National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Iguatu or Guarani de Juazeiro that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Iguatu saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Serie D. This match was also played here at Estádio Antônio Moreno de Melo. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Guarani de Juazeiro have had more rest.
Iguatu form and stats
The Iguatu crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Potiguar Mossoro here at Estádio Antônio Moreno de Melo.
Ahead of that match, Iguatu won a home game hosting Globo (3-0).There will be little rest for Iguatu after this match as they are travelling to Pacajus for a Serie D game in only three days.
Guarani de Juazeiro form and stats
Juazeiro lost away at Pacajus (0-7) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Pacajus was particularly ugly (0-7). The humiliation is still top of mind.
A draw for Guarani de Juazeiro before that, at their own venue hosting Caucaia (1-1).Head 2 Head
Iguatu have avoided a loss in the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) versus Guarani de Juazeiro.The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last four duels.
Iguatu missing players
Guarani de Juazeiro missing players
| Iguatu | Guarani de Juazeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 31 | 23 | Scored | S | 9 | 23 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Conceded | C | 27 | 47 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | ||
| 4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 5.4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.8 | ||
| 23% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | ||
| 10.5 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.9 | 7.3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guarani de Juazeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Iguatu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Pacajus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Fortaleza B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guarani de Juazeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Iguatu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Pacajus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Fortaleza B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
