Corinthians U-20 vs Ji-Paraná U-20 – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 03/01/2024

Corinthians under-20 and Ji-Paraná under-20 face each other at the Estádio Municipal Bento de Abreu Sampaio Vidal, in the city of Marília, in São Paulo, in a game valid for the 1st round of the Copinha (São Paulo Junior Football Cup). The confrontation is scheduled to take place on the night of this Wednesday, January 3, 2024, starting at 9:45 pm.

Corinthians

The biggest winner in the history of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, Corinthians under-20 boasts 10 titles in its gallery, having double the number of achievements of Fluminense and Internacional, which appear right behind in the ranking of the tournament’s biggest winners.

In this way, the Corinthians team has a huge tradition in the biggest youth tournament in the country and has already revealed several stars in this competition, which it intends to continue doing.

Timão last entered the field when they faced Água Santa under-20 in October last year and managed to win by a tight score of 2-1 in front of their fans, who usually make the difference in their games.

Despite the group’s home city being Marília, the Corinthians under-20s must count on massive support from their fans in the stands at Bento de Abreu.

The club also invests a lot in its youth categories and is used to going far in the competitions it competes in, being the big favorite to win this Wednesday.

In their 5 most recent matches they recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat. During this period, the Corinthians under-20 team managed to beat Água Santa under-20, Fluminense under-20 and also Portuguesa under-20, in addition to drawing with Palmeiras under-20 and losing to the same Palmeiras under-20.

Semi-finalist of the Brazilian Championship in the category and a strong candidate for the Copinha title, Corinthians under-20 has young Breno Bidon, aged 18, as the main highlight of its squad alongside Léo Maná, who was in the club’s professional squad and arrived to reinforce the under-20 team in this tournament, as well as young Guilherme Henrique, who is only 17 years old, but is already part of the top category.

Ji-Paraná

On the other side is the modest Ji-Paraná under-20, who represents the state of Rondônia and arrives excited to compete in their third edition of the Copinha.

However, the club never even managed to get beyond the group stage of the tournament and knows that if it wants to get a different outcome in this edition it will have to present a competitive level far above what it is used to competing in its state championship.

However, the chances of a Corinthians victory are enormous, given the great competitive disparity between them and that is why I believe that the Asian handicap in favor of Timão is the best betting option for this debut round, with the black and white team aiming to debut in 2024 in the best possible way to avoid further complications in the dispute for a place in the knockout stage.