Paulista A1 preview: Can Ituano edge out victory against Portuguesa?

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Competition: Brazil Paulista A1
Competition: Wed 18.January
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior (18560 seats)

It's the Paulista A1 opening game for these contenders, whom are finally competing for points again. Will Ituano or Portuguesa get that important first victory?

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 Ituano and Portuguesa.

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Ituano form and stats

The season before, Ituano's league statistics were 15 wins, 12 draws and 11 losses, ending with 6th place in the Paulista A1. During these 38 matches they scored {42 goals} and gave away 34. Playing at home in the last season Ituano generated 10-6-3 (win-draw-lost) with {23 goals} and 10 conceded.

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 8 times, drawn 3 and lost 3.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ituano as they are travelling to their away game against Guarani in the Paulista A1. That match is three days after this one.

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Portuguesa form and stats

Last season was a triumph for Portuguesa in the national league as they took home the Paulista A1 trophy. The championship was secured after 9 wins, 5 draws and only 1 defeat. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 4, drew 3 and lost 0.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bragantino in just three days.

Head 2 Head

Ituano have pulled off a streak of 8 consecutive matches without defeat (2-6-0) when facing Portuguesa.

Top Goalscorers

PortuguesaM. Costa
M. Costa
4 goals
ItuanoB. Schappo
B. Schappo
3 goals
ItuanoGabriel Barros
Gabriel Barros
3 goals

Ituano missing players

Portuguesa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ituano Portuguesa
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
10 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 12
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
15 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 12
6 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 6
Ituano Last season Portuguesa
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   10 21
15 10   Won W   6 13
12 6   Drew D   4 7
11 3   Lost L   0 1
42 23   Scored S   13 29
34 10   Conceded C   3 8
89% 79%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   90% 86%
66% 47%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   50% 52%
29% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   20% 29%
11% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 10%
5% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
45% 37%   BTTS BTTS   30% 33%
39% 58%   Clean Sheets C S   70% 62%
26% 26%   Failed to Score F T   10% 19%
 
4.9 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 6
5 4.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.2
2.4 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.5
5 2   Red cards R C   1 3
 
12.1 13   Shots (avg) S (   7.7 9.3
3.9 4.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3 3.6
28% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 38%
 
12.6 11.7   Shots against (avg) S A   11.2 9.4
3.8 2.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
3 Corinthians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Ferroviaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Ituano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sao Bento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cruzeiro 38 23 9 6 57 26 19 15 3 1 32 8 19 8 6 5 25 18 31 78
2 Gremio 38 17 14 7 50 26 19 14 3 2 37 10 19 3 11 5 13 16 24 65
3 Vasco da Gama 38 17 11 10 48 36 19 12 6 1 32 10 19 5 5 9 16 26 12 64
4 Bahia 38 17 11 10 43 29 19 12 5 2 29 11 19 5 6 8 14 18 14 62
5 Sampaio Correa 38 16 10 12 48 42 19 14 4 1 37 15 19 2 6 11 11 27 6 58
6 Ituano 38 15 12 11 42 34 19 10 6 3 23 10 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 57
7 Criciuma 38 14 14 10 43 31 19 11 5 3 26 9 19 3 9 7 17 22 12 56
8 Sport Recife 38 15 12 11 37 31 19 13 5 1 29 8 19 2 7 10 8 23 6 56
9 Londrina 38 14 11 13 36 37 19 8 7 4 23 19 19 6 4 9 13 18 -1 53
10 Guarani 38 13 12 13 33 36 19 9 6 4 16 12 19 4 6 9 17 24 -3 51
11 CRB 38 13 11 14 35 43 19 8 8 3 21 15 19 5 3 11 14 28 -8 50
12 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 34 36 19 8 7 4 19 13 19 4 6 9 15 23 -2 49
13 Vila Nova 38 9 20 9 28 31 19 6 11 2 13 9 19 3 9 7 15 22 -3 47
14 Chapecoense 38 11 12 15 37 39 19 7 6 6 23 21 19 4 6 9 14 18 -2 45
15 Tombense 38 10 15 13 38 47 19 9 9 1 24 13 19 1 6 12 14 34 -9 45
16 Novorizontino 38 11 11 16 44 49 19 8 6 5 28 21 19 3 5 11 16 28 -5 44
17 CSA 38 9 15 14 29 37 19 7 8 4 19 14 19 2 7 10 10 23 -8 42
18 Brusque 38 8 10 20 21 38 19 6 6 7 14 15 19 2 4 13 7 23 -17 34
19 Operario PR 38 7 13 18 31 53 19 6 6 7 18 19 19 1 7 11 13 34 -22 34
20 Nautico 38 8 6 24 32 65 19 6 4 9 24 27 19 2 2 15 8 38 -33 30
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Portuguesa 15 9 5 1 22 6 8 5 2 1 12 4 7 4 3 0 10 2 16 32
2 Oeste 15 8 6 1 19 8 8 4 3 1 10 4 7 4 3 0 9 4 11 30
3 XV de Piracicaba 15 7 5 3 18 10 8 5 1 2 14 7 7 2 4 1 4 3 8 26
4 Rio Claro 15 6 5 4 12 10 8 4 2 2 7 5 7 2 3 2 5 5 2 23
5 Sao Bento 15 5 7 3 16 12 8 3 3 2 10 7 7 2 4 1 6 5 4 22
6 CA Linense 15 5 7 3 15 12 7 3 4 0 9 4 8 2 3 3 6 8 3 22
7 Velo Clube 15 6 4 5 18 17 7 3 2 2 8 8 8 3 2 3 10 9 1 22
8 Primavera SP 15 5 7 3 15 15 7 4 1 2 9 9 8 1 6 1 6 6 0 22
9 EC Lemense 15 6 3 6 13 16 8 3 2 3 7 6 7 3 1 3 6 10 -3 21
10 Juventus 15 5 4 6 11 12 7 2 2 3 4 6 8 3 2 3 7 6 -1 19
11 Sao Caetano 15 5 2 8 17 20 8 2 2 4 7 9 7 3 0 4 10 11 -3 17
12 Portuguesa Santista 15 3 7 5 12 11 7 3 3 1 10 3 8 0 4 4 2 8 1 16
13 Monte Azul 15 4 4 7 10 19 7 3 3 1 6 4 8 1 1 6 4 15 -9 16
14 Taubate 15 2 7 6 17 21 7 1 6 0 9 8 8 1 1 6 8 13 -4 13
15 Osasco Audax 15 2 5 8 13 25 7 0 2 5 4 12 8 2 3 3 9 13 -12 11
16 RB Brasil 15 1 4 10 12 26 8 1 3 4 6 12 7 0 1 6 6 14 -14 7

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
3 Corinthians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Ferroviaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Ituano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sao Bento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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