Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Nova Iguaçu & Nova Mutum EC face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa do Brasil. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Nova Iguaçu form and stats
Iguaçu have not come this way in the Copa do Brasil without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Vitoria. Last season, Nova Iguaçu's Copa do Brasil journey ended in the 1st round.A nice win for Nova Iguaçu last time playing, versus Madureira. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-0 with Santana, de Moura (2) and da Silva scoring for the victors. As mentioned above, Nova Iguaçu "killed" Madureira in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Prior to that, an away loss at Boavista in the Carioca 1.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Iguaçu's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 4 matches, drawn 0 and lost 0.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Carioca 1 game versus Audax Rio in only three days. This game is also played here at Estádio Jânio de Moraes.
Nova Mutum EC form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Londrina in order to reach 2nd round of Copa do Brasil. They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the 1st round.Nova Mutum EC play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Uniao Rondonopolis.
Before that, Nova Mutum EC secured a home win against Dom Bosco with the score 3-0.Head 2 Head
Nova Iguaçu missing players
Nova Mutum EC missing players
| Nova Iguaçu | Nova Mutum EC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 22 | 16 | Scored | S | 12 | 31 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Conceded | C | 16 | 26 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 25% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 32% | ||
| 11.8 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 8.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | ||
