Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Globo & Botafogo PB face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa do Nordeste. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Globo nor Botafogo PB 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.
Globo form and stats
Globo participated in Copa do Nordeste the last season, where they reached the pre-qualifying round and lost against Altos.The Globo followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estádio Manoel Dantas Barretto: A 0-1 defeat against Botafogo PB.
A 0-0 draw away in the Potiguar before that, with Potyguar the opponent.Botafogo PB form and stats
They also participated in Copa do Nordeste last season. This ended in the group stage.Total Copa do Nordeste statistics for Botafogo PB: 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
It's the second away game in a row for Botafogo PB, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Globo (placed 6th) last time out.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Atletico Cajazeirense at their stadium, the result 1-0.Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: zero - two - two (Globo wins - draws - Botafogo PB wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 4 red cards from the last four duels.Top Goalscorers
  W. Paragua de Melo 2 goals |  P. de Barros Paulino 1 goals |
Globo missing players
Botafogo PB missing players
| Globo | Botafogo PB | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 9 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 42 | 25 | Scored | S | 7 | 22 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 12 | 19 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 57% | 76% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 43% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 57% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 57% | 36% | ||
| 4 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.6 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 44% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 26% | ||
| 7.8 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 7.8 | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Atletico Alagoinhas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | CSA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Sport Recife | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Sampaio Correa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Globo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Campinense | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 8 | Sergipe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
