The Serie B meeting at Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa on Saturday sees hosts Guarani fighting it out with Chapecoense.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Guarani v Chapecoense can be seen below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
Guarani
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Guarani will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 2-0 Serie B loss in their previous game against Vila Nova.
In that match, Guarani managed 52% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Vila Nova got 12 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Junior Todinho (56') scored for Vila Nova.
It’s been seldom in recent games that Guarani haven’t conceded. The facts show that Guarani have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 10 goals during that time.
Chapecoense
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Chapecoense will come into the meeting following on from a 3-1 Serie B win against Ituano in their previous fixture.
In that match, Chapecoense managed 54% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 7 on target. The scorer for Chapecoense was Pedro Perotti (44'). For their opponents, Ituano had 7 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.
Throughout their six most recent matches, Claudinei Oliveira's Chapecoense have managed to stick the ball in the net a total of 11 times therefore earning them a goals per game average of 1.83.
Coming into this clash, Chapecoense haven’t won away from home in the past 3 league games.
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Head to head
A review of their past head-to-head meetings going back to 24/08/2020 shows us that Guarani have won 3 of them & Chapecoense 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 2.
A sum of 12 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 7 from Guarani and 5 created by Verdão. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.
The last league meeting featuring the two was Serie B match day 27 on 06/09/2023 when it ended Chapecoense 0-1 Guarani.
That time, Chapecoense managed 52% possession and 28 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.
Guarani got 10 shots on goal with 2 on target. João Victor (35') was the scorer.
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Team News: Guarani
The Guarani boss Umberto Louzer will be happy not to have any fitness worries to speak of coming into this game thanks to a completely injury-free squad to choose from.
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Team News: Chapecoense
Thanks to a fully injury-free group to choose from, the Chapecoense boss Claudinei Oliveira has zero fitness worries to speak of before this match.
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Prediction
We believe that Chapecoense have the capability to put a goal past this Guarani lineup, but it realistically won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We’re tipping a narrow 2-1 advantage for Guarani after the 90. It should be a decent one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
13:11 25/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Guarani
Formed: 1911
Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa (29,130)
Captain: Alan Santos
Chairman: Ricardo Moisés
Manager: Umberto Louzer
Competitions: Serie B position 13