Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Real Noroeste & 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!
Little time to rest for the hosting team, as they had a Serie D game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Estádio José Olímpio da Rocha. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, São Mateus have had more rest.
Real Noroeste form and stats
Noroeste was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Copa Espirito Santo. Rio Branco ES was too strong.Real Noroeste played out an unpredictable loss 0-1 against Athletic Club in their previous game, also played at home.
A 0-0 scoreline against Porto Vitoria before that one, played at home in the Copa Espirito Santo.
The manager Duzinho will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Vitoria ES in only four days.
São Mateus form and stats
This match can not go any worse than the last one, a Copa Espirito Santo home defeat versus Pinheiros with 0-3 on the scoreboard.
A defeat, in the Copa Espirito Santo away at Porto Vitoria, earlier.
Head 2 Head
The 7 most recent meetings involving these two teams have all ended as Real Noroeste victories. Surely both teams are aware of this.Real Noroeste missing players
São Mateus missing players
| Real Noroeste | São Mateus | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Lost | L | 8 | 16 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Scored | S | 13 | 22 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Conceded | C | 32 | 59 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 40% | ||
| 3 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.5 | 0.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.2 | 1.1 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 0.6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.9 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 1.5 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 0.9 | ||
| 35% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 107% | ||
| 7.8 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 0.9 | ||
