The season is still fairly new and the Copa do Nordeste table has to be read with caution. So far Ríver find themselves in 2nd position and América RN are placed 6th.
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.
It's quite the trip for América RN when visiting Ríver as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Ríver form and stats
Ríver have only played one Copa do Nordeste game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from 0 matches.
Ríver's last game was hosting Bahia (placed 3rd) and winning 1-0. Ahead of that match, Ríver won a home game hosting CSA (3-1).
The manager M. de Azevedo will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Timon in only three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Ríver's 1 home game: 3 goals, 1 conceded.
América RN form and stats
América RN have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Copa do Nordeste were 2 victories, 0 draws and 0 defeats from 2 fixtures.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sao Luiz in their previous outing. The Copa do Brasil match ended in a draw 0-0. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting ABC's place.
1 goal so far away for América RN, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Ríver zero wins, one draw and América RN one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Pereira da Silva 7 goals |  W. Freitas da Silva 4 goals |  D. Da Silva Costa 3 goals |
Ríver missing players
América RN missing players
| Ríver | América RN | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 6.5 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | 11 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 16 | 26 |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 8% |
| Ríver | Last season | América RN | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 86% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 71% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 43% | ||
| 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 43% | ||
| 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 7.2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 44 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 82 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 35 | ||
| 13% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 51% | ||
| 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 | Ríver | 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 | 4 de Julho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Piauí | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Picos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ríver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | ABC | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 2 | América RN | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 3 | Forca e Luz | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 4 | Santa Cruz de Natal RN | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Potiguar Mossoro | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Palmeira | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
| 7 | Globo | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 |
| 8 | ASSU | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | -16 | 3 |