Only a few games have been played in the Copa do Nordeste so far, with Sport Recife placed 3rd and Imperatriz sitting in the 3rd position.
It's no vacation for neither Sport Recife nor Imperatriz 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sport Recife form and stats
A Copa do Nordeste draw at home so far for Sport Recife. Last season their home statistics were 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeats from 2 matches. The Sport Recife fans aren't used to losing here at Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel and will expect new points from this game. Sport Recife has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat. Sport Recife has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Guarani defeat 98 days ago.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Sport Recife, who played 1-1 against Retro. That match was also played at this venue (Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Vitoria that ended 1-1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sport Recife as they are travelling to their away game against Decisao in the Pernambucano 1. That match is three days after this one.
Early season league goal statistics from Sport Recife's 1 home game: 1 goal, 1 conceded.
Imperatriz form and stats
Imperatriz have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Copa do Nordeste were 0 victories, 0 draws and 0 defeats from 0 fixtures.
It's the second away game in a row for Imperatriz, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Cordino in the Maranhense last time out. Prior to that match, the Imperatriz manager P. Kobayashi faced defeat when travelling to Bahia and losing 0-2.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Imperatriz has managed 0 goals and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Sport Recife, one draw and zero wins for Imperatriz. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  E. de Lima Costa 1 goals |  E. Ribeiro da Costa 1 goals |
Sport Recife missing players
Imperatriz missing players
| Sport Recife | Imperatriz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 6 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | 5.5 |
| 2.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 20 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 10 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Sport Recife | Last season | Imperatriz | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 4 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | ||
| 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | ||
| 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 15 | 15 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 8 | ||
| 44% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | River | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Bahia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Sport Recife | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | ABC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | CRB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Botafogo PB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Fortaleza | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Frei Paulistano | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Santa Cruz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Afogados | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Nautico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Sport Recife | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Retro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Salgueiro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Decisao | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| 8 | Academica Vitoria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 9 | Central | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 10 | Petrolina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cordino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Imperatriz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Juventude MA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Maranhao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Moto Club MA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Pinheiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sampaio Correa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Sao Jose MA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |