The league table is allowed to rest as Barbalha and Icasa battle for Copa Fares Lopes honors in this first Semi-finals leg of two fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither Barbalha nor Icasa 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.
Barbalha form and stats
On the other hand, in the Copa Fares Lopes, Barbalha has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Barbalha with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Uniclinic game, 279 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
In their previous game, the manager P. Porto Modesto Costa led his Barbalha to a defeat in the Copa Fares Lopes match away at Caucaia. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Antônio Lírio Callou.
Previous to that game, a Copa Fares Lopes home match hosting Crato in a game that was won 3-1.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Barbalha as they are travelling to their away game against Icasa in the Copa Fares Lopes. That match is three days after this one.
Icasa form and stats
Icasa was sent out of Copa Fares Lopes in the final last season.Total Copa Fares Lopes statistics for Icasa: 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Bitter travels for Icasa as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Caucaia match.
The supporters enjoyed Icasa's previous game versus Uniao CE, a Copa Fares Lopes 4-0 win played at home. As mentioned above, Icasa was the only team on the pitch versus Uniao CE in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
A 0-0 draw at Uniclinic's stadium before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Barbalha in just three days.
Head 2 Head
Barbalha-Icasa H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Barbalha two wins, Icasa two wins, one draw. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Barbalha missing players
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| Barbalha | Icasa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 22 | 13 | Scored | S | 12 | 34 | ||
| 51 | 28 | Conceded | C | 18 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.1 | ||
| 3 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7.1 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 27% | ||
| 9.6 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.9 | 7.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.9 | ||