National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nacional SP U20 or Alecrim 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.
Nacional SP U20 form and stats
Last season, Nacional's Sao Paolo Youth Cup journey ended in the group stage..
The Nacional SP U20 supporters got no joy from their last match, a Sao Paolo Youth Cup duel also played here at Estádio Nicolau Alayon: A 1-2 defeat against XV de Piracicaba U20.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Juventus U20 that finished 1-1.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Sao Paolo Youth Cup game versus Juventude U20 in only three days. This game is also played here at Estádio Nicolau Alayon.
Alecrim U20 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their league travels is 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
Two away games in a row for Alecrim U20, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-5 against Juventude U20 in the Sao Paolo Youth Cup.
Before that match, the win at home against America RN U20 in the Potiguar U20 (4-2).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting XV de Piracicaba U20 in just three days.
Head 2 Head
Nacional SP U20 missing players
Alecrim U20 missing players
| Nacional SP U20 | Alecrim U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 6 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | ||
| 47 | 26 | Conceded | C | 9 | 14 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 42% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 25% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 17% | ||
| 64% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 58% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 33% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 7 | ||
| 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 14% | ||
| 12.7 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 20 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 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 | Juventude U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | XV de Piracicaba U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Nacional SP U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Alecrim U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 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 | Juventude U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | XV de Piracicaba U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Nacional SP U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Alecrim U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
