It's looking good for Paraná so far this season, with their 2nd place in the Serie D table and hosting Nova Iguaçu (who are in 4th).
- Paraná have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Serie D
- Nova Iguaçu have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Serie D
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Nova Iguaçu, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Paraná form and stats
The story so far in the Serie D for Paraná at their home stadium (Estádio Durival de Britto e Silva) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Paraná lost their last game at Portuguesa RJ (placed 3rd) after a 0-1 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Paraná won a home game hosting Perolas Negras (2-0).Low-scoring affair? In this club's last 11 league matches, 10 have contained zero, one or two goals.
Paraná are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. As for guarding their own goal, Paraná have only let in 2 goals at home.
Nova Iguaçu form and stats
Playing away, Nova Iguaçu have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie D this season.
Two trips in a row for Nova Iguaçu, whose manager Vitor could celebrate last time after the win against Perolas Negras. That victory felt sweet as this side had gone four league games without victory.
A 0-2 loss hosting Portuguesa RJ before that.Low-scoring game? 9 of this side's most recent 10 league matches have seen two goals or less.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Iguaçu as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent archived meeting between these contenders is the Nova Iguaçu - Paraná 1-1 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  L. da Costa Rodrigues 1 goals | J. da Conceição Alves 1 goals |
Paraná missing players
Nova Iguaçu missing players
| Paraná | Nova Iguaçu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 45% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 64% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 55% |
| 64% | 80% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 27% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 20% | 27% |
| 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7.4 | 8.8 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 8.4 | 8.9 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 41% | 50% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 26% |
| 8.6 | 7.8 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13.4 | 10.9 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 6 | 4.2 |
- Nova Iguaçu have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Serie D
- Nova Iguaçu have the most points from losing position (6) in Serie D
- Nova Iguaçu have the most scored goals in the second half (8) in Serie D
- Nova Iguaçu have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Nova Iguaçu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Paraná have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paraná have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Paraná have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Serie D
- Paraná have won significantly more corners at 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 | São Bernardo | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | Paraná | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Portuguesa RJ | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Nova Iguaçu | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 14 |
| 5 | Santo André | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 6 | Cianorte | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Oeste | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 11 |
| 8 | Perolas Negras | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 8 |
