Oeste – Guarani Prediction & Picks (05.07.2018)

Oeste and Guarani meet at Arena Barueri, in a match for the 14th round of Serie B. The record of recent direct confrontations between these two teams could not be more balanced, since there were 2 draws and 2 wins for each team in the last 6 matches played. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 07-04-2018, ended with the victory of Guarani by (4-0). The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 9th and 7th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 4th classified in home matches and the 13th as a visitor.

Oeste:

The home team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 18 points won, after 4 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Fortaleza, by (1-2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Avaí, by (1-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 12 points in away matches, with 8 goals scored and 13 conceded, against 8 points won at their stadium, with 8 goals scored and 3 conceded. In the last 6 home league matches West has won 3 and tied 3, for which they have won 12 points out of 18 possible.

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 6 games ago. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 17 of the last 28 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 13 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The West is a club that never managed to conquer the B Series of the Brazilian Championship, having as the most important title of its history that of the C Series of the Brazilian Championship, conquered in 2012. In the Paulista A2 (second division of the Paulista Championship) of this year, the team was defeated in the final by 4×0, precisely by the Guaraní. In the Serie B of the Brazilian Championship of 2018, the team has been trying to get close to the top finishers, since there are currently only a few points behind the fourth classified (the first one in the zone of access to Serie A), the Vila Nova. In the last five games that the West played in their stadium, in three they scored more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this match the boss will be maintained, since the West needs to win to climb some positions in the table and therefore will risk in the attack in search of scoring their goals.

Guarani:

After 4 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses, the away team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 19 points won. In their last match, they tied with Boa at home (1-1), after in the previous match they tied for a away match against Avaí, by (3-3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 5 points in away matches and 9 at their stadium, with 9 goals scored and 11 conceded at home, against 9 goals scored and 5 conceded at home. For the championship, the Guarani won 5 points out of 18 possible, after 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 6 matches as a visitor.

In this competition, they tied the last 4 matches they played. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 13 matches in this competition, they only won 1 comeback in the 5 matches they suffered the first goal.

The Guaraní is a club that has already conquered the B Series of the Brazilian Championship once throughout its history, a title won in the distant year of 1981. In the Paulista A2 (second division of the Paulista Championship) of this year, the team He won the championship by winning the final by 4×0 to the West, the opponent of this match. In Serie B of the Brazilian Championship of 2018, the team has been trying, similar to its adversary, to get closer to the first four classifieds of the competition, since it is currently with a score close to fourth, Vila Nova. In the last five games that the Guarani played as a visitor, four scored more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this match the boss will be maintained, since the Guarani need to win to stay close to the top finishers and will also try to defeat their main rival again.