National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sousa or Globo that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Sousa form and stats
On the other hand, in the Copa do Nordeste, Sousa has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.
The spoils were shared in Sousa's previous game, also at home. Visiting Globo travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Globo form and stats
Globo's mission in Copa do Nordeste last season failed in the pre-qualifying round against Altos.When we have look at the Copa do Nordeste statistics, we find 1W-3D-3L. This is both home and away.
Globo are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Sousa (placed 7th).
Globo are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and five defeats. From a total of eight matches.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the last two meetings involving these two teams are: zero wins for Sousa, one draw and one win for Globo. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Sousa missing players
Globo missing players
| Sousa | Globo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 28 | 18 | Scored | S | 14 | 34 | ||
| 27 | 6 | Conceded | C | 25 | 42 | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 32% | ||
| 5 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 5.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4 | ||
| 2.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.2 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 35% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 39% | ||
| 9.3 | 5.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ceara | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | CRB | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Botafogo PB | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Bahia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Altos | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Náutico | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Sousa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 8 | Floresta | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 7 |
