The league table is allowed to rest as Gonçalense and Resende battle for Copa Rio honors in this first Round of 16 leg of two fixtures.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Gonçalense form and stats
Last season their Copa Rio adventure ended in the 1st round against CFRJ / Marica.Gonçalense's previous fixture was a Copa Rio game also played at their own arena, ending 2-1 against Sao Goncalo EC RJ. The home team are looking to continue in that form.
Resende form and stats
Resende's mission in Copa Rio last season failed in the quarter-finals against Perolas Negras.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Nova Iguaçu in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Nova Iguaçu in the Carioca 1.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
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Gonçalense missing players
Resende missing players
| Gonçalense | Resende | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Scored | S | 12 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 69% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 44% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 6.4 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.1 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 26% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 28% | ||
| 9 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 13.9 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.1 | ||