National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Caxias or Fortaleza that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
It's quite the trip for Fortaleza when visiting Caxias as the cities are 4000 kilometers apart.
Caxias form and stats
Caxias was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Copa do Brasil.Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Caxias, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Caxias, as the Gaucho 1 home game vs Esportivo is only three days away.
Fortaleza form and stats
They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the 8th finals, when Sao Paulo drew the shortest straw.Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Fortaleza are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Copa do Nordeste trip to Ceara.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  W. Pereira do Nascimento 9 goals |  D. Correia da Fonseca 7 goals | J. Silva de Souza 4 goals |
Caxias missing players
Fortaleza missing players
| Caxias | Fortaleza | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 9 | 12 | ||
| 29 | 20 | Scored | S | 11 | 24 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Conceded | C | 21 | 33 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 44% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8.5 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.9 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 33% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | ||