50 |
| 10 | Operario PR | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -9 | 50 |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 47 |
| 12 | Vitória | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -6 | 45 |
| 13 | Guarani | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 22 | -10 | 44 |
| 14 | Brasil de Pelotas | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -16 | 44 |
| 15 | Oeste | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 41 | 49 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 41 |
| 16 | Figueirense | 38 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -7 | 41 |
| 17 | Londrina | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 39 |
| 18 | Sao Bento | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 31 | -8 | 39 |
| 19 | Criciuma | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 39 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 38 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -13 | 39 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Água Santa | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 2 | Portuguesa Santista | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 3 | Rio Claro | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| 4 | Juventus | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | XV de Piracicaba | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | Santo André | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Inter de Limeira | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 8 | Taubate | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Atibaia | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Sertaozinho | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 17 |
| 11 | Portuguesa | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Votuporanguense | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | Penapolense | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 14 | Sao Bernardo | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Nacional SP | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | CA Linense | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -7 | 13 |