National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Botafogo PB or Sergipe that keep their silverware dream alive.
Sergipe could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Sergipano game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Boca Junior, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Sergipe.
Botafogo PB form and stats
Last season, Botafogo PB's Copa do Nordeste journey ended in the group stage.1W-2D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa do Nordeste for Botafogo PB.
Botafogo shared the glory with Vitoria (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties) in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Ituano (1-3).Botafogo PB are traveling soon after this match as the Copa do Nordeste match at CSA awaits in three days.
Sergipe form and stats
Last season their Copa do Nordeste adventure ended in the group stage.The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie D travels is 1 win, 5 draws and 1 defeat.
Two away games in a row for Sergipe, whose manager Borges could celebrate last time after the win against Boca Junior.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Falcon in the Sergipano.A quick return to home after this game, as Sergipe are hosting Ceara in the Copa do Nordeste only three days away.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sergipe's away games in the league this season with only 6 goals from 7 matches. Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sergipe as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. Sergipe are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three Botafogo PB victories, two draws and one Sergipe win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Alves Lira 2 goals | A. Galiano Lazarini 1 goals | D. Aragão dos Santos 1 goals |
Botafogo PB missing players
Sergipe missing players
| Botafogo PB | Sergipe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 23 | 18 | Scored | S | 15 | 34 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | ||
| 72% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | ||
| 27% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 26% | ||
| 7.6 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 8.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CRB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Sousa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Altos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Bahia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Botafogo PB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ceara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Floresta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Nautico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Juazeirense | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 2 | Itabaiana | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | Sergipe | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Retro | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Atletico Alagoinhas | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 6 | Bahia de Feira | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 7 | ASA | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 12 |
| 8 | Murici | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -15 | 6 |
