National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Paysandu or CRB 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as CRB have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Paysandu form and stats
Action has already taken place for Paysandu in Copa do Brasil as they have defeated Brasiliense to reach the 2nd Round. Paysandu was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Copa do Brasil.The Paysandu fans aren't used to losing here at Estádio Leônidas Sodré de Castro and will expect new points from this game. Paysandu has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Paysandu's previous game was a Paraense match also played at home, ending 5-0 versus Paragominas. The home side are looking to build on that result. A strong away win before that one, visiting Remo and winning 2-1.
As mentioned above, Paysandu "killed" Paragominas in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
CRB form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Independente PA in order to reach 2nd Round of Copa do Brasil. They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the 3rd round, when Bahia drew the shortest straw.Visiting CRB has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to America RN in their previous outing. The Copa do Nordeste match ended in a draw 1-1. Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against ASA in the Alagoano.
The schedule is very tough for CRB now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Alagoano game at Jacyoba is waiting in only three days.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Paysandu three wins, five draws and CRB two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Gamalho de Souza 2 goals |  L. Viegas 2 goals |  R. Vinicius Carvalho Longuine 1 goals |
Paysandu missing players
CRB missing players
| Paysandu | CRB | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Scored | S | 17 | 33 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 22 | 28 | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 331 | 200 | Total Shots | T S | 112 | 279 | ||
| 131 | 78 | Shots on Target | S O | 50 | 113 | ||
| 27% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 28% | ||