Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Linhares & São Mateus face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Espirito Santo. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both participants have had plenty of rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's look for an enthusiastic game!
Linhares form and stats
Last season their Copa Espirito Santo adventure ended in the group stage.The Linhares club members got no joy from their last fixture, a Copa Espirito Santo duel also played here at Estádio São Clemente: A 1-2 defeat against Pinheiros.
Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against Serra in the Copa Espirito Santo.
There will be little rest for Linhares after this match as they are travelling to SC Capixaba for a Copa Espirito Santo game in only three days.
São Mateus form and stats
Two away games in a row for Mateus, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-8 against Real Noroeste in the Copa Espirito Santo.
The game before was the Copa Espirito Santo-battle against Pinheiros, a home loss (0-3).
A quick return to home after this game, as São Mateus are hosting Rio Branco-VN in the Copa Espirito Santo only three days away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Linhares victories, zero draws and five São Mateus wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, nine matches with two goals or less.
Linhares missing players
São Mateus missing players
| Linhares | São Mateus | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Lost | L | 9 | 17 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 13 | 21 | ||
| 70 | 37 | Conceded | C | 40 | 67 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 44% | ||
| 1.2 | 0.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 0.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.6 | 0.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 1.4 | 0.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 0.9 | ||
| 58% | 175% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 100% | ||
| 4.7 | 1.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 2.4 | 0.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 0.9 | ||
