Key statistics for the Copa do Nordeste fixture between Sport Recife and CRB

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Sun 26.March
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (35020 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sport Recife or CRB 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.

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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 have performed here at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho this season with 13 wins from 19 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 1. 6W-1D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa do Nordeste for Sport Recife.

Recife are returning here after visiting CSA in a Copa do Nordeste fixture and winning with a 3-1 scoreline.

Previously, the Copa do Nordeste-game at home against Santa Cruz that ended 0-0. A letdown as the club were solid pre-match favourites.

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. Recife have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {8 goals}.

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CRB form and stats

CRB's mission in Copa do Nordeste last season failed in the semi-finals.

CRB have only collected 18 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 5-3-11 (19 played). When we have look at the Copa do Nordeste statistics, we find 3W-4D-1L. This is both home and away.

Two away games in a row for CRB, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Bahia in the Copa do Nordeste.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Coruripe.

The attacking power of CRB when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 19 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, CRB have seen the ball go into their own net 28 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sport Recife three wins, two draws and CRB five victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.

Sport Recife missing players

CRB missing players

Sport Recife CRB
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
17 11   Won W   6 16
6 2   Drew D   4 6
2 0   Lost L   2 3
58 39   Scored S   15 42
16 6   Conceded C   12 22
88% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   75% 88%
80% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 72%
52% 54%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 64%
36% 46%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 24%
24% 38%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 8%
48% 46%   BTTS BTTS   50% 60%
52% 54%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 32%
12% 8%   Failed to Score F T   42% 20%
 
6.3 6.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.3 4.7
3.7 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.5
2.1 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2.2
8 1   Red cards R C   1 5
 
14.8 17.5   Shots (avg) S (   8.6 10.9
6.2 7.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3 4
37% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 42%
 
9.2 8.5   Shots against (avg) S A   12.2 9.9
2.5 2.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   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 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 Náutico 38 8 6 24 32 65 19 6 4 9 24 27 19 2 2 15 8 38 -33 30

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