Paraná and Brasil de Pelotas meet at Estádio Durival by Britto and Silva, in a match for the 30th round of Serie B. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 26‑09‑2020, the two teams tied (1‑1). The history of head-to-head matches played at this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium, on 15‑10‑ 2019, for Serie B, Paraná won by (1‑0). Judivan (1 ‘) scored the only goal of the match. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Paraná:
After 8 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses, the home team is currently in 16th position, with 32 points won. In their last match, they beat CRB away by (0‑2), after having lost in the previous match (1‑0) away, in a match against América Mineiro. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with 13 goals scored and 26 suffered; against 5 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 17 goals scored and 15 suffered. In their last 10 home games for the championship, Paraná won 2, tied 4 and lost 4, for which they won 10 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (8 out of 14 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In 29 games in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 15 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Paraná won again in the last round and managed to get out of the relegation zone of Serie B of the Brazilian Championship. In this match he receives Brazil from Pelotas and needs another positive result to stay out of the Z-4, so he must attack the rival with organization in the midfield and keeping a lot of attention on the defensive system so as not to be surprised.
Brazil:
The visiting team is currently in 13th position, with 37 points won, after 8 wins, 13 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Guarani by (3‑1). In the last match, they tied at home against Botafogo SP, by (0‑0). 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, with 11 goals scored and 19 suffered; against 5 victories, 8 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 15 goals scored and 9 suffered. In their last away match for this competition, they lost (1‑0) against Náutico. In its last 10 away games for the championship, Brasil de Pelotas has recorded 2 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats, for which it has won 9 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (6 out of 15 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 29 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 15 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (16’ ‑ 30 ‘).
Brazil Pelotas are looking to win, playing away from home, to further distance themselves from the relegation zone. The team must go to the field with a more defensive posture, trying to protect itself from the opponent’s advances with an intense brand. In addition, Xavante will have to take advantage of counterattacks to try to overcome the rival and win.
