National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Taubaté U20 or Botafogo 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.
Taubaté U20 form and stats
Last season, Taubaté's Sao Paolo Youth Cup journey ended in the group stage.0 victories, 0 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Taubaté U20 have to build on here at Estádio Joaquim de Morais Filho in the league.
The spoils were shared in Taubaté's previous game, also at home. Visiting Aparecidense U20 (placed 4th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Taubaté won a home game hosting Petrolina U20 (2-0).Botafogo U20 form and stats
They also participated in Sao Paolo Youth Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.Botafogo U20 are travelling again after losing away to Petrolina U20 in their previous match (0-1).
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Aparecidense U20.Head 2 Head
Taubaté U20 missing players
Botafogo U20 missing players
| Taubaté U20 | Botafogo U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 47 | 18 | Scored | S | 14 | 36 | ||
| 39 | 15 | Conceded | C | 19 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 41% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | ||
| 12.3 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Taubaté U20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Botafogo U20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Petrolina U20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Aparecidense U20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Taubaté U20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Botafogo U20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Petrolina U20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Aparecidense U20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
