Rio Claro fights Monte Azul in Paulista A2 battle

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Competition: Brazil Paulista A2
Competition: Wed 12.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Dr. Augusto Schmidt Filho (8198 seats)

It's ground zero in Paulista A2 - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Rio Claro and Monte Azul did in their pre-season friendlies!

Insights:
  • Rio Claro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rio Claro have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Monte Azul have scored away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Rio Claro form and stats

Last season, Rio Claro's league statistics were 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses, resulting in a 9th position in the Paulista A2. Over these zero matches they scored 0 goals and conceded 0. Playing at home last season Rio Claro managed 0-0-0 (win-draw-lost) with 0 goals and 0 conceded.

There will be little rest for Claro after this match as they are travelling to Oeste for a Paulista A2 game in only three days.

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Monte Azul form and stats

Let's have a look at how Monte Azul performed last season in the Paulista A2: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 0 victories, 0 draws and 0 defeats. In total they scored 0 and conceded 0 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 0 and lost 0 with 0/0 goals scored/conceded.

A quick return to home after this game, as Monte are hosting RB Brasil in the Paulista A2 only three days away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's two Rio Claro victories, three draws and three Monte Azul wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ClaroM. Belli
M. Belli
5 goals
Rio ClaroC. da Silva Siqueira
C. da Silva Siqueira
4 goals
Rio ClaroD. da Silva dos Santos
D. da Silva dos Santos
3 goals

Rio Claro missing players

Monte Azul missing players

Rio Claro Monte Azul
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 2 6 13
5 2 0 Won W 1 1 3
6 3 0 Drew D 0 2 5
2 1 1 Lost L 1 3 5
16 9 1 Scored S 1 2 11
13 10 4 Conceded C 1 4 12
77% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 77%
46% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 17% 46%
31% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 31%
31% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 15%
23% 33% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
46% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 38%
46% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 38%
31% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 67% 46%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.6 10.7 11 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 8.7 8.1
3.8 4 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2 2.4
32% 38% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 17% 35%
Key stats in Paulista A2 this season:
  • Rio Claro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rio Claro have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Monte Azul have scored away.

  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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Atibaia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 EC Sao Bernardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Juventus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Monte Azul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Oeste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Osasco Audax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Portuguesa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Portuguesa Santista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 RB Brasil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Rio Claro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sao Bernardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sertaozinho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Taubate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Velo Clube 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 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 Sao Bento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sao 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 Sertaozinho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Taubate 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

Read more about Paulista A2

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.