It's a new Piauiense campaign and Ríver are eager to get started here at Estádio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva. 4 de Julho are coming to visit and this should be a thrilling season kickoff.
Ríver have less rest than 4 de Julho in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Copa do Nordeste game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Confianca.
Ríver form and stats
There will be little rest for Ríver after this match as they are travelling to Imperatriz for a Copa do Nordeste game in only three days.
It's the first season at a new level for Ríver as they were promoted from Copa do Nordeste last season. Happy days that were secured through 1 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from three games. The team scored 5 goals at home last season and conceded 4. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
4 de Julho form and stats
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. 4 de Julho goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 225 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Let's have a look at how 4 de Julho performed last season in the Piauiense: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. In total they scored 11 and conceded 11 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 2 and lost 2 with 4/8 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Ríver won four, 4 de Julho won three and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 E. dos Santos Souza 2 goals |   B. Freire do Nascimento 1 goals |  E. Ribeiro dos Santos 1 goals |
Ríver missing players
4 de Julho missing players
| Ríver | 4 de Julho | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 75% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 25% |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 2.2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | 20 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 2 | 14 | 21 |
| 20 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 35% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 44% | 42% |
| Ríver | Last season | 4 de Julho | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 4 | 2 | Played | P | 6 | 12 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 14 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 75% | ||
| 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 25% | ||
| 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | ||
| 6 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.2 | ||
| 6.8 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 16 | ||
| 14 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 9 | ||
| 43% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 56% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | 4 de Julho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Piaui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Picos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ríver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Botafogo PB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Bahia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | CRB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Sport Recife | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 6 | Ríver | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | ABC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Frei Paulistano | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ríver | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | 4 de Julho | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Altos | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Parnahyba | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 5 | Flamengo PI | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 10 |
| 6 | Piaui | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |