National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nova Iguaçu or Vitória that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's quite the trip for Vitória when visiting Nova Iguaçu as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Nova Iguaçu and Vitória.
Nova Iguaçu form and stats
Iguaçu was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Copa do Brasil.Nova Iguaçu's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Resende. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Before that, Nova Iguaçu drew at home versus Portuguesa RJ.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nova Iguaçu as they are travelling to their away game against Boavista in the Carioca 1. That match is three days after this one.
Vitória form and stats
They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the 3rd round.Vitória delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Barcelona BA in their previous fixture.
The game before that was the Copa do Nordeste-battle against Náutico, a home defeat (2-3).
Vitória have another game away in just four sleeps, a Copa do Nordeste game against Bahia. A difficult programme for the guests!
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  G. Barbosa Pinheiro 1 goals |  G. Sandes Gomes 1 goals | L. Joaquim da Silva 1 goals |
Nova Iguaçu missing players
Vitória missing players
| Nova Iguaçu | Vitória | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Scored | S | 10 | 31 | ||
| 30 | 14 | Conceded | C | 18 | 32 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 16% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 8.3 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 12.4 | ||
| 3 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 25% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 28% | ||
| 11.3 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 9.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.6 | ||
