All the facts and stats for the Copa do Nordeste clash: Sport Recife - Bahia

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Thu 23.February
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (35020 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sport Recife & Bahia face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa do Nordeste. All the pre-match information is available here!

It's quite the trip for Bahia when visiting Sport Recife as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

This promises to be an appealing fixture with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

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Sport Recife form and stats

Last season, Recife's Copa do Nordeste journey ended in the final against Fortaleza.

Sport Recife have performed here at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho this season with 13 wins from 19 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 1. 2W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa do Nordeste for Sport Recife.

The regulars are hoping that Sport Recife will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the game against Ceará.

2-2 away at Náutico before that.

A decent goal production from Sport Recife in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 19 league matches. Recife have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {8 goals}.

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Bahia form and stats

Bahia's mission in Copa do Nordeste last season failed in the group stage.

As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Bahia have produced an overall stat of 5-6-8 so far. When we have look at the Copa do Nordeste statistics, we find 1W-1D-2L. This is both home and away.

It's the second away game in a row for Bahia, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Atletico Alagoinhas last time out.

The game before that, in the Copa do Nordeste, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Fortaleza.

The schedule is very tough for Bahia now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Baiano 1 game at Itabuna is waiting in only four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bahia as they have only managed to score 14 times from 19 away games in the league. Bahia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 18 times in 19 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Sport Recife victories, zero draws and three Bahia wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Sport Recife missing players

Bahia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sport Recife Bahia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   13 25
14 11   Won W   5 12
5 1   Drew D   3 7
6 0   Lost L   5 6
40 29   Scored S   11 31
22 6   Conceded C   13 27
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
64% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   54% 68%
40% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   31% 48%
24% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 20%
16% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
44% 50%   BTTS BTTS   46% 60%
40% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 20%
24% 0%   Failed to Score F T   38% 24%
 
6.8 7.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 6.1
4 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 4
2.2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2
8 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
14.3 16.5   Shots (avg) S (   10.5 13.8
4.9 6.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 4.6
33% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 27%
 
10 8.3   Shots against (avg) S A   10.8 9.2
2.9 1.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.2 2.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cruzeiro 38 23 9 6 57 26 19 15 3 1 32 8 19 8 6 5 25 18 31 78
2 Gremio 38 17 14 7 50 26 19 14 3 2 37 10 19 3 11 5 13 16 24 65
3 Vasco da Gama 38 17 11 10 48 36 19 12 6 1 32 10 19 5 5 9 16 26 12 64
4 Bahia 38 17 11 10 43 29 19 12 5 2 29 11 19 5 6 8 14 18 14 62
5 Sampaio Correa 38 16 10 12 48 42 19 14 4 1 37 15 19 2 6 11 11 27 6 58
6 Ituano 38 15 12 11 42 34 19 10 6 3 23 10 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 57
7 Criciuma 38 14 14 10 43 31 19 11 5 3 26 9 19 3 9 7 17 22 12 56
8 Sport Recife 38 15 12 11 37 31 19 13 5 1 29 8 19 2 7 10 8 23 6 56
9 Londrina 38 14 11 13 36 37 19 8 7 4 23 19 19 6 4 9 13 18 -1 53
10 Guarani 38 13 12 13 33 36 19 9 6 4 16 12 19 4 6 9 17 24 -3 51
11 CRB 38 13 11 14 35 43 19 8 8 3 21 15 19 5 3 11 14 28 -8 50
12 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 34 36 19 8 7 4 19 13 19 4 6 9 15 23 -2 49
13 Vila Nova 38 9 20 9 28 31 19 6 11 2 13 9 19 3 9 7 15 22 -3 47
14 Chapecoense 38 11 12 15 37 39 19 7 6 6 23 21 19 4 6 9 14 18 -2 45
15 Tombense 38 10 15 13 38 47 19 9 9 1 24 13 19 1 6 12 14 34 -9 45
16 Novorizontino 38 11 11 16 44 49 19 8 6 5 28 21 19 3 5 11 16 28 -5 44
17 CSA 38 9 15 14 29 37 19 7 8 4 19 14 19 2 7 10 10 23 -8 42
18 Brusque 38 8 10 20 21 38 19 6 6 7 14 15 19 2 4 13 7 23 -17 34
19 Operario PR 38 7 13 18 31 53 19 6 6 7 18 19 19 1 7 11 13 34 -22 34
20 Náutico 38 8 6 24 32 65 19 6 4 9 24 27 19 2 2 15 8 38 -33 30

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cruzeiro 38 23 9 6 57 26 19 15 3 1 32 8 19 8 6 5 25 18 31 78
2 Gremio 38 17 14 7 50 26 19 14 3 2 37 10 19 3 11 5 13 16 24 65
3 Vasco da Gama 38 17 11 10 48 36 19 12 6 1 32 10 19 5 5 9 16 26 12 64
4 Bahia 38 17 11 10 43 29 19 12 5 2 29 11 19 5 6 8 14 18 14 62
5 Sampaio Correa 38 16 10 12 48 42 19 14 4 1 37 15 19 2 6 11 11 27 6 58
6 Ituano 38 15 12 11 42 34 19 10 6 3 23 10 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 57
7 Criciuma 38 14 14 10 43 31 19 11 5 3 26 9 19 3 9 7 17 22 12 56
8 Sport Recife 38 15 12 11 37 31 19 13 5 1 29 8 19 2 7 10 8 23 6 56
9 Londrina 38 14 11 13 36 37 19 8 7 4 23 19 19 6 4 9 13 18 -1 53
10 Guarani 38 13 12 13 33 36 19 9 6 4 16 12 19 4 6 9 17 24 -3 51
11 CRB 38 13 11 14 35 43 19 8 8 3 21 15 19 5 3 11 14 28 -8 50
12 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 34 36 19 8 7 4 19 13 19 4 6 9 15 23 -2 49
13 Vila Nova 38 9 20 9 28 31 19 6 11 2 13 9 19 3 9 7 15 22 -3 47
14 Chapecoense 38 11 12 15 37 39 19 7 6 6 23 21 19 4 6 9 14 18 -2 45
15 Tombense 38 10 15 13 38 47 19 9 9 1 24 13 19 1 6 12 14 34 -9 45
16 Novorizontino 38 11 11 16 44 49 19 8 6 5 28 21 19 3 5 11 16 28 -5 44
17 CSA 38 9 15 14 29 37 19 7 8 4 19 14 19 2 7 10 10 23 -8 42
18 Brusque 38 8 10 20 21 38 19 6 6 7 14 15 19 2 4 13 7 23 -17 34
19 Operario PR 38 7 13 18 31 53 19 6 6 7 18 19 19 1 7 11 13 34 -22 34
20 Náutico 38 8 6 24 32 65 19 6 4 9 24 27 19 2 2 15 8 38 -33 30

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