National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Rio Claro SP U20 or Ceará U20 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Claro nor Ceará 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.
Rio Claro SP U20 form and stats
Rio Claro SP U20 was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Sao Paolo Youth Cup.Claro are returning here after visiting Sharjah Brasil U20 in a Sao Paolo Youth Cup match and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against Lagarto U20 in the Sao Paolo Youth Cup.
There will be little rest for Rio Claro SP U20 after this match as they are travelling to Madureira U20 for a Sao Paolo Youth Cup game in only three days.
Ceará U20 form and stats
Ceará U20's mission in Sao Paolo Youth Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, a Sao Paolo Youth Cup home loss versus Madureira U20 with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
The fixture before that was the Copa Do Brasil U20-battle against Flamengo RJ U20, a home defeat (0-2).
Ceará have another game away in just three days, a Sao Paolo Youth Cup match versus Sharjah Brasil U20. A hard timetable for the guests!
Head 2 Head
Rio Claro SP U20 missing players
Ceará U20 missing players
| Rio Claro SP U20 | Ceará U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Scored | S | 9 | 37 | ||
| 52 | 26 | Conceded | C | 17 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.8 | 7.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7.5 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.7 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 38% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 25% | ||
| 13.9 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.9 | 12.3 | ||
| 5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Madureira U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Rio Claro SP U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Ceará U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Sharjah Brasil U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -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 | Madureira U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Rio Claro SP U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Ceará U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Sharjah Brasil U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
