It's advantage Juventude so far with their 4th position in the Serie B table, welcoming Paraná who are placed 9th.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Juventude form and stats
5-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Juventude, who have the most scored goals (28) in Serie B, so far this season.
Juventude are confident in defense, having played 188 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Juventude's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Sampaio Corrêa (placed 6th). A strong away win before that one, visiting CRB and winning 1-0.
There will be little rest for Juventude after this match as they are travelling to America Mineiro for a Serie B game in only four days.
Juventude has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Juventude have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Paraná form and stats
There's been little loot from Paraná's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Serie B. Paraná only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. Paraná seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Two away games in a row for Paraná, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Avaí in the Serie B. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Confiança.
A quick return to home after this game, as Paraná are hosting Guarani in the Serie B only four days away.
Paraná have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Paraná have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Paraná - Juventude 3-1, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Juventude, two draws and five wins for Paraná. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Vasconcelos Lopes 9 goals |  B. Gomes de Oliveira Conceiçao 6 goals | D. Belo 4 goals |
Juventude missing players
Paraná missing players
| Juventude | Paraná | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 30 | 15 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 22 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 22 |
| 86% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 62% | 64% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 62% |
| 48% | 45% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 33% | 18% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 30% | 24% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 10% | 5% |
| 57% | 55% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 43% |
| 38% | 45% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 33% |
| 19% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 274 | 170 | 78 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 118 | 249 |
| 96 | 61 | 29 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 40 | 88 |
| 31% | 25% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 25% | 27% |
- Juventude has the most scored goals (28) in Serie B
- Paraná have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Paraná 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 | Chapecoense | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 44 |
| 2 | America Mineiro | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 36 |
| 3 | Cuiaba | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 36 |
| 4 | Juventude | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Ponte Preta | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 32 |
| 6 | Sampaio Corrêa | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 31 |
| 7 | Avaí | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 30 |
| 8 | CRB | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 29 |
| 9 | Paraná | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Operario PR | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Confiança | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | CSA | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 28 |
| 13 | Brasil de Pelotas | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| 14 | Guarani | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 25 |
| 15 | Cruzeiro | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 16 | Vitória | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 17 | Náutico | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 18 | Figueirense | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Botafogo SP | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 18 |
| 20 | Oeste | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -28 | 8 |