It's the second opportunity for points this campaign as Duque de Caxias and Perolas Negras battle it out at Estádio Joaquim de Almeida Flores.
It's no vacation for neither Caxias nor Perolas Negras as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Duque de Caxias form and stats
Duque de Caxias have played 1 Carioca 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Duque de Caxias drew their last game, also a home match. Perolas Negras (placed 3rd) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Nova Cidade that finished 2-2.Duque de Caxias has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Perolas Negras form and stats
As the visiting team in Carioca 2 matches, Perolas Negras have produced an overall stat of 0-1-0 so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Duque de Caxias (placed 1st) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
Before that game, 2-2 away against Bangu in the Copa Rio.
Perolas Negras have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved met each other earlier on this campaign: Duque de Caxias - Perolas Negras 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Caxias zero wins, two draws and Perolas Negras zero victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Duque de Caxias missing players
Perolas Negras missing players
| Duque de Caxias | Perolas Negras | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2 |
