Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ríver & Bahia face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa do Brasil. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Bahia when visiting Ríver as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Ríver form and stats
Ríver participated in Copa do Brasil the last season, where they reached the 1st round.In general it's been a long time since Ríver tasted defeat here at Estádio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva, as they have taken at least one point from their last 17 home games.
The Ríver supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host CSA in Copa do Nordeste and win 3-1. A Piauiense defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Parnahyba.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Copa do Nordeste game versus América RN in only four days. This game is also played here at Estádio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva.
Bahia form and stats
They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.There were no winners in Bahia's previous match, a Baiano 1 home game that ended 1-1 vs Jacuipense. Preceding that game was the away Baiano 1 victory against Bahia de Feira with the score of 1-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Vitoria in just three days.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  G. Oliveira Souza Junior 14 goals |  A. Guimarães 8 goals |  A. do Nascimento Cruz 5 goals |
Ríver missing players
Bahia missing players
| Ríver | Bahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 39 | 26 | Scored | S | 14 | 29 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Conceded | C | 17 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 224 | 130 | Total Shots | T S | 131 | 325 | ||
| 77 | 50 | Shots on Target | S O | 47 | 112 | ||
| 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 26% | ||