Can Portuguesa Santista defeat Noroeste in Estádio Úlrico Mursa clash?

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Competition: Brazil Paulista A2
Competition: Wed 01.March
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Úlrico Mursa (6072 seats)

Paulista A2: A pair of contenders who have done fine so far. Get ready for Portuguesa Santista - Noroeste with this full guide!

Insights:
  • Portuguesa Santista have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Paulista A2
  • Noroeste have scored in all their away matches so far.

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 Portuguesa and Noroeste. The visiting Noroeste played their last game only four days ago, a Paulista A2 match. That game was also an away game, at Novorizontino. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Portuguesa Santista form and stats

Portuguesa Santista have played 5 Paulista A2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Novorizontino here at Estádio Úlrico Mursa, Portuguesa Santista has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

Portuguesa Santista travelled for their previous game, a trip to Juventus that ended 1-1.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Ponte Preta (1-3).

Goals from both teams! That has occurred in 5 league matches in a row for this club. Could it happen again?

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Portuguesa, as the Paulista A2 home game vs XV de Piracicaba is only four days away.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Portuguesa Santista is on fire here. A stunning 16 from 5 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.

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Noroeste form and stats

3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Noroeste playing as the away team in the Paulista A2 this season.

Noroeste are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Novorizontino (placed 3rd).

Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Monte Azul.

After this away game Noroeste return home for a Paulista A2 game against Rio Claro. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The travelling fans enjoy Noroeste's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. 7 goals have been conceded by Noroeste in these games.

Head 2 Head

Previous three meetings involving these contenders: Portuguesa Santista won two, Noroeste triumphed in one and we saw zero draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last three duels.

Top Goalscorers

Portuguesa SantistaC. Lursen Tuponi
C. Lursen Tuponi
7 goals
NoroesteL. Martins da Silva
L. Martins da Silva
5 goals
NoroesteC. de Moura Brito
C. de Moura Brito
5 goals

Portuguesa Santista missing players

Noroeste missing players

Portuguesa Santista Noroeste
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 5 1 Played P 2 6 12
7 5 1 Won W 1 3 6
2 0 0 Drew D 1 2 2
3 0 0 Lost L 0 1 4
23 16 4 Scored S 4 10 18
15 7 2 Conceded C 2 7 17
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 83%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 67%
33% 60% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 33%
25% 60% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
67% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 58%
33% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 33%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 8%
 
5.2 5.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4 5.1
6.1 4.8 10 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 6.5 5.7
2.2 3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 14.4 14 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 8.7 11.3
5.5 7.2 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.5 4.5
35% 44% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 48% 33%
 
13.6 12.6 23 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 13.2 10.9
5.7 6.2 9 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.5 4.1
Key stats in Paulista A2 this season:
  • All of Portuguesa Santista's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Noroeste have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Noroeste have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Noroeste haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Portuguesa Santista have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Portuguesa Santista have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Portuguesa Santista have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Portuguesa Santista have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Paulista A2
  • Portuguesa Santista have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Portuguesa Santista haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ponte Preta 13 10 2 1 26 13 7 5 2 0 15 7 6 5 0 1 11 6 13 32
2 Portuguesa Santista 12 7 2 3 23 15 5 5 0 0 16 7 7 2 2 3 7 8 8 23
3 Novorizontino 12 7 2 3 22 14 7 5 2 0 16 6 5 2 0 3 6 8 8 23
4 Noroeste 12 6 2 4 18 17 6 3 0 3 8 10 6 3 2 1 10 7 1 20
5 Comercial 12 5 3 4 11 12 6 3 1 2 6 5 6 2 2 2 5 7 -1 18
6 Primavera SP 13 4 5 4 17 17 7 2 3 2 10 9 6 2 2 2 7 8 0 17
7 Velo Clube 12 5 2 5 16 18 6 4 1 1 9 6 6 1 1 4 7 12 -2 17
8 XV de Piracicaba 12 3 7 2 15 12 6 1 3 2 4 5 6 2 4 0 11 7 3 16
9 Taubaté 12 4 3 5 13 11 6 3 0 3 9 6 6 1 3 2 4 5 2 15
10 Rio Claro 12 4 3 5 14 16 7 2 2 3 11 11 5 2 1 2 3 5 -2 15
11 Oeste 12 3 5 4 15 14 7 1 4 2 3 5 5 2 1 2 12 9 1 14
12 Juventus 12 3 5 4 13 12 6 1 2 3 5 7 6 2 3 1 8 5 1 14
13 CA Linense 12 2 6 4 9 12 6 1 4 1 5 6 6 1 2 3 4 6 -3 12
14 EC Lemense 12 3 2 7 12 22 5 3 0 2 7 7 7 0 2 5 5 15 -10 11
15 São Caetano 12 2 3 7 12 19 5 1 2 2 7 7 7 1 1 5 5 12 -7 9
16 Monte Azul 12 1 4 7 14 26 5 0 2 3 4 11 7 1 2 4 10 15 -12 7

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