Ituano should be favourites to win this home game against EC São José, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or are we in for a surprise?
- Ituano have the most points from losing position (6) in Serie C
- EC São José have the fewest points (0) away in Serie C
Ituano and EC São José should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
EC São José have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Ituano form and stats
4-0-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie C numbers at home for Ituano so far this season. Ituano has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior. We remember; it was Novorizontino.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Ituano, as their goalkeeper Edson Oliveira Barreto has completely shut out the opponents for 184 minutes in the Serie C.
Ituano travelled for their previous game, a trip to Novorizontino that ended 0-0.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Criciúma in a game that was won 3-0.Ituano have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Municipal Dr. Novelli Júnior with 9 goals in 5 league matches. 6 goals have been conceded.
EC São José form and stats
There's been little loot from EC São José's travels as they have only collected 0 points from 6 away games in the Serie C. EC São José only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws. EC São José have been very modest guests so far, leaving with zero points in all their 6 away matches played so far in the Serie C. A depressing six defeats in a row for José in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Novo Hamburgo.
José are travelling again after losing away to Criciúma in their previous match (1-2).
Prior to that match, a home win 4-2 against Botafogo SP.There's been a serious shortage of goals from José's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 6 matches. José have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The parties have played each other before in this season, with the result EC São José - Ituano 0-0 logged in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Ituano two wins, two draws and EC São José one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Marques Rezende 4 goals |  C. Oliveira de Souza 4 goals | F. Padilha de Arruda 2 goals |
Ituano missing players
EC São José missing players
| Ituano | EC São José | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 82% |
| 55% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 55% |
| 55% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 45% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 4.5 | 6.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 6.6 | 5.4 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.7 | 11.2 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.5 | 9.9 |
| 2.6 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 45% | 53% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 15% | 25% |
- EC São José have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- EC São José have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- EC São José have lost all their away matches so far.
- EC São José have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- EC São José have the fewest points (0) away in Serie C
- EC São José have the most conceded goals (11) away in Serie C
- EC São José have the the worst goal difference (-8) away in Serie C
- EC São José haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Ituano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ituano have scored at least twice as many goals at home as EC São José have scored away.
- Ituano have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Ituano have the most points from losing position (6) in Serie C
- Ituano have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ituano haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Ypiranga Erechim | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 | Novorizontino | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Ituano | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Criciúma | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Botafogo SP | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 6 | Figueirense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Mirassol | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 8 | EC São José | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 9 | Parana | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 10 | Oeste | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 6 |