National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sport Recife or ABC that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Sport Recife nor ABC 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.
Sport Recife form and stats
Sport Recife was eliminated in the final last season in the Copa do Nordeste. Fortaleza was too strong.Sport Recife are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho. 13 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 19 games. On the other hand, in the Copa do Nordeste, Sport Recife has performed like this (both home and away): 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Recife's previous match was a Copa do Nordeste game also played at their own arena, ending 4-0 versus CRB. The home side hope to to build on that result.
Before that game, a fine away victory at CSA. A Copa do Nordeste match.
Sport Recife have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho with 29 goals in 19 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Sport Recife have only let in {8 goals} at home.
ABC form and stats
ABC was sent out of Copa do Nordeste in the 3rd qualifying round last season, when Sousa turned out to be too strong.Total Copa do Nordeste statistics for ABC: 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
The fans enjoyed ABC's previous game versus Nautico, a Copa do Nordeste win (3-1) played at home.
A home win as anticipated against Fluminense PI preceding that, in the Copa do Nordeste.
Head 2 Head
Sport Recife and ABC have faced each other before this season: Sport Recife - ABC . Previous seven meetings featuring these sides: Recife won three, ABC were winners in four and we saw zero draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.
Sport Recife missing players
ABC missing players
| Sport Recife | ABC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 12 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 61 | 43 | Scored | S | 17 | 49 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 11 | 13 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 6.5 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.8 | 17.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10.8 | ||
| 6.4 | 7.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 38% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 42% | ||
| 8.7 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 8.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 31 | 78 |
| 2 | Gremio | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 50 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 65 |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 64 |
| 4 | Bahia | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 62 |
| 5 | Sampaio Correa | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 42 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 58 |
| 6 | Ituano | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 57 |
| 7 | Criciuma | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 43 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 56 |
| 8 | Sport Recife | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 56 |
| 9 | Londrina | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 53 |
| 10 | Guarani | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | -3 | 51 |
| 11 | CRB | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 28 | -8 | 50 |
| 12 | Ponte Preta | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -2 | 49 |
| 13 | Vila Nova | 38 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -3 | 47 |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 45 |
| 15 | Tombense | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 38 | 47 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 34 | -9 | 45 |
| 16 | Novorizontino | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 28 | -5 | 44 |
| 17 | CSA | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -8 | 42 |
| 18 | Brusque | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 23 | -17 | 34 |
| 19 | Operario PR | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 53 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 34 | -22 | 34 |
| 20 | Nautico | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 32 | 65 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 38 | -33 | 30 |