It's a new Piauiense campaign and Ríver are eager to get started here at Estádio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva. Picos are coming to visit and this should be a thrilling season kickoff.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ríver and Picos.
Ríver form and stats
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 237 minutes without scoring a league goal. Erico Júnior was the last player to find the net.
There will be little rest for Ríver after this match as they are travelling to Vitória for a Copa do Nordeste game in only three days.
Last season, Ríver's league statistics were 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses, resulting in a 8th position in the Piauiense. Over these six matches they scored 6 goals and conceded 12. Playing at home last season Ríver managed 1-0-2 (win-draw-lost) with 5 goals and 8 conceded.
Picos form and stats
The schedule is very tough for Picos now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Piauiense game at 4 de Julho is waiting in only four days.
Let's have a look at how Picos performed last season in the Piauiense: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 1 victory, 0 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 4 and conceded 12 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 0 - drew 0 and lost 3 with 1/7 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Picos - Ríver 2-1, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ríver won six games, two matches ended with a draw and Picos has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
 J. Alves dos Santos 4 goals | R. Barbosa de Freitas 4 goals |  R. Marques Rodrigues 2 goals |
Ríver missing players
Picos missing players
| Ríver | Picos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 86% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 62% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 5.1 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 4 | 3.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.3 | 6 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 93 | 46 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 29 | 72 |
| 30 | 16 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 10 | 32 |
| 27% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 34% |
- All of Picos's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ríver have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Ríver have yet to win a game at home.
| 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 | Botafogo PB | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Bahia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Sport Recife | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | ABC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 6 | CRB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 7 | Frei Paulistano | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 8 | Ríver | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Altos | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 4 de Julho | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Piaui | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Parnahyba | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Flamengo PI | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 5 |
| 7 | Picos | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 3 |