EC Sao Jose – Chapecoense-SC SOCCER PICKS
EC São José and Chapecoense meet at Estádio do Passo d’Areia, in a match for this phase of the Copa do Brasil (1st Round). These two teams have never faced each other before, so this will be their first direct confrontation. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results obtained at home and as a visitor.
São José CE:
The home team plays its first game in this edition of the Copa do Brasil with the intention of taking advantage of the home factor to conquer a positive result. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 15 goals scored and 11 conceded; against 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 6 conceded. In the last match they played, for Gaucho 1, they beat São Luiz at home by (2-1). In the last 10 home matches EC São José has won 8 and tied 2. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 10 of the last 24 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals and 17 out of 24 have ended with Under 2,5 goals. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 5 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).
Little and little the San Jose is growing on the national stage and in the current season will play the Serie C of the Brazilian championship, but before that has the Brazilian Cup to play, competition in which no matter how much you know the difficulty will try to surprise. A elimination would not be surprising, because it is an elite team that will face, but still has confidence in its staff and everything that is producing, so it will enter the determined field to reach the second phase. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
Chapecoense:
The visiting team plays its first match in this edition of the Copa do Brasil with the intention of winning a positive result as a visitor. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 10 wins and 5 losses in your stadium. In the last match they played, for Catarinense, they beat Brusque by (2-3). In the last 10 away matches Chapecoense has won 3, tied 4 and lost 3. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 14 of the last 33 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals and 21 out of 33 have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback. In the last 18 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 13 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
An early elimination is something that does not go through the head to the Chapecoense and will do everything to get to the next phase, being that in its favor has the advantage of being able to draw, because it is playing away from home. However, it is obvious that he does not want to play only because of the tiebreaker criteria, on the contrary, he will try to find spaces to control the game, since he will run less risk of being surprised and approaching a victory, which consequently would give him the qualification . In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
