Delightful dogfight as daring Ituano duel with determined Água Santa

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Competition: Brazil Paulista A1
Competition: Mon 28.March
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior (18560 seats)

In total; twelve matches are finished and Ituano are 8 points in front of Água Santa. What will happen?

Insights:
  • Ituano have the most scored goals (19) in Paulista A1
  • Ituano have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Água Santa have scored away.

Água Santa play their home games on artifical turf, while this match will be played on grass. Relevant results for Água Santa when playing on grass are 18 wins, 13 draws and 17 defeats from 48 matches. They have created 56 goals and conceded 50 times in these fixtures.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Paulista A1. That game, against Mirassol, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Água Santa.

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Ituano form and stats

This stadium, Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior, has been a fortress for Ituano in the Paulista A1 so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 5-0-1. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Ituano, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

No payout for Ituano in their previous match, an away game at Palmeiras that ended in defeat 0-2.

Before that, Ituano played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Ponte Preta.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ituano have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won seven times, drawn five and lost two.

Ituano can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 14 times. From these home matches, Ituano have conceded only 5 goals.

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Água Santa form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Água Santa so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 2-0-4 (win-draw-lose).

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

Prior to that match, the Santa manager de Jesus faced defeat when travelling to Santos and losing 2-3.

We have checked recent matches where Água Santa have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were four victories, one draw and three defeats.

The attacking power of Água Santa when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. As opposed to that, Santa have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the results database show this recent match: Água Santa - Ituano 2-2. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - three - zero (Ituano wins - draws - Água Santa wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Água SantaA. Freire Pereira da Silva
A. Freire Pereira da Silva
7 goals
Água SantaC. dos Santos Bezerra
C. dos Santos Bezerra
5 goals

Ituano missing players

Água Santa missing players

Ituano Água Santa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 0 Played P 0 7 13
5 5 0 Won W 0 3 4
4 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
4 1 0 Lost L 0 4 7
19 14 0 Scored S 0 6 12
14 5 0 Conceded C 0 7 15
85% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
77% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 43% 54%
54% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 14% 31%
31% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 15%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 8%
46% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 14% 38%
38% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 43% 31%
31% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 31%
 
4.1 4.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.1 4.7
5.7 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6.9 5.8
1.4 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.6 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
11.3 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8.6 9.5
4.7 5.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.7 3.8
31% 41% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 23% 24%
 
11.3 10.7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10.7 10.3
3.2 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.7 4
Key stats in Paulista A1 this season:
  • All of Ituano's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Ituano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ituano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Ituano have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Água Santa have scored away.
  • Ituano have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Ituano have the most matches over the total-line (4) in Paulista A1
  • Ituano have the most scored goals (14) at home in Paulista A1
  • Ituano have the most scored goals (19) in Paulista A1
  • Ituano have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Paulista A1
  • Ituano haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Água Santa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Palmeiras 12 9 3 0 17 3 6 6 0 0 10 1 6 3 3 0 7 2 14 30
2 Ituano 12 5 4 3 19 12 6 5 0 1 14 5 6 0 4 2 5 7 7 19
3 Botafogo SP 12 5 3 4 10 12 6 2 3 1 5 5 6 3 0 3 5 7 -2 18
4 Mirassol 12 4 5 3 17 17 6 3 2 1 11 9 6 1 3 2 6 8 0 17