Serie B match prediction and preview for Guarani vs América Mineiro clash

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sun 03.January
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa (32453 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Guarani - América Mineiro!

Insights:
  • Guarani has the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Serie B
  • América Mineiro is in the best form (5-1-0)

The visiting América Mineiro played their last game only three days ago, a Copa do Brasil match.

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Guarani form and stats

8-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Guarani so far this season. The Guarani fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa and will expect new points from this game. Guarani has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.

It's back home for Guarani, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Sampaio Correa away with the result 1-0. Pablo Diogo found the net in that victory. In the match before that, Guarani hosted Figueirense and drew the game 2-2.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Guarani, as the Serie B home game vs Ponte Preta is only three days away.

The Guarani fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 15 league matches. Guarani have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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América Mineiro form and stats

8-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for América Mineiro, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Serie B, in their Serie B matches away. It could be a hat trick of victories away for América Mineiro, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Home advantage was not enough for América in their previous game, as they lost their Copa do Brasil-match, hosting Palmeiras, 0-2. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs CRB.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting América as they have only managed to score 13 times from 15 away games in the league. América are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 7 goals away.

Head 2 Head

América Mineiro - Guarani 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Guarani zero wins, three draws and América Mineiro four victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Guarani missing players

América Mineiro missing players

Guarani América Mineiro
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 3 Played P 4 15 31
13 8 3 Won W 1 8 17
8 4 0 Drew D 3 5 9
10 3 0 Lost L 0 2 5
38 24 5 Scored S 1 13 35
35 15 1 Conceded C 0 7 21
94% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 25% 73% 84%
68% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 52%
45% 60% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 27% 39%
19% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 6%
6% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
52% 67% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 48%
29% 33% 67% Clean Sheets C S 100% 53% 39%
26% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 40% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.9 4.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.7 1.5
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.1 11.8 12 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 11.3 13.1
3.7 4.4 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4 4.6
33% 36% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 5% 22% 24%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • América Mineiro has the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Serie B
  • América Mineiro is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Guarani has the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Serie B
  • Guarani have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Chapecoense 31 17 11 3 36 14 15 9 5 1 14 4 16 8 6 2 22 10 22 62
2 América Mineiro 31 17 9 5 35 21 16 9 4 3 22 14 15 8 5 2 13 7 14 60
3 Juventude 32 14 10 8 45 33 17 9 6 2 27 13 15 5 4 6 18 20 12 52
4 Cuiabá 32 14 9 9 37 31 16 10 5 1 25 10 16 4 4 8 12 21 6 51
5 CSA 31 14 6 11 42 30 16 11 1 4 28 13 15 3 5 7 14 17 12 48
6 Guarani 31 13 8 10 38 35 15 8 4 3 24 15 16 5 4 7 14 20 3 47
7 Ponte Preta 32 13 7 12 39 42 16 8 4 4 22 22 16 5 3 8 17 20 -3 46
8 Sampaio Correa 31 13 6 12 41 31 16 8 0 8 20 15 15 5 6 4 21 16 10 45
9 Avai 32 13 5 14 33 41 16 7 2 7 16 20 16 6 3 7 17 21 -8 44
10 Brasil de Pelotas 31 10 13 8 28 26 15 6 8 1 16 8 16 4 5 7 12 18 2 43
11 Cruzeiro 32 12 11 9 36 29 16 5 6 5 21 16 16 7 5 4 15 13 7 41
12 Operario PR 31 10 11 10 28 28 16 7 6 3 22 12 15 3 5 7 6 16 0 41
13 CRB 32 11 7 14 32 39 15 7 5 3 17 11 17 4 2 11 15 28 -7 40
14 Confianca 31 10 9 12 33 38 15 6 5 4 18 18 16 4 4 8 15 20 -5 39
15 Vitoria 31 8 12 11 38 37 16 7 4 5 20 14 15 1 8 6 18 23 1 36
16 Figueirense 31 8 11 12 26 31 16 5 6 5 16 11 15 3 5 7 10 20 -5 35
17 Nautico 31 8 11 12 28 35 15 6 7 2 18 12 16 2 4 10 10 23 -7 35
18 Parana 31 8 8 15 29 42 15 5 5 5 16 14 16 3 3 10 13 28 -13 32
19 Botafogo SP 31 6 8 17 18 31 15 4 4 7 13 15 16 2 4 10 5 16 -13 26
20 Oeste 31 4 8 19 23 51 16 3 3 10 10 23 15 1 5 9 13 28 -28 20

Read more about Serie B

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, or just Série B, is the second highest level of Brazilian football on a national level. It has changed format frequently, but currently holds 20 teams playing a double round-robin format. Top four are promoted to Série A while bottom four face relegation.