It's the Copa do Nordeste: ABC and Náutico face off

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Sun 26.March
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Maria Lamas Farache (18000 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's ABC or Náutico that keep their silverware dream alive.

It's no vacation for neither ABC nor Náutico 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.

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ABC form and stats

ABC participated in Copa do Nordeste the last season, where they reached the 3rd qualifying round and lost against Sousa.

On the other hand, in the Copa do Nordeste, ABC has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

ABC's previous fixture was a Copa do Nordeste game also played at their home, finishing 2-0 versus Náutico. The home side hope to to build on that result.

A home win before that, as predicted. The team were huge favourites against Fluminense PI and won 3-0. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does ABC handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 11 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.

There will be little rest for ABC after this match as they are travelling to Santa Cruz de Natal RN for a Potiguar game in only three days.

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Náutico form and stats

Last season their Copa do Nordeste adventure ended in the semi-finals.

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Náutico so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-15 (win-draw-lose). Total Copa do Nordeste statistics for Náutico: 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.

Two away matches in a row for Náutico, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus ABC in the Copa do Nordeste.

Before that, the win at home hosting Ferroviario in the Copa do Nordeste (3-2). Náutico are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

Goals are few and far between in Náutico's away league games. Only {8 goals} from 19 travels.

Head 2 Head

ABC-Náutico H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: ABC three wins, Náutico four wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

ABC missing players

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Total First Half Second Half
ABC Náutico
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   13 25
15 10   Won W   6 12
6 2   Drew D   2 5
4 0   Lost L   5 8
48 31   Scored S   17 34
12 1   Conceded C   14 27
84% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
68% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   54% 68%
44% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 40%
24% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   23% 24%
12% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 12%
20% 8%   BTTS BTTS   38% 36%
68% 92%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 40%
28% 17%   Failed to Score F T   23% 28%
 
5.2 6.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 5
3.7 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.5
2.8 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.2 2.7
1 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
10.6 12.1   Shots (avg) S (   9.2 10.2
4.5 5.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 3.9
42% 48%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 36%
 
8.2 7.6   Shots against (avg) S A   15.6 13
2.7 2.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.8 5.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cruzeiro 38 23 9 6 57 26 19 15 3 1 32 8 19 8 6 5 25 18 31 78
2 Gremio 38 17 14 7 50 26 19 14 3 2 37 10 19 3 11 5 13 16 24 65
3 Vasco da Gama 38 17 11 10 48 36 19 12 6 1 32 10 19 5 5 9 16 26 12 64
4 Bahia 38 17 11 10 43 29 19 12 5 2 29 11 19 5 6 8 14 18 14 62
5 Sampaio Correa 38 16 10 12 48 42 19 14 4 1 37 15 19 2 6 11 11 27 6 58
6 Ituano 38 15 12 11 42 34 19 10 6 3 23 10 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 57
7 Criciuma 38 14 14 10 43 31 19 11 5 3 26 9 19 3 9 7 17 22 12 56
8 Sport Recife 38 15 12 11 37 31 19 13 5 1 29 8 19 2 7 10 8 23 6 56
9 Londrina 38 14 11 13 36 37 19 8 7 4 23 19 19 6 4 9 13 18 -1 53
10 Guarani 38 13 12 13 33 36 19 9 6 4 16 12 19 4 6 9 17 24 -3 51
11 CRB 38 13 11 14 35 43 19 8 8 3 21 15 19 5 3 11 14 28 -8 50
12 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 34 36 19 8 7 4 19 13 19 4 6 9 15 23 -2 49
13 Vila Nova 38 9 20 9 28 31 19 6 11 2 13 9 19 3 9 7 15 22 -3 47
14 Chapecoense 38 11 12 15 37 39 19 7 6 6 23 21 19 4 6 9 14 18 -2 45
15 Tombense 38 10 15 13 38 47 19 9 9 1 24 13 19 1 6 12 14 34 -9 45
16 Novorizontino 38 11 11 16 44 49 19 8 6 5 28 21 19 3 5 11 16 28 -5 44
17 CSA 38 9 15 14 29 37 19 7 8 4 19 14 19 2 7 10 10 23 -8 42
18 Brusque 38 8 10 20 21 38 19 6 6 7 14 15 19 2 4 13 7 23 -17 34
19 Operario PR 38 7 13 18 31 53 19 6 6 7 18 19 19 1 7 11 13 34 -22 34
20 Náutico 38 8 6 24 32 65 19 6 4 9 24 27 19 2 2 15 8 38 -33 30

ABC:
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  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 38 23 9 6 57 26 19 15 3 1 32 8 19 8 6 5 25 18 31 78
2 Gremio 38 17 14 7 50 26 19 14 3 2 37 10 19 3 11 5 13 16 24 65
3 Vasco da Gama 38 17 11 10 48 36 19 12 6 1 32 10 19 5 5 9 16 26 12 64
4 Bahia 38 17 11 10 43 29 19 12 5 2 29 11 19 5 6 8 14 18 14 62
5 Sampaio Correa 38 16 10 12 48 42 19 14 4 1 37 15 19 2 6 11 11 27 6 58
6 Ituano 38 15 12 11 42 34 19 10 6 3 23 10 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 57
7 Criciuma 38 14 14 10 43 31 19 11 5 3 26 9 19 3 9 7 17 22 12 56
8 Sport Recife 38 15 12 11 37 31 19 13 5 1 29 8 19 2 7 10 8 23 6 56
9 Londrina 38 14 11 13 36 37 19 8 7 4 23 19 19 6 4 9 13 18 -1 53
10 Guarani 38 13 12 13 33 36 19 9 6 4 16 12 19 4 6 9 17 24 -3 51
11 CRB 38 13 11 14 35 43 19 8 8 3 21 15 19 5 3 11 14 28 -8 50
12 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 34 36 19 8 7 4 19 13 19 4 6 9 15 23 -2 49
13 Vila Nova 38 9 20 9 28 31 19 6 11 2 13 9 19 3 9 7 15 22 -3 47
14 Chapecoense 38 11 12 15 37 39 19 7 6 6 23 21 19 4 6 9 14 18 -2 45
15 Tombense 38 10 15 13 38 47 19 9 9 1 24 13 19 1 6 12 14 34 -9 45
16 Novorizontino 38 11 11 16 44 49 19 8 6 5 28 21 19 3 5 11 16 28 -5 44
17 CSA 38 9 15 14 29 37 19 7 8 4 19 14 19 2 7 10 10 23 -8 42
18 Brusque 38 8 10 20 21 38 19 6 6 7 14 15 19 2 4 13 7 23 -17 34
19 Operario PR 38 7 13 18 31 53 19 6 6 7 18 19 19 1 7 11 13 34 -22 34
20 Náutico 38 8 6 24 32 65 19 6 4 9 24 27 19 2 2 15 8 38 -33 30

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