It's the Copa do Nordeste: Sampaio Corrêa and Botafogo PB face off

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 20:45 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves (40000 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sampaio Corrêa & 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!

These teams have little in common geographically as Botafogo PB have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

It's no vacation for neither Sampaio Corrêa 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.

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Sampaio Corrêa form and stats

Last season, Sampaio's Copa do Nordeste journey ended in the quarter-finals.

9 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Sampaio Corrêa have to build on here at Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves in the Serie B. 2W-2D-4L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa do Nordeste for Sampaio Corrêa.

The spoils were shared in Sampaio Corrêa's previous game, also at home. Visiting Botafogo PB travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Sampaio Corrêa perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sampaio as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Sampaio Corrêa has won five of these, drawn two and lost four.

The Sampaio Corrêa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 19 matches. Sampaio Corrêa are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 19 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Botafogo PB form and stats

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

Total Copa do Nordeste statistics for Botafogo PB: 4 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss.

Botafogo are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Sampaio Corrêa.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Auto Esporte in the Paraibano.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Botafogo PB in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Botafogo PB, four draws and two defeats.

Head 2 Head

Previous six meetings featuring these participants: Sampaio Corrêa won two, Botafogo PB triumphed in two and we saw two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Sampaio Corrêa missing players

Botafogo PB missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sampaio Corrêa Botafogo PB
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
11 8   Won W   2 9
3 2   Drew D   8 13
11 3   Lost L   2 3
28 18   Scored S   9 24
25 6   Conceded C   12 18
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   67% 84%
60% 46%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   50% 52%
44% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 20%
8% 8%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 12%
4% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
36% 23%   BTTS BTTS   42% 40%
32% 54%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 52%
36% 31%   Failed to Score F T   42% 24%
 
4.2 5.1   Corners for (avg) C F   5 5.4
5.7 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4 3.8
2.3 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.7
4 2   Red cards R C   1 1
 
10.7 11.5   Shots (avg) S (   8.2 9.6
4.1 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.5
27% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 27%
 
11.6 8.9   Shots against (avg) S A   7.5 7.1
4 2.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.6 2.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botafogo 38 20 10 8 56 31 19 15 2 2 39 13 19 5 8 6 17 18 25 70
2 Goias 38 17 14 7 48 31 19 10 7 2 30 16 19 7 7 5 18 15 17 65
3 Coritiba 38 18 10 10 49 35 19 11 5 3 29 14 19 7 5 7 20 21 14 64
4 Avai 38 18 10 10 44 35 19 10 6 3 24 14 19 8 4 7 20 21 9 64
5 CSA 38 18 8 12 48 33 19 9 6 4 28 15 19 9 2 8 20 18 15 62
6 Guarani 38 16 12 10 54 41 19 10 4 5 28 17 19 6 8 5 26 24 13 60
7 CRB 38 16 12 10 47 39 19 8 9 2 26 17 19 8 3 8 21 22 8 60
8 Náutico 38 14 11 13 50 50 19 8 6 5 30 25 19 6 5 8 20 25 0 53
9 Vila Nova 38 12 15 11 35 36 19 6 10 3 13 11 19 6 5 8 22 25 -1 51
10 Vasco da Gama 38 13 10 15 43 52 19 9 4 6 25 24 19 4 6 9 18 28 -9 49
11 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 39 40 19 9 7 3 26 17 19 3 6 10 13 23 -1 49
12 Operario PR 38 13 9 16 35 46 19 9 4 6 22 21 19 4 5 10 13 25 -11 48
13 Cruzeiro 38 10 18 10 42 44 19 5 10 4 24 24 19 5 8 6 18 20 -2 48
14 Sampaio Corrêa 38 12 11 15 41 42 19 9 5 5 25 16 19 3 6 10 16 26 -1 47
15 Brusque 38 13 9 16 44 56 19 9 5 5 25 16 19 4 4 11 19 40 -12 45
16 Londrina 38 11 11 16 31 41 19 6 5 8 17 19 19 5 6 8 14 22 -10 44
17 Remo 38 11 10 17 31 42 19 7 4 8 11 13 19 4 6 9 20 29 -11 43
18 Vitoria 38 8 16 14 31 32 19 5 7 7 18 14 19 3 9 7 13 18 -1 40
19 Confianca 38 9 10 19 35 48 19 6 3 10 20 25 19 3 7 9 15 23 -13 37
20 Brasil de Pelotas 38 4 11 23 23 52 19 4 6 9 14 21 19 0 5 14 9 31 -29 23

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 Botafogo 38 20 10 8 56 31 19 15 2 2 39 13 19 5 8 6 17 18 25 70
2 Goias 38 17 14 7 48 31 19 10 7 2 30 16 19 7 7 5 18 15 17 65
3 Coritiba 38 18 10 10 49 35 19 11 5 3 29 14 19 7 5 7 20 21 14 64
4 Avai 38 18 10 10 44 35 19 10 6 3 24 14 19 8 4 7 20 21 9 64
5 CSA 38 18 8 12 48 33 19 9 6 4 28 15 19 9 2 8 20 18 15 62
6 Guarani 38 16 12 10 54 41 19 10 4 5 28 17 19 6 8 5 26 24 13 60
7 CRB 38 16 12 10 47 39 19 8 9 2 26 17 19 8 3 8 21 22 8 60
8 Náutico 38 14 11 13 50 50 19 8 6 5 30 25 19 6 5 8 20 25 0 53
9 Vila Nova 38 12 15 11 35 36 19 6 10 3 13 11 19 6 5 8 22 25 -1 51
10 Vasco da Gama 38 13 10 15 43 52 19 9 4 6 25 24 19 4 6 9 18 28 -9 49
11 Ponte Preta 38 12 13 13 39 40 19 9 7 3 26 17 19 3 6 10 13 23 -1 49
12 Operario PR 38 13 9 16 35 46 19 9 4 6 22 21 19 4 5 10 13 25 -11 48
13 Cruzeiro 38 10 18 10 42 44 19 5 10 4 24 24 19 5 8 6 18 20 -2 48
14 Sampaio Corrêa 38 12 11 15 41 42 19 9 5 5 25 16 19 3 6 10 16 26 -1 47
15 Brusque 38 13 9 16 44 56 19 9 5 5 25 16 19 4 4 11 19 40 -12 45
16 Londrina 38 11 11 16 31 41 19 6 5 8 17 19 19 5 6 8 14 22 -10 44
17 Remo 38 11 10 17 31 42 19 7 4 8 11 13 19 4 6 9 20 29 -11 43
18 Vitoria 38 8 16 14 31 32 19 5 7 7 18 14 19 3 9 7 13 18 -1 40
19 Confianca 38 9 10 19 35 48 19 6 3 10 20 25 19 3 7 9 15 23 -13 37
20 Brasil de Pelotas 38 4 11 23 23 52 19 4 6 9 14 21 19 0 5 14 9 31 -29 23

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