⚽️ Match: Guarani vs Ituano
⚽️ Competition: Campeonato Paulista
🗓 Date: 01.03.2021
Guarani: Team information, current form, absent
The home team plays its first game in this edition of Paulista A1 with the intention of taking advantage of the home factor to achieve a positive result. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 8 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a home loss against Juventude by (0‑1). In the last 10 matches played at home for all competitions, Guarani won 5, tied 2 and lost 3. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so there are defensive processes that need to be improved. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Guarani starts playing at home and should go up to Ituano, maintaining strong pressure, concentration and a lot of dedication throughout the game. The team wants to show good football from the beginning of the competition to fight for the title, so they must invest in a collective game in this confrontation, trying to dominate the midfield and attack with speed to score their goal.
Ituano: Team information, current form, absent
The visiting team will make its debut in this edition of Paulista A1 with the intention of achieving a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. This is a team that curiously has been stronger away than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. In their last match, for Serie C, they lost to Vila Nova at home by (0‑1). In its last 10 away matches, Ituano has recorded 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so their defense needs to improve, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 7 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
Ituano has a confrontation at the home of their rival and does not want to start the dispute of the Paulista Championship with defeat, so they will have to bet on an intense marking during the 90 minutes. The visiting team needs a game with concentration and seriousness, seeking to face Bugre as an equal and investing in agile and decisive counterattacks to achieve a positive result.
Our Prediction: Under 2,5 goals
Odds: 1.52
