National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sergipe or Altos 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 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Sergipe nor Altos 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.
Sergipe form and stats
Sergipe was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Copa do Nordeste.Sergipe have performed here at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista this season with 5 wins from 7 Serie D matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2.
The Sergipe crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Altos here at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Confianca that ended 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Sergipe perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sergipe as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Sergipe has won three of these, drawn four and lost four.
The Sergipe fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. Defensively Sergipe have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Altos form and stats
Altos was sent out of Copa do Nordeste in the quarter-finals last season.The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa do Nordeste stats, they have 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away.
It's the second away game in a row for Altos, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Sergipe last time out.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Oeirense in the Piauiense.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Altos in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Altos, one draw and three defeats.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Santos da Silva 3 goals |  J. Alves Lira 2 goals | K. Afonso da Silva 2 goals |
Sergipe missing players
Altos missing players
| Sergipe | Altos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 32 | 18 | Scored | S | 13 | 30 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Conceded | C | 20 | 30 | ||
| 84% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.2 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 25% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 36% | ||
| 9.1 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Juazeirense | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 2 | Itabaiana | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | Sergipe | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Retro | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Atletico Alagoinhas | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 6 | Bahia de Feira | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 7 | ASA | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 12 |
| 8 | Murici | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -15 | 6 |
