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

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 22:45 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves (40000 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sampaio Corrêa or Náutico that keep their silverware dream alive.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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 Náutico.

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Sampaio Corrêa form and stats

Sampaio Corrêa participated in Copa do Nordeste the last season, where they reached 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. This match is a Copa do Nordeste match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses in this competition.

Sampaio Corrêa lost their last game at ABC after a 0-2 scoreline.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Moto Club MA and winning 3-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sampaio have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as CSA are coming to town in four days.

The Sampaio Corrêa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 37 goals in 19 league matches. From these home matches, Sampaio Corrêa have conceded only 15 goals.

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Náutico form and stats

Last season their Copa do Nordeste adventure ended in the semi-finals.

Náutico have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 2-2-15 (19 played). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa do Nordeste stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.

The attacking players of Náutico have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 422 minutes.

Náutico had fun at their own home (Estádio Governador João Castelo Ribeiro Gonçalves) last time out, beating Fluminense PI 2-0. Rodrigues and de Matos scored.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Sport Recife in the Pernambucano 1.

We have checked recent matches where Náutico have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 4 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Náutico's away league games. Only {8 goals} from 19 travels.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Sampaio Corrêa victories, one draw and five Náutico wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NáuticoV. Ferraz Macedo
V. Ferraz Macedo
2 goals
NáuticoE. Barbosa de Souza
E. Barbosa de Souza
1 goals
NáuticoJ. Rodrigues
J. Rodrigues
1 goals

Sampaio Corrêa missing players

Náutico missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sampaio Corrêa Náutico
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
15 9   Won W   2 8
5 3   Drew D   2 5
5 1   Lost L   8 12
39 23   Scored S   10 29
21 9   Conceded C   27 43
88% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
76% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 76%
48% 54%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 52%
16% 8%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 32%
12% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   25% 16%
44% 62%   BTTS BTTS   50% 44%
40% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 32%
28% 8%   Failed to Score F T   33% 28%
 
4.8 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.3
4.5 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.6
2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.4
1 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
13.3 13.6   Shots (avg) S (   9.5 10.8
4.7 5.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 3.8
33% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 32%
 
11.4 10.6   Shots against (avg) S A   15.1 14.2
4.1 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6.4 5.5

  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

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 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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