A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Confiança fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and CRB's 6th place in the table will show on the pitch.
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.
Confiança form and stats
As mentioned below, Confiança are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Copa do Nordeste games. Ever since the Lagarto game Confiança has been unbeatable here at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista producing five straight wins.
Confiança are returning here after visiting Itabaiana in a Sergipano game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Everton scored the goal(s). Prior to that, an away loss at Bahia in the Copa do Nordeste.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sergipe are coming to town in four days.
A decent goal production from Confiança in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Confiança have only let in 0 goals at home.
CRB form and stats
The Copa do Nordeste season is young and CRB have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Two travels in a row for CRB, whose manager M. Ribeiro Cabo could celebrate last time after the Copa do Brasil win against Cruzeiro. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus CEO in the Alagoano.
A quick return to home after this game, as CRB are hosting Cruzeiro in the Copa do Brasil only four days away.
CRB have scored 3 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. CRB struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 5 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: one - one - four (Confiança wins - draws - CRB wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Confiança missing players
CRB missing players
| Confiança | CRB | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 88% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 62% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 2.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.2 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 50 | 29 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 31 | 84 |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 13 | 35 |
| 59% | 62% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 26% |
- CRB have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- CRB have yet to win a game away.
- Confiança has the fewest conceded goals (0) at home
- Confiança has the most clean sheets (4) at home
- Confiança has the most clean sheets (5)
- Confiança has the most matches under the total-line (6)
- Confiança has the most scored goals in the second half (10)
- Confiança has the the best goal difference (+6)
- Confiança have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
- Confiança have not yet lost a game at home.
- Confiança have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Confiança is in the best form (4-1-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Confiança | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Nautico | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Vitoria | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Santa Cruz | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Ceara | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Imperatriz | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | America RN | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 8 | CSA | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 1 |