National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Real Noroeste or Serra that keep their silverware dream alive.
Real Noroeste have less rest than Serra in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in 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, Serra have had more rest.
Real Noroeste form and stats
Last season their Copa Espirito Santo adventure ended in the semi-finals against Rio Branco ES.A nice win for Real Noroeste last time playing, versus Nova Iguacu. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Junior and Ibilola scoring for the victors.
Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against GEL in the Copa Espirito Santo.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Vitoria ES are coming to town in three days.
Serra form and stats
Serra's mission in Copa Espirito Santo last season failed in the group stage.Serra delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Porto Vitoria in their previous match; a Copa Espirito Santo fixture.
A 0-1 defeat away at Real Noroeste before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Serra are hosting Rio Branco-VN in the Copa Espirito Santo only three days away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Noroeste six wins, one draw and Serra three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Real Noroeste missing players
Serra missing players
| Real Noroeste | Serra | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 30 | 22 | Scored | S | 20 | 36 | ||
| 28 | 9 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 24% | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.2 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | ||
| 36% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 63% | 43% | ||
| 11 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 7.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||
