National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Castanhal or Real Ariquemes that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams have little in common geographically as Real Ariquemes have to travel 3200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Castanhal nor Real Ariquemes 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.
Castanhal form and stats
Last season their Copa Verde adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Paysandu.Castanhal have performed here at Centro de Treinamento do Red Bull Brasil this season with 5 wins from 7 Serie D matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0.
Castanhal's previous fixture was also a home event, the defeat 2-3 vs Real Ariquemes (in Copa Verde).
Before that, Castanhal had a Paraense home game versus Sao Francisco PA which ended with a victory 1-0.Goals are plentiful at Centro de Treinamento do Red Bull Brasil in the league this season as Castanhal has scored 18 goals here in 7 home games. Castanhal have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Real Ariquemes form and stats
Real Ariquemes was sent out of Copa Verde in the round of 16 last season.Two away games in a row for Real Ariquemes, whose coach Lima could celebrate last time after the Copa Verde win against Castanhal.
The game before was the Copa Verde-duel against Tocantinopolis, a home defeat (0-4).
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the sides faced each other previously this campaign; Castanhal - Real Ariquemes 2-3. Mineiro loves to play against Castanhal and have scored 3 goals in these matches.
Castanhal missing players
Real Ariquemes missing players
| Castanhal | Real Ariquemes | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 29 | 19 | Scored | S | 18 | 31 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 24% | ||
| 6.6 | 7.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 7.4 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 4.2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.4 | 14.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 6.6 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 24% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 39% | ||
| 8.2 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 12.2 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Castanhal | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 36 |
| 2 | Sao Raimundo RR | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 29 |
| 3 | Penarol | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | Galvez | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 5 | Fast Clube | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Ypiranga AP | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 13 |
| 7 | GAS | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -17 | 9 |
| 8 | Atletico Acreano | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -21 | 7 |
