This fixture was marked in the calendar a long time ago by supporters of both teams, as it's the first Paulista A2 match of the season. Both Velo Clube and Rio Claro are ready for a positive start to their season.
- Rio Claro have won significantly less corners away then at home.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
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.
Velo Clube form and stats
In the previous season, Velo Clube's league statistics were 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses, resulting in 15th spot in the Paulista A2. From these zero matches they scored 0 goals and let in 0. Appearing as the home team in the former season Velo Clube produced 0-0-0 (win-draw-lost) with 0 goals and 0 conceded.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Velo Clube have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn five and lost three.
Rio Claro form and stats
Let's have a look at how Rio Claro performed last season in the Paulista A2: They landed a 11th 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.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Claro playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were three Rio Claro wins, two draws and two defeats.
Head 2 Head
Velo Clube and Rio Claro have faced off earlier this season: Velo Clube - Rio Claro 1-1. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: zero - four - three (Velo Clube wins - draws - Rio Claro wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Canavez Rubim 5 goals |  Felipe 3 goals | L. Duni de Lima 3 goals |
Velo Clube missing players
Rio Claro missing players
| Velo Clube | Rio Claro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 94% | 88% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 62% | 75% |
| 69% | 62% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 62% | 56% |
| 31% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 31% |
| 5.6 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| 4.9 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.7 | 9.1 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8 | 8.8 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 9.2 | 6.9 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
- Rio Claro have won significantly less corners away then at home.
