National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Altos or Sport Recife that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams have little in common geographically as Sport Recife have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Altos form and stats
Altos was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Copa do Brasil.The spoils were shared in Altos's previous game, also at home. Visiting Sport Recife travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Altos won a home game hosting River (1-0).Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Copa do Nordeste game versus Fortaleza in only three days. This game is also played here at Estádio Municipal Lindolfo Monteiro.
Sport Recife form and stats
Sport Recife's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the 1st round.There's been little loot from Sport Recife's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 19 away games in the Serie A. Sport Recife only have 4 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 4 draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Altos in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Botafogo PB.Sport Recife have another fixture that requires travelling in just three nights, a Copa do Nordeste match versus Bahia. A strenuous timetable for the visiting team!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Recife as they have only managed to score 11 times from 19 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Sport Recife have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Altos missing players
Sport Recife missing players
| Altos | Sport Recife | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Scored | S | 4 | 29 | ||
| 24 | 7 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 64% | 36% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.4 | ||
| 3 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 12.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 34% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 28% | ||
| 10.3 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.3 | 12 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Mineiro | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 33 | 84 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 33 | 71 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 66 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -1 | 58 |
| 5 | Corinthians | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 57 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 55 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 56 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 54 |
| 8 | América Mineiro | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 53 |
| 9 | Atletico GO | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -3 | 53 |
| 10 | Santos | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -5 | 50 |
| 11 | Ceará | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 39 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 50 |
| 12 | Internacional | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 48 |
| 13 | Sao Paulo | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -8 | 48 |
| 14 | Athletico PR | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 45 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 24 | -4 | 47 |
| 15 | Cuiaba | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 34 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -3 | 47 |
| 16 | Juventude | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -8 | 46 |
| 17 | Grêmio | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 30 | -7 | 43 |
| 18 | Bahia | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -9 | 43 |
| 19 | Sport Recife | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 38 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 38 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 67 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 35 | -40 | 15 |