With their 4 point advantage in the league table, Paraná fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Guarani.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Paraná and Guarani.
Paraná form and stats
5 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Paraná have to build on here at Estádio Durival de Britto e Silva in the Serie B.
Paraná drew their last game, 0-0 away at Juventude (placed 5th). Prior to that, an away loss at Avai.
Paraná are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Operario PR awaits in three days.
Paraná has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Defensively Paraná have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Guarani form and stats
Guarani have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 2-4-5 (11 played).
Guarani's last game was the home draw against Botafogo SP (0-0). Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Cruzeiro.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Chapecoense in just four days.
The attacking power of Guarani when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Guarani have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Guarani - Paraná 1-2, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Paraná won four games, four matches ended with a draw and Guarani has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  B. Gomes de Oliveira Conceiçao 6 goals |  R. Bardini Bressan 4 goals |  G. Ribeiro Junior 4 goals |
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| Paraná | Guarani | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 24 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 23 |
| 22 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 26 |
| 82% | 73% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 59% | 55% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 55% | 64% |
| 36% | 27% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 27% | 41% |
| 23% | 18% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 41% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 55% |
| 36% | 55% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 41% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 55% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 249 | 131 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 111 | 235 |
| 88 | 48 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 30 | 71 |
| 27% | 29% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | 32% |
- Guarani has the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Serie B
- Paraná have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | Sampaio Correa | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
| 3 | America Mineiro | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 37 |
| 4 | Cuiaba | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 37 |
| 5 | Juventude | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | Avai | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 33 |
| 7 | Ponte Preta | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 33 |
| 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 | Confianca | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 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 | Vitoria | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 16 | Cruzeiro | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 17 | Nautico | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 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 |