All the facts and stats for the Copa do Nordeste clash: Sampaio Corrêa - Bahia

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Sun 22.January
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves (40000 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sampaio Corrêa & Bahia 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 time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Bahia, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sampaio Corrêa and Bahia.

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Sampaio Corrêa form and stats

Last season their Copa do Nordeste adventure ended in the group stage.

Sampaio Corrêa are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves. 14 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 19 games.

A strong away win for Sampaio against Pinheiro the last match.

Ahead of that match, Sampaio Corrêa won a home game hosting Chapadinha (2-0).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sampaio Corrêa, as the Maranhense home game vs Moto Club MA is only four days away.

A decent goal production from Sampaio Corrêa in their home games so far, with 37 goals from 19 league matches. Sampaio have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Bahia form and stats

They also participated in Copa do Nordeste last season. This ended in the group stage.

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 5 wins, 6 draws and 8 defeats.

The fans enjoyed Bahia's previous fixture versus Atlético Alagoinhas, a 2-1 win played at home. The end of the last match, against Atlético Alagoinhas, was very satisfying as Miranda scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Prior to that result Bahia won their away game at Jacuipense in the Baiano 1. The scoreline was 1-0.

Bahia have another game away from home in just three nights, a Baiano 1 fixture versus Jacobinense. A difficult calendar for the visitors!

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bahia as they have only managed to score 14 times from 19 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Bahia as they have only conceded 18 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Sampaio wins - draws - Bahia wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), ten had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BahiaL. Mugni
L. Mugni
6 goals
BahiaF. Silva Costa
F. Silva Costa
6 goals
Sampaio CorrêaR. Oliveira Silva
R. Oliveira Silva
3 goals

Sampaio Corrêa missing players

Bahia missing players

Sampaio Corrêa Bahia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   13 25
14 10   Won W   3 11
6 2   Drew D   4 8
5 1   Lost L   6 6
37 26   Scored S   10 32
24 11   Conceded C   15 24
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
80% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   69% 76%
48% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   23% 36%
16% 15%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 16%
8% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
56% 77%   BTTS BTTS   46% 56%
28% 23%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 28%
24% 0%   Failed to Score F T   38% 20%
 
4.6 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 5.9
4.6 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.9
1.7 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.6
0 0   Red cards R C   2 4
 
13.5 13.3   Shots (avg) S (   10.4 13.8
4.5 4.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.6 4.1
33% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 31%
 
12.3 11.8   Shots against (avg) S A   14 10.8
4 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.2 2.7

  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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