Today's swanky match-up features Cuiabá going head to head with Juventude. Now, let's talk fancy facts and stats, folks.
We have some fine combatants defending the goal line. Gabriel Vasconcelos and Mateus Claus have been an impressive duo for Juventude with ratings of respectively 7.66 and 7.55, making 25 and 14 saves each. On the other side, Cuiabá relies on goalkeeper Walter, with a notable yet slightly lower rating of 6.74, and 16 saves to his credit.
Top performers for Juventude include Lucas Freitas with a whopping 7.50 rating and an 87.5% accurate pass percentage, even though he hasn't warmed the net yet. Then there's Nenê, whose 7.42 rating, 2 goals, and 73.4% accurate pass percentage certainly grabs attention. Oh, let's not pass over Marcelinho with a 7.22 rating, a goal to his name and 71.8% accurate pass percentage, when he's not busy sipping energy drinks on field.
Cuiabá fields players like Alan Empereur, who sports a 7.10 rating and 83.1% accurate pass percentage. Marllon, despite being goallessly beautiful with his 88.9% pass accuracy, still boasts a beaming 6.94 rating. Then there's Lucas Fernandes, combining his 6.92 rating and a single net-busting goal with a cool 85.7% passing accuracy. He surely knows his football geometry.
Considering their regular-season records, Juventude has managed reasonable results with 7 wins, 7 draws and just 10 losses. Their recent results reflect a slightly wavering form. Cuiabá seems to be struggling with 5 wins, 6 draws and lonely 12 losses, and their recent results suggest they could use a spot of tea and a pep-talk.
So, based on the recent form, the top performers and tea leaf patterns on my breakfast table, I have to pick Juventude as the slightly safer bet. I'd suggest holding onto your derby hats for this one.
Albert’s Prediction: Juventude by 1