The glass has been half empty for Guarani so far, and you could say the same about Ituano. The bottom dwellers eye some crucial points here.
- Guarani have the the worst goal difference (-7) in Serie B
- Ituano have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Serie B
Guarani have less rest than Ituano in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Serie B game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Londrina, so at least Guarani are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Guarani form and stats
1-5-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Guarani so far this season.
The regulars are hoping that Guarani will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the match against Londrina (placed 8th). Midfield player Silas got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Silas scored one goal and had 45 successful passes (of 53 total).
In the match before that, Guarani hosted CSA and drew the game 0-0.Guarani are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at CRB awaits in four days.
Guarani has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 2 goals from 7 games. From these home matches, Guarani have conceded only 4 goals. Guarani has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.
Ituano form and stats
Ituano have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 1-2-4 (7 played).
Ituano are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at CRB (placed 9th). The draw against CRB came from a losing position. The Ituano manager Júnior brought on Jiménez as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Aylon, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.42. Aylon hit three key passes.
Prior to that result Ituano won their away game at Brusque. The scoreline was 1-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Ituano are hosting Criciúma in the Serie B only four days away.
Ituano have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Guarani won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Ituano have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  R. Elias da Silva 3 goals |  A. Tavella 3 goals | J. Roa Jiménez 2 goals |
Guarani missing players
Ituano missing players
| Guarani | Ituano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 14 |
| 71% | 43% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 57% | 29% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 62% |
| 36% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 38% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 8% |
| 50% | 14% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 62% |
| 36% | 71% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 43% | 71% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 5.4 | 4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 2.7 | 3.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 12 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 13% | 6% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| 12.7 | 9.9 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 12.4 | 11 |
| 4.7 | 3.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 5 | 4.2 |
- Guarani have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Serie B
- Guarani have the the worst goal difference (-7) in Serie B
- Ituano have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ituano have scored at least twice as many goals away as Guarani have scored home.
- Ituano have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Serie B
- Ituano haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Cruzeiro | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30 |
| 3 | Bahia | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Grêmio | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Sport Recife | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Tombense | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Criciúma | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Londrina | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | CRB | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | Brusque | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 11 | Novorizontino | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Operario PR | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | Sampaio Correa | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -2 | 16 |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | CSA | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 16 | Ituano | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 17 | Náutico | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Ponte Preta | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 19 | Guarani | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 13 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
