Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Portuguesa RJ & Sampaio Corrêa face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa do Brasil. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Portuguesa RJ nor Sampaio Corrêa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Portuguesa RJ form and stats
Portuguesa RJ have not come this way in the Copa do Brasil without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating CRB.The home fans saw a 1-1 draw versus Volta Redonda last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Prior to that, an away loss at Nova Iguacu in the Carioca 1.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Portuguesa as they are travelling to their away game against Resende in the Carioca 1. That match is four days after this one.
Sampaio Corrêa form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Operario Ltda in order to reach 2nd round of Copa do Brasil. Sampaio Corrêa was sent out of Copa do Brasil in the 1st round last season.There's been little loot from Sampaio Corrêa's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 19 away games in the Serie B. Sampaio Corrêa only have 3 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 6 draws.
Sampaio Corrêa had fun at their own home (Estádio Luso-Brasileiro) last time out, beating Moto Club MA 1-0.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting CRB's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Sampaio Corrêa in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Sampaio, four draws and two defeats.
After this away game Sampaio Corrêa return home for a Copa do Nordeste game against Botafogo PB. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Sampaio Corrêa when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 19 league matches away. Sampaio have conceded 26 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  W. Pires dos Santos Silva 1 goals | S. Vale Costa 1 goals | W. Alves de Lima 1 goals |
Portuguesa RJ missing players
Sampaio Corrêa missing players
| Portuguesa RJ | Sampaio Corrêa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 34 | 25 | Scored | S | 11 | 30 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 20 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.3 | ||
| 5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.9 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 12.2 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 30% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 26% | ||
| 11.4 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.3 | 12.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 70 |
| 2 | Goias | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 48 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 65 |
| 3 | Coritiba | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 64 |
| 4 | Avai | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 64 |
| 5 | CSA | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 62 |
| 6 | Guarani | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 60 |
| 7 | CRB | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 60 |
| 8 | Nautico | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 53 |
| 9 | Vila Nova | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 35 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -1 | 51 |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 52 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -9 | 49 |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -1 | 49 |
| 12 | Operario PR | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -11 | 48 |
| 13 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 42 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 48 |
| 14 | Sampaio Corrêa | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -1 | 47 |
| 15 | Brusque | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 56 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 40 | -12 | 45 |
| 16 | Londrina | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -10 | 44 |
| 17 | Remo | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -11 | 43 |
| 18 | Vitoria | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 40 |
| 19 | Confianca | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 37 |
| 20 | Brasil de Pelotas | 38 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 52 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 31 | -29 | 23 |
