Floresta have journeyed here for an appealing fight against the hosting Santa Cruz. Read up on the fixture with this in-depth Copa do Nordeste preview!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Santa Cruz form and stats
Floresta form and stats
A job perfectly done for Floresta last season as they secured promotion from Serie D. With a grand total of 6 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 2 were in away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous two meetings involving these sides: Santa won one, Floresta were winners in zero and we saw one draw. zero games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  W. Lima Silva e Silva 6 goals |  F. Alves da Silva 3 goals | A. Soares Almeida 3 goals |
Santa Cruz missing players
Floresta missing players
| Santa Cruz | Floresta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 43% | 43% |
| Santa Cruz | Last season | Floresta | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | ||
| 83% | 78% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 78% | 83% | ||
| 50% | 56% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 44% | 67% | ||
| 28% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 22% | 22% | ||
| 6% | 11% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 39% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 50% | ||
| 22% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 33% | ||
| 56% | 44% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | ||
| 6.2 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.2 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.1 | ||
| 3.2 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 20% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 26% | ||