Copa do Nordeste betting previews: Predictions and stats for the CSA - Sport Recife game

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Thu 23.March
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Rei Pelé (20801 seats)

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

Sport Recife could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa do Nordeste game only four sleeps ago.

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CSA form and stats

CSA participated in Copa do Nordeste the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.

7-8-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for CSA so far this season. This match is a Copa do Nordeste match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in this competition.

CSA's previous fixture was a Copa do Brasil game also played at their own arena, ending 1-0 versus Brusque. The home side are looking to build on that result.

Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Atlético Alagoinhas in the Copa do Nordeste.

CSA are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Rei Pelé in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 19 matches.

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Sport Recife form and stats

Recife was sent out of Copa do Nordeste in the final last season, when Fortaleza turned out to be too strong.

There's been little loot from Sport Recife's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 19 away games in the Serie B. Sport Recife only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 7 draws. Total Copa do Nordeste statistics for Sport Recife: 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Sport Recife delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Santa Cruz in their previous match; a Copa do Nordeste duel.

Before that, Sport Recife secured a home win against Santa Cruz with the score 2-0.

Goals are few and far between in Recife's away league games. Only {8 goals} from 19 travels. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 23 goals have been conceded by Sport Recife in these games.

Head 2 Head

Previous seven meetings between these contenders: CSA won two, Sport Recife were winners in four and we saw one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.

CSA missing players

Sport Recife missing players

Total First Half Second Half
CSA Sport Recife
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   11 25
8 6   Won W   5 17
8 5   Drew D   4 6
9 3   Lost L   2 2
23 15   Scored S   16 57
23 8   Conceded C   9 16
80% 71%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 88%
52% 43%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 80%
32% 36%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   45% 52%
16% 14%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 32%
4% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 24%
36% 36%   BTTS BTTS   45% 48%
44% 57%   Clean Sheets C S   55% 52%
40% 36%   Failed to Score F T   18% 12%
 
5 6.1   Corners for (avg) C F   5.5 6.4
5 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   3.2 3.6
2.4 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2
3 1   Red cards R C   7 8
 
12 13.6   Shots (avg) S (   11.2 14.6
4.3 5.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.3 6
21% 20%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 38%
 
12.4 10   Shots against (avg) S A   9.8 9
4.1 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.7 2.4

  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 Corrêa 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

Table
  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 Corrêa 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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