National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sergipe or Cruzeiro that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's quite the trip for Cruzeiro when visiting Sergipe as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.
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.
Sergipe form and stats
Last season, Sergipe's Copa do Brasil journey ended in the 1st round.The Sergipe crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to CRB here at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Floresta (0-1).Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Sergipano game versus Lagarto in only three days. This game is also played here at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista.
Cruzeiro form and stats
Cruzeiro's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the 3rd round.Cruzeiro are yet to lose a point on their Mineiro 1 travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games.
Cruzeiro's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Villa Nova that finished 2-2.
Before that, Cruzeiro secured a home win against Uberlandia with the score 2-1.Cruzeiro are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Alves Lira 2 goals | K. Afonso da Silva 2 goals | A. Galiano Lazarini 1 goals |
Sergipe missing players
Cruzeiro missing players
| Sergipe | Cruzeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 31 | 17 | Scored | S | 14 | 31 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Conceded | C | 9 | 21 | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 6.2 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 14.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.8 | ||
| 23% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 21% | ||
| 8.2 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 10.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| 3 | Athletic Club | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | America Mineiro | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Caldense | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Democrata GV | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Villa Nova | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | URT | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 9 | CAP Patrocinense | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 7 |
| 10 | Tombense | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 11 | Uberlandia | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 5 |
| 12 | Pouso Alegre | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
