Taubaté will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 12 points behind Água Santa.
It's no vacation for neither Taubaté nor Água Santa 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. Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game! Água Santa play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Água Santa when playing on grass are 6 wins, 4 draws and 10 defeats from 20 matches. They have scored 20 goals and conceded 29 times in these games.
Taubaté form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Taubaté has to build on here at Estádio Joaquim de Morais Filho. Taubaté have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.The points were shared in Taubaté's previous game, also at home. Visiting Inter de Limeira travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Água Santa.
This is expected to be a close game, with Taubaté perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Taubaté as a small favourite), we find two games. Taubaté has won 0 of these, drawn 2 and lost 0. There will be little rest for Taubaté after this match as they are travelling to Água Santa for a Paulista A2 game in only two days.
Taubaté have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Joaquim de Morais Filho with 12 goals in 8 matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Água Santa form and stats
Playing away, Água Santa have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats so far this season.It's the second away game in a row for Água Santa, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus CA Linense in the Paulista A2 last time out. A loss against Taubaté was the result prior to that, in a home game.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 24 similar matches played by Água Santa in our archives, and the results are: 8 wins for Água Santa, 5 draws and 11 defeats. A quick return to home after this game, as Água Santa are hosting Taubaté in the Paulista A2 only two days away.
Água Santa are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. As opposed to that, Água Santa have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Água Santa - Taubaté 0-1, played this season. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Taubaté, 1 draw and 1 win for Água Santa.Top Goalscorers
Taubaté missing players
Água Santa missing players
| Taubaté | Água Santa | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | Played | 8 | 15 |
| 16 | 12 | Scored | 13 | 24 |
| 16 | 9 | Conceded | 10 | 13 |
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 88% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 38% | 27% |
| 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 12% | 7% |
| 40% | 62% | Both teams to score | 62% | 47% |
| 33% | 25% | Clean Sheet | 25% | 40% |
| 33% | 12% | Failed To Score | 12% | 13% |
- Água Santa hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Água Santa is involved in more goals away, than home.
- Taubaté is involved in more goals home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Água 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 André | 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 |
