Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ituano U20 & Fortaleza U20 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Sao Paolo Youth Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Ituano U20 form and stats
Last season, Ituano's Sao Paolo Youth Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.Ituano drew their last game, 1-1 away at União Suzano SP U20 (placed 3rd).
A Paulista U20 defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Desportivo Brasil U20.There will be little rest for Ituano after this match as they are travelling to Concórdia U20 for a Sao Paolo Youth Cup game in only three days.
Fortaleza U20 form and stats
Fortaleza's mission in Sao Paolo Youth Cup last season failed in the group stage.Fortaleza U20 go into this game after a win, the home game against Concórdia U20 that ended 6-0. As mentioned above, Fortaleza was the only team on the pitch versus Concórdia U20 in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task.
A home win before that, celebrating 8-4 vs Presidente Medici U20.Fortaleza have another match away in just three nights, a Sao Paolo Youth Cup game versus União Suzano SP U20. A demanding schedule for the visiting team!
Head 2 Head
Ituano U20 missing players
Fortaleza U20 missing players
| Ituano U20 | Fortaleza U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 38 | 13 | Scored | S | 10 | 38 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 23 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 44% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5 | ||
| 1.3 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12.3 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 37% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 32% | ||
| 11 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fortaleza U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Ituano U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | União Suzano SP U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Concórdia U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 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 | Fortaleza U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Ituano U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | União Suzano SP U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Concórdia U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
