National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Francana U20 or Cruzeiro AL U20 that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Francana U20 form and stats
Francana U20 was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Sao Paolo Youth Cup..
Francana's previous match was also a home event, the loss 1-4 against Guarani U20 (in Sao Paolo Youth Cup).
Heartbreak before that as Francana U20 lost 0-4 at Botafogo SP U20's place.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Sao Paolo Youth Cup game versus Gremio U20 in only three days. This game is also played here at Estádio Municipal Dr. José Lancha Filho.
Cruzeiro AL U20 form and stats
As the visiting team in league matches, Cruzeiro AL U20 have produced an overall stat of 0-0-0 so far.
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Gremio U20 in their previous outing. The Sao Paolo Youth Cup battle ended 0-0.
Before that match, 0-0 away against CSA U20 in the Alagoano U20.
After this away game Cruzeiro AL U20 return home for a Sao Paolo Youth Cup game against Guarani U20. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Head 2 Head
Francana U20 missing players
Cruzeiro AL U20 missing players
| Francana U20 | Cruzeiro AL U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 17 | Played | P | 10 | 19 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 21 | 17 | Scored | S | 13 | 28 | ||
| 42 | 23 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | ||
| 92% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 89% | ||
| 75% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 63% | ||
| 58% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 30% | 32% | ||
| 29% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 21% | ||
| 8% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 5% | ||
| 58% | 65% | BTTS | BTTS | 10% | 21% | ||
| 21% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 70% | 58% | ||
| 29% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 32% | ||
| 3.4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 6.7 | 6.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.1 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3 | ||
| 27% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 41% | ||
| 16.6 | 15.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 6.2 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 1.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guarani U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Gremio U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro AL U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Francana U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guarani U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Gremio U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro AL U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Francana U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
