Sport Recife vs Botafogo PB in Copa do Nordeste preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Fri 25.February
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)

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

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Sport Recife form and stats

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

When playing at home in the Serie A, Sport Recife have managed 5 wins, 7 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 19 games. On the other hand, in the Copa do Nordeste, Sport Recife has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Sport Recife, who played 2-2 against Santa Cruz. That match was also played at this venue

Preceding that game was the away draw at Ceara that finished 0-0.

Recife are traveling soon after this match as the Copa do Nordeste match at Altos awaits in three days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sport Recife here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 19 games). Recife have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Botafogo PB form and stats

Last season their Copa do Nordeste adventure ended in the group stage.

Total Copa do Nordeste statistics for Botafogo PB: 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.

Botafogo PB delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Fortaleza in their previous game.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Atletico Alagoinhas in the Copa do Nordeste.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head data (for the previous four meetings): Recife won three games, one match ended in a draw and Botafogo PB got zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / two

Top Goalscorers

Sport RecifeLuciano
Luciano
2 goals
Sport RecifeR. de Albuquerque Marques
R. de Albuquerque Marques
1 goals
Sport RecifeE. de Oliveira Silva
E. de Oliveira Silva
1 goals

Sport Recife missing players

Botafogo PB missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sport Recife Botafogo PB
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 15   Played P   12 25
9 8   Won W   1 8
7 6   Drew D   9 13
9 1   Lost L   2 4
33 29   Scored S   7 21
27 13   Conceded C   11 19
92% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   58% 80%
64% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   50% 52%
40% 40%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   25% 20%
24% 40%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 8%
12% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
48% 60%   BTTS BTTS   42% 44%
32% 40%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 48%
28% 7%   Failed to Score F T   50% 28%
 
5 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.9
5.5 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 4.5
2.2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2.1
2 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
13.2 13.7   Shots (avg) S (   9.2 9.6
4.4 4.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.3 3.2
30% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   18% 26%
 
12.1 9   Shots against (avg) S A   8.8 8
4 2.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.8 2.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 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 Ceara 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 São 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 Ceara 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 São 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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