National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sousa or Sampaio Corrêa that keep their silverware dream alive.
Sampaio Corrêa have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sousa and Sampaio Corrêa.
Sousa form and stats
3W-2D-3L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa do Nordeste for Sousa.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Sergipe last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Prior to that, an away loss at Sport Recife in the Copa do Nordeste.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sousa as they are travelling to their away game against Campinense in the Copa do Nordeste. That match is three days after this one.
Sampaio Corrêa form and stats
They also participated in Copa do Nordeste last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Sampaio Corrêa have only collected 15 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 3-6-10 (19 played). When we have look at the Copa do Nordeste statistics, we find 1W-1D-1L. This is both home and away.
Sampaio Corrêa are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Ceará (placed 1st).
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Iape.A quick return to home after this game, as Sampaio are hosting Floresta in the Copa do Nordeste only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sampaio Corrêa as they have only managed to score 16 times from 19 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Sampaio Corrêa have seen the ball go into their own net 26 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Sousa missing players
Sampaio Corrêa missing players
| Sousa | Sampaio Corrêa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Scored | S | 11 | 29 | ||
| 29 | 5 | Conceded | C | 22 | 31 | ||
| 80% | 64% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 18% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 73% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 4 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.1 | ||
| 6.3 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 9.5 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 10.5 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | ||
| 39% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 28% | ||
| 9.2 | 5.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 12.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ceará | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | Bahia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | CRB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Náutico | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Altos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Botafogo PB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 7 | Floresta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 8 | Sousa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 70 |
| 2 | Goias | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 48 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 65 |
| 3 | Coritiba | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 64 |
| 4 | Avai | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 64 |
| 5 | CSA | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 62 |
| 6 | Guarani | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 60 |
| 7 | CRB | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 60 |
| 8 | Náutico | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 53 |
| 9 | Vila Nova | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 35 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -1 | 51 |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 52 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -9 | 49 |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -1 | 49 |
| 12 | Operario PR | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -11 | 48 |
| 13 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 42 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 48 |
| 14 | Sampaio Corrêa | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -1 | 47 |
| 15 | Brusque | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 56 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 40 | -12 | 45 |
| 16 | Londrina | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -10 | 44 |
| 17 | Remo | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -11 | 43 |
| 18 | Vitoria | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 40 |
| 19 | Confianca | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 37 |
| 20 | Brasil de Pelotas | 38 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 52 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 31 | -29 | 23 |