Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ponte Preta U20 & Juventude 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!
It's no vacation for neither Ponte nor Juventude U20 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Ponte Preta U20 form and stats
Ponte participated in Sao Paolo Youth Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.Ponte shared the glory with Francana U20 in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Preceding that match was a Paulista U20 defeat to Santos U20 (1-3).There will be little rest for Ponte after this match as they are travelling to Confiança PB U20 for a Sao Paolo Youth Cup game in only three days.
Juventude U20 form and stats
Juventude was sent out of Sao Paolo Youth Cup in the 3rd round last season.Juventude go into this game after a win, the home game against Confiança PB U20 that ended 2-1.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Riograndense U20 in the Gaúcho - Estadual Junior U20.The schedule is very tough for Juventude now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Sao Paolo Youth Cup game at Francana U20 is waiting in only three days.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings involving these contenders: Ponte won one, Juventude U20 were winners in one and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.Ponte Preta U20 missing players
Juventude U20 missing players
| Ponte Preta U20 | Juventude U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 39 | 15 | Scored | S | 30 | 54 | ||
| 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 16 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 30% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 30% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 10.7 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 11.7 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 39% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 39% | ||
| 10.2 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 12.5 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Francana U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Ponte Preta U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Confiança PB U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Francana U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Ponte Preta U20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Confiança PB U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
