Paulistão A2 returns this Tuesday. See the predictions of the 5th round
After 40 days of stoppage, the second division has a marathon scheduled for the dispute of the next three rounds.
Finally, the Paulista Football Federation and the participating clubs in the Serie A2 of Paulistão reached an agreement for the return of the competition. In addition to stricter protocols for Covid-19 testing, all matches will be played after 8 pm, which will take some teams out of their stadiums.
Rio Claro, Água Santa, Monte Azul and Juventus will look for other places to send their games, since their stadiums have no lighting. The request of the clubs to end the competition in May, will force the dispute of a marathon of games to finish the classification phase, there are eleven matches left, and the final phase, will be four games until the definition of the two teams that go up to the A1 and two more games in the title decision.
By planning the table, we have 16 games in the next 40 days, an average of one game every 2.5 days. Let there be breath and cast for the teams!
Do you remember the classification?
1st Água Santa 12 pts
2nd Oeste12 pts
3rd XV de Piracicaba 12 pts
4th Red Bull Brasil 7 pts
5th Rio Claro 6 pts
6th Juventus 6 pts
7th São Bernardo FC 6 pts
8th Atibaia 6 pts
9º Portuguesa Santista 5 pts
10th Velo Clube 4 pts
11th Monte Azul 4 pts
12th Portuguesa 2 pts
13th Sertãozinho 1 pt
14th Taubaté 1 pt
15th Audax 1 pt
16th EC São Bernardo 0 pt
The first three finishes continue with 100% success and the lantern has not yet won in the competition.
According to the regulation, the first eight placed advance to the knockout at the end of the 15 rounds of the qualifying phase and the two worst are relegated to the A3 Series.
Check out a brief analysis of this Tuesday's games: 8 pm
Juventus v Taubaté
Stadium: Ulrico Mursa
The "Moleque Travesso" received a heavy blow when he left Rua Javari. Now the Mooca´s team will need to maintain their good performance at the Ulrico Mursa Stadium in Santos, against Taubaté, who took advantage of the stoppage to reformulate the team and try to improve their performance, after all, “Burro da Central” has only one point and is in the fight against relegation.
Sérgio Soares remains in charge of Juventus, while Marcelo Martelotte returned to Taubaté in the place of Toninho Cecílio and I think that this presence changes the form of the visitors' game a lot. I like the under goals market!
Mathematical Chances
Juventus 45% | Draw 33% | Taubaté 22%
EC São Bernardo x Monte Azul
Stadium: Joaquinzão
Due to a problem in the reflectors of the Estádio Primeiro de Maio, EC São Bernardo will have to send the game against Monte Azul in Taubaté.
The "Cachorrão" lost the four matches he played and did not score any goals. Despite this, coach Renato Peixe was kept.
Monte Azul has had a reasonable campaign so far, but also has offensive problems. The team's three goals were all in the game against Sertãozinho, their only victory in the competition.
I see balance and good to remember that EC São Bernardo faced very complicated teams in the first four rounds: the three leaders and their great rival.
Mathematical chances:
EC São Bernardo 37% | Draw 33% | Monte Azul 30%
Rio Claro x Velo Clube
Stadium: Toca do Leão
For the first time in history, rivals make a classic out of town and both arrive excited.
Rio Claro is better positioned and thrashed Red Bull Brasil before the stoppage, while Velo breathed with the victory over Osasco Audax, the first of the team, in the last match before the stoppage.
Mathematical Chances
Rio Claro 38% | Draw 34% | Fleece Club 28%
Atibaia x Portuguesa Santista
Stadium: Martins Pereira
Atibayern was not satisfied with the team's performance under Carlão, despite being undefeated and in eighth place. With that, Falcão sought Alex Alves, a coach who spent a long time at Juventus and had a bad experience in Paraná football.
Right behind in the standings, Briosa trusts Axel's work to surprise Atibaia.
The game will be played in São José dos Campos
Mathematical Chances
Atibaia 35% | Draw 33% | Portuguese Santista 32%
Portuguesa x São Bernardo FC
Stadium: Canindé
Big disappointment from the first rounds of Paulistão, Lusa used this period of stoppage to hit the team and coach Fernando Marchiori seeks the balance that led the team to the Copa Paulista title.
Under the command of Ricardo Catalá, Bernô intends to finally pack in the competition.
Mathematical Chances
Portuguese 39% | Draw 33% | Sao Bernardo FC 28%
XV de Piracicaba x Água Santa
Stadium: Barão da Serra Negra
Duel of leaders at Barão da Serra Negra! Playing at home, “Nhô Quim” has a full team against Sérgio Guedes's “Netuno”.
Mathematical Chances
XV de Piracicaba 43% | Draw 32% | Holy Water 25%
Audax x Sertãozinho
Stadium: Mayor José Liberatti
Two teams that have only one point in the competition and do a direct duel in the fight against relegation, a tie can leave both in Z2.
Audax kept Robélio Cavalinho as coach, while “Touro” bet on Thiago Oliveira's return in Rodrigo Fonseca's place.
Mathematical Chances
Audax 35% | Draw 32% | Sertãozinho 33%
Oeste x Red Bull Brasil
Stadium: Arena Barueri
With the rivals 100% facing each other in Piracicaba, the Oeste can end the round in the isolated leadership, but for that it has to bring down the young Red Bull Brasil team, which after a good initial sequence, ended up run over by Rio Claro.
Mathematical Chances
Oeste 54% | Draw 28% | Red Bull Brasil 18%
