Sport Recife get ready to welcome São Paulo for something different than the ordinary league football: The Copa do Brasil Round of 16 leg 1 of 2.
São Paulo have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Recife and São Paulo.
Sport Recife form and stats
Last season, Sport Recife's Copa do Brasil journey ended in the 1st round.Perfect Serie B season at home so far for Sport Recife 2 wins from 2 appearances.
The Recife coach Moreira and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Ituano. The forward Love bettered all the other footballers in that match and got a match rating of 8.33 out of 10. Love scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Sport Recife won a home game hosting Tombense (3-2).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sport Recife, as the Serie B home game vs Botafogo SP is only three days away.
At Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, Sport Recife has the goal stats of 5-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
São Paulo form and stats
They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the semi-finals.0-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for São Paulo in their Serie A matches away.
Paulo has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Corinthians for a 1-1 draw. Arboleda, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.21. Arboleda won 11 of 13 duels.
Before that, São Paulo travelled to Fortaleza and returned home with a draw after the Serie A game finished 0-0.A quick return to home after this game, as São Paulo are hosting Vasco da Gama in the Serie A only three days away.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
The 4 most recent games featuring these opponents have all ended as São Paulo victories. Will history repeat itself?Top Goalscorers
  J. de Moura Xavier 2 goals |  R. de Albuquerque Marques 2 goals |   J. Calleri 2 goals |
Sport Recife missing players
São Paulo missing players
| Sport Recife | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 12 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 52 | 32 | Scored | S | 16 | 37 | ||
| 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 15% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 40% | ||
| 64% | 85% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 28% | ||
| 6.6 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 7 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14.6 | 16.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 15.5 | ||
| 6 | 6.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.5 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 27% | ||
| 9.4 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 9.3 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vitoria | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 15 |
| 2 | Criciuma | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Atletico GO | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Guarani | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Botafogo SP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Vila Nova | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Mirassol | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Chapecoense | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Sport Recife | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Novorizontino | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Ituano | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Londrina | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Ceara | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 14 | Avai | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 15 | CRB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 16 | Sampaio Correa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Ponte Preta | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Tombense | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 19 | Juventude | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 20 | ABC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 1 |
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Atletico PR | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Atletico Mineiro | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Santos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | São Paulo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Grêmio | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 14 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Bahia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Goias | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Corinthians | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 2 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -12 | 1 |
