Only a few games have been played in the Copa do Nordeste so far, with Frei Paulistano placed 8th and Confiança sitting in the 2nd position.
It's no vacation for neither Frei Paulistano nor Confiança 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.
Frei Paulistano form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Copa do Nordeste game of the season here at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista. Last season these fans witnessed 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss from Frei Paulistano's 2 home games.
Frei Paulistano's last game was hosting Itabaiana and winning 2-1. Preceding that match was a Copa do Nordeste defeat to Náutico (0-2).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Copa do Brasil game versus Remo in only four days. This game is also played here at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista.
Early season league goal statistics from Frei Paulistano's 1 home game: 0 goals, 2 conceded.
Confiança form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Copa do Nordeste away game of the season. During their previous season 2 away games resulted in 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
Thiago Ennes, Ítalo Melo and Marcelinho scored in Confiança's previous match, the home game against America de Pedrinhas that ended 3-0. Ahead of that match was the Copa do Nordeste away draw versus Botafogo PB that ended 1-1.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Confiança has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Frei Paulistano, two draws and five wins for Confiança. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
 L. Santos Silva 4 goals |  A. Dias Da Cruz 2 goals |
Frei Paulistano missing players
Confiança missing players
| Frei Paulistano | Confiança | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 6.5 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| Frei Paulistano | Last season | Confiança | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | ||
| 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | ||
| 80% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | ||
| 60% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 80% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 80% | ||
| 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 65 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 18 | ||
| 62% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 200% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sport Recife | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | River | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Bahia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | ABC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | CRB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Botafogo PB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Fortaleza | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Frei Paulistano | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Frei Paulistano | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Sergipe | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Boca Junior | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Itabaiana | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Lagarto | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | America de Pedrinhas | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 3 |
| 8 | Dorense | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 1 |