It's early days in the Copa do Nordeste and both Santa Cruz and Frei Paulistano are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Sergipano game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Lagarto. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Santa Cruz form and stats
Only two Copa do Nordeste home games for Santa Cruz so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Santa Cruz, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Santa Cruz enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Afogados's place. The match ended 2-0 with Danny Morais and Toty scoring. Preceding that game was the away draw at Central that finished 0-0.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Santa Cruz as they have a new game in only four days, a Pernambucano 1 match thankfully also at home. Náutico are visiting.
Santa Cruz has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 0 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Frei Paulistano form and stats
Frei Paulistano, who have the most conceded goals (8) in Copa do Nordeste, are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Copa do Nordeste, having played 2 games and collected 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses). Frei Paulistano has drawn their two previous away games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Lagarto in their previous outing. The Sergipano match ended in a draw 1-1. A 0-0 draw at Vitória's stadium before that.
A new game in only four days for Frei Paulistano, the Sergipano home match versus Sergipe. Busy days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Frei Paulistano has managed 2 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
 W. Lima Silva e Silva 4 goals |  L. Santos Silva 4 goals |  D. Bittencourt Morais 2 goals |
Santa Cruz missing players
Frei Paulistano missing players
| Santa Cruz | Frei Paulistano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 5.5 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 6.5 | 5.2 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | 30 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 17 | 38 |
| 14 | 11 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 7% | 9% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 20% |
- Frei Paulistano has the most conceded goals (8)
- Santa Cruz has the fewest scored goals (1)
- Santa Cruz has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0)
| Santa Cruz | Last season | Frei Paulistano | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 6 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 10 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 8 | ||
| 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | ||
| 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 67% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | ||
| 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | ||
| 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | ||
| 6.3 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 72 | 42 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 33 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 15 | ||
| 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 70% | 60% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Confianca | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Náutico | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Imperatriz | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 | Vitória | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | América RN | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Ceara | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Santa Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 8 | CSA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 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 | Santa Cruz | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Náutico | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Afogados | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Retro | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Central | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 6 | Salgueiro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Sport Recife | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Petrolina | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| 9 | Decisao | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -11 | 4 |
| 10 | Academica Vitoria | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| 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 | Confianca | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Sergipe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Frei Paulistano | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Boca Junior | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 5 | Itabaiana | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 |
| 6 | Lagarto | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Dorense | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 5 |
| 8 | America de Pedrinhas | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 4 |