Copa do Nordeste: Buckle up for the Sergipe - Bahia clash

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 20:45 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista (22000 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sergipe & Bahia face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa do Nordeste. All the pre-match information is available here!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Sergipe form and stats

Last season, Sergipe's Copa do Nordeste journey ended in the group stage.

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. 0W-2D-6L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa do Nordeste for Sergipe.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Sergipe, who played 0-0 against Bahia. That match was also played at this venue (Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista).

Previous to that game, a Sergipano home match hosting Boca Junior in a game that was won 2-1.

The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on Bahia to win. Let's see if Sergipe are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: four games found revealing zero Sergipe wins, two draws and two defeats.

Sergipe has scored 10 league goals at home this season, 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.

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Bahia form and stats

Bahia was sent out of Copa do Nordeste in the final last season, when Ceará turned out to be too strong.

Bahia have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 3-5-11 (19 played). Total Copa do Nordeste statistics for Bahia: 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.

Bahia are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Sergipe.

That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Vitoria da Conquista in the Baiano 1.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 19 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Bahia's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 29 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - one - three (Sergipe wins - draws - Bahia wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BahiaH. Rodallega Martínez
H. Rodallega Martínez
4 goals
SergipeK. dos Santos Bezerra
K. dos Santos Bezerra
3 goals
SergipeJ. Alves Lira
J. Alves Lira
2 goals

Sergipe missing players

Bahia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sergipe Bahia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
6 5   Won W   1 8
10 3   Drew D   3 6
9 5   Lost L   8 11
27 17   Scored S   11 37
30 18   Conceded C   20 31
84% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
68% 77%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 76%
44% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 56%
20% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 32%
8% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 16%
44% 54%   BTTS BTTS   67% 56%
28% 23%   Clean Sheets C S   8% 28%
44% 31%   Failed to Score F T   33% 24%
 
3.4 3.1   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 5.8
3.3 3.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 3.9
1.6 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 1.8
1 0   Red cards R C   5 8
 
8.9 9.1   Shots (avg) S (   9.8 13
3.3 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 4.7
20% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 31%
 
9 8.4   Shots against (avg) S A   12.9 11.3
3.9 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 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 Atlético 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
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Mineiro 38 26 6 6 67 34 19 17 1 1 42 13 19 9 5 5 25 21 33 84
2 Flamengo 38 21 8 9 69 36 19 13 1 5 31 15 19 8 7 4 38 21 33 71
3 Palmeiras 38 20 6 12 58 43 19 11 3 5 33 26 19 9 3 7 25 17 15 66
4 Fortaleza 38 17 7 14 44 45 19 11 4 4 26 19 19 6 3 10 18 26 -1 58
5 Corinthians 38 15 12 11 40 36 19 10 5 4 26 18 19 5 7 7 14 18 4 57
6 Bragantino 38 14 14 10 55 46 19 7 9 3 28 20 19 7 5 7 27 26 9 56
7 Fluminense 38 15 9 14 38 38 19 11 5 3 24 14 19 4 4 11 14 24 0 54
8 America Mineiro 38 13 14 11 41 37 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 4 8 7 19 26 4 53
9 Atletico GO 38 13 14 11 33 36 19 6 10 3 17 14 19 7 4 8 16 22 -3 53
10 Santos 38 12 14 12 35 40 19 9 6 4 21 14 19 3 8 8 14 26 -5 50
11 Ceará 38 11 17 10 39 38 19 10 7 2 24 14 19 1 10 8 15 24 1 50
12 Internacional 38 12 12 14 44 42 19 8 6 5 29 22 19 4 6 9 15 20 2 48
13 Sao Paulo 38 11 15 12 31 39 19 7 9 3 18 15 19 4 6 9 13 24 -8 48
14 Atletico PR 38 13 8 17 41 45 19 8 5 6 23 21 19 5 3 11 18 24 -4 47
15 Cuiaba 38 10 17 11 34 37 19 7 6 6 18 20 19 3 11 5 16 17 -3 47
16 Juventude 38 11 13 14 36 44 19 9 6 4 19 15 19 2 7 10 17 29 -8 46
17 Gremio 38 12 7 19 44 51 19 8 6 5 29 21 19 4 1 14 15 30 -7 43
18 Bahia 38 11 10 17 42 51 19 8 5 6 27 22 19 3 5 11 15 29 -9 43
19 Sport Recife 38 9 11 18 24 37 19 5 7 7 13 13 19 4 4 11 11 24 -13 38
20 Chapecoense 38 1 12 25 27 67 19 0 6 13 13 32 19 1 6 12 14 35 -40 15

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 Atletico Mineiro 38 26 6 6 67 34 19 17 1 1 42 13 19 9 5 5 25 21 33 84
2 Flamengo 38 21 8 9 69 36 19 13 1 5 31 15 19 8 7 4 38 21 33 71
3 Palmeiras 38 20 6 12 58 43 19 11 3 5 33 26 19 9 3 7 25 17 15 66
4 Fortaleza 38 17 7 14 44 45 19 11 4 4 26 19 19 6 3 10 18 26 -1 58
5 Corinthians 38 15 12 11 40 36 19 10 5 4 26 18 19 5 7 7 14 18 4 57
6 Bragantino 38 14 14 10 55 46 19 7 9 3 28 20 19 7 5 7 27 26 9 56
7 Fluminense 38 15 9 14 38 38 19 11 5 3 24 14 19 4 4 11 14 24 0 54
8 America Mineiro 38 13 14 11 41 37 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 4 8 7 19 26 4 53
9 Atletico GO 38 13 14 11 33 36 19 6 10 3 17 14 19 7 4 8 16 22 -3 53
10 Santos 38 12 14 12 35 40 19 9 6 4 21 14 19 3 8 8 14 26 -5 50
11 Ceará 38 11 17 10 39 38 19 10 7 2 24 14 19 1 10 8 15 24 1 50
12 Internacional 38 12 12 14 44 42 19 8 6 5 29 22 19 4 6 9 15 20 2 48
13 Sao Paulo 38 11 15 12 31 39 19 7 9 3 18 15 19 4 6 9 13 24 -8 48
14 Atletico PR 38 13 8 17 41 45 19 8 5 6 23 21 19 5 3 11 18 24 -4 47
15 Cuiaba 38 10 17 11 34 37 19 7 6 6 18 20 19 3 11 5 16 17 -3 47
16 Juventude 38 11 13 14 36 44 19 9 6 4 19 15 19 2 7 10 17 29 -8 46
17 Gremio 38 12 7 19 44 51 19 8 6 5 29 21 19 4 1 14 15 30 -7 43
18 Bahia 38 11 10 17 42 51 19 8 5 6 27 22 19 3 5 11 15 29 -9 43
19 Sport Recife 38 9 11 18 24 37 19 5 7 7 13 13 19 4 4 11 11 24 -13 38
20 Chapecoense 38 1 12 25 27 67 19 0 6 13 13 32 19 1 6 12 14 35 -40 15

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