National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Fortaleza U20 or Resende U20 that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Fortaleza U20 and Resende U20.
Fortaleza U20 form and stats
Action has already taken place for Fortaleza U20 in Sao Paolo Youth Cup as they have defeated Ituano U20, Uniao Suzano SP U20, Concordia U20 and Resende U20 to reach the 2nd Round. Last season, Fortaleza's Sao Paolo Youth Cup journey ended in the group stage.On the other hand, in the Sao Paolo Youth Cup, Fortaleza U20 has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Fortaleza U20's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Resende U20.
In the game before, an away victory in the Sao Paolo Youth Cup match versus Uniao Suzano SP U20 with a 2-1 scoreline.Resende U20 form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Sao Jose EC U20, Fortaleza U20, Corinthians U20 and River U20 in order to reach 2nd round of Sao Paolo Youth Cup. Last season their Sao Paolo Youth Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Sao Paolo Youth Cup stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away.
It's the second away game in a row for Resende U20, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Fortaleza U20 in the Sao Paolo Youth Cup last time out.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against River U20 in the Sao Paolo Youth Cup.Head 2 Head
Fortaleza U20 missing players
Resende U20 missing players
| Fortaleza U20 | Resende U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 41 | 27 | Scored | S | 16 | 39 | ||
| 40 | 19 | Conceded | C | 17 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 20% | ||
| 5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.5 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 44% | ||
| 9.9 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
