National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sergipe or Botafogo that keep their silverware dream alive.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Not a lot of time to rest for the host team, as they were involved in a Sergipano match only four days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Itabaiana, was also a home game here at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista. The away team is better rested.
Sergipe form and stats
Sergipe participated in Copa do Brasil the last season, where they reached the 1st round.The Sergipe followers enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Itabaiana and win 2-1.
0-0 away at Atletico Gloriense before that.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sergipe, as the Copa do Nordeste home game vs Fluminense PI is only three days away.
Botafogo form and stats
They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the round of 16.Home advantage was not enough for Botafogo in their previous game as they lost hosting Flamengo, 0-1.
Prior to that match, the Botafogo manager de Castro faced defeat when travelling to Vasco da Gama and losing 0-2.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Carioca 1 trip to Resende.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Botafogo have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from one fixture.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. da Silva Braga 3 goals | J. Soares de Lima 1 goals | M. Júnior 1 goals |
Sergipe missing players
Botafogo missing players
| Sergipe | Botafogo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 10 | Won | W | 8 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 26 | 22 | Scored | S | 18 | 30 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 32% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9.2 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12 | ||
| 3.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | ||
| 9.6 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.9 | ||
