Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rio Branco ES & Nova Venécia face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Espirito Santo. All the pre-match information is available here!
Rio Branco ES and Nova Venécia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Rio Branco ES form and stats
Rio Branco ES was eliminated in the final last season in the Copa Espirito Santo.The Branco coach Pereira and his players return home after a 1-1 draw away versus SC Capixaba in the Copa Espirito Santo.
Before that game, a home loss in the Copa Espirito Santo against Linhares.
Nova Venécia form and stats
Nova Venécia was sent out of Copa Espirito Santo in the quarter-finals last season, when Real Noroeste turned out to be too strong.The supporters enjoyed Nova Venécia's previous game versus Rio Branco-VN, a Copa Espirito Santo win (2-0) played at home.
Ahead of that, the Copa Espirito Santo win away at Real Noroeste.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - one - two (Rio Branco ES wins - draws - Nova Venécia wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Rio Branco ES missing players
Nova Venécia missing players
| Rio Branco ES | Nova Venécia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Scored | S | 22 | 50 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 18 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 2.1 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 4.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.8 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 86% | 76% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 51% | 55% | ||
| 6.5 | 5.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.9 | 6.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.6 | ||
