Paulista A2 match preview: Portuguesa versus Taubaté

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Competition: Brazil Paulista A2
Date: Wed 29.January
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nicolau Alayon (67052 seats)

This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first Paulista A2 game of the season. Both Portuguesa and Taubaté are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.

It's no vacation for neither Portuguesa nor Taubaté as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Portuguesa form and stats

Portuguesa are traveling soon after this match as the Paulista A2 match at Votuporanguense awaits in four days.

Last season, Portuguesa's league statistics were 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 11th position in the Paulista A2. Over these 15 matches they scored 19 goals and conceded 23. Playing at home last season Portuguesa managed 2-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with 10 goals and 10 conceded.

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Taubaté form and stats

A new game in only three days for Taubaté, the Paulista A2 home match versus Penapolense. Busy days.

Let's have a look at how Taubaté performed last season in the Paulista A2: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 16 and conceded 16 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 1 and lost 4 with 4/7 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Portuguesa won 1 game, 1 match ended with a draw and Taubaté has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 2

Top Goalscorers

TaubatéE. Rocha dos Santos
E. Rocha dos Santos
3 goals
PortuguesaJ. Gurgel do Amaral
J. Gurgel do Amaral
2 goals

Portuguesa missing players

Taubaté missing players

Portuguesa Taubaté
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 1 2
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 2 2 Scored S 0 1 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
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% 100% 100%
50% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7 7 7 Corners For (avg) C F 0 0 3
7.5 3 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 6 5
1 2 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 4 3.5
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
17 10 10 Total Shots T S 0 11 30
9 5 5 Shots on Target S O 0 2 6
22% 40% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 50%
Portuguesa Last season Taubaté
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
15 7   Played P   8 17
4 2   Won W   2 5
5 3   Drew D   1 4
6 2   Lost L   5 8
19 10   Scored S   4 16
23 10   Conceded C   9 23
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 94%
87% 86%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   38% 65%
47% 43%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   12% 35%
27% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 24%
20% 29%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 12%
67% 86%   BTTS BTTS   12% 35%
13% 14%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 29%
20% 0%   Failed to Score F T   62% 41%
 
4.2 4   Corners For (avg) C F   5.2 5.3
5.5 5.2   Corners Against (avg) C A   5.8 5.6
1.9 1.4   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.7
2 1   Red Cards R C   1 1
 
130 57   Total Shots T S   39 106
41 19   Shots on Target S O   10 43
41% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   20% 30%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atibaia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Juventus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Monte Azul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Osasco Audax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Penapolense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Portuguesa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Portuguesa Santista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 RB Brasil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Rio Claro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 São Bento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 São Bernardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sao Caetano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sertãozinho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Taubaté 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Votuporanguense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 XV de Piracicaba 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 Agua 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 Andre 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 Taubaté 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 Sertãozinho 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 São 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

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There are 26 state football leagues in Brazil. Because of long distances in Brazil a very competitive football culture developed within each state. Therefore, Brazil remain one of the few countries who still run state championships alongside the national ones. Most of them run from January to May, outside the national season.