Copa do Nordeste match preview: Bahia versus Confiança

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Fonte Nova (48000 seats)

The season is still fairly new and the Copa do Nordeste table has to be read with caution. So far Bahia find themselves in 2nd position and Confiança are placed 1st.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Bahia form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Bahia's two home games in the Copa do Nordeste so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Arena Fonte Nova.

Happy days for Bahia in their previous game, a Baiano 1 match away at Vitoria that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that match, a Copa Sudamericana win away at Nacional Asuncion.

Early season league goal statistics from Bahia's 2 home games: 2 goals, 2 conceded.

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Confiança form and stats

Four points from two away games for Confiança, meaning one draw and one victory in the Copa do Nordeste so far. Things are running smoothly for Confiança who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Sampaio Correa.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Confiança goalkeeper Rafael de Carvalho Santos is eager to challenge this, with his 184 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Confiança go into this game after a win, the home game against Boca Junior that ended 3-2. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Fortaleza in the Copa do Nordeste.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Sergipano trip to Itabaiana.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Confiança has managed 5 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Bahia-Confiança H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Bahia three wins, Confiança one win, one draw. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Bahia missing players

Confiança missing players

Bahia Confiança
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 1 3 7
2 1 0 Won W 0 2 5
2 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
6 2 0 Scored S 1 7 12
4 2 0 Conceded C 1 3 3
80% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
80% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 71%
20% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 14%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 14%
20% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 29%
60% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 71%
40% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 14%
 
6.6 10.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 4.2
4 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 3.5 3
1.6 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
61 35 0 Total Shots T S 5 20 49
30 18 0 Shots on Target S O 1 9 17
20% 11% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 56% 59%
Key stats in Copa do Nordeste this season:
  • All of Bahia's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Confiança's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bahia has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1)
  • Bahia has the most clean sheets (3)
  • Bahia have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Bahia have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Confiança has the the best goal difference (+2) away
  • Confiança have not yet lost a game.
  • Confiança have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Confiança have scored in all their away matches so far.

  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 PB 5 2 3 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 9
2 Bahia 5 2 2 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 8
3 Fortaleza 5 2 2 1 6 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 8
4 Sport Recife 5 1 3 1 5 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 6
5 ABC 5 1 2 2 3 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 -1 5
6 CRB 6 1 2 3 7 9 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 5
7 River 6 1 1 4 6 12 3 1 0 2 5 8 3 0 1 2 1 4 -6 4
8 Frei Paulistano 5 0 2 3 5 11 2 0 0 2 2 6 3 0 2 1 3 5 -6 2

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There are 26 state football leagues in Brazil. Because of long distances in Brazil a very competitive football culture developed within each state. Therefore, Brazil remain one of the few countries who still run state championships alongside the national ones. Most of them run from January to May, outside the national season.