The home supporters expect a victory in this fixture, as the home advantage should work against a struggling visitor. Sergipe are in 2nd position while the guesting Boca Júnior sweat at 4th.
- Sergipe have the most points from losing position (8) in Sergipano
- Boca Júnior have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
It's no vacation for neither Sergipe nor Boca Júnior 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.
Sergipe form and stats
Sergipe have collected seven points from their first three Sergipano games here at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista, a promising start.
Sergipe shared the glory with Confianca in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Prior to that, an away loss at Falcon.Sergipe are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history ten earlier games are comparable to this one, and Sergipe has won six times, drawn two and lost two. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Sergipe has won by at least two goals two times when in this position.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sergipe, as the Copa do Nordeste home game vs Bahia is only three days away.
A decent goal production from Sergipe in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches.
Boca Júnior form and stats
Things could have gone better for Boca Júnior in their Sergipano away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Júnior are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
The manager Baiano was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Estádio Governador Augusto Franco. Boca Júnior suffered a 0-2 loss to Itabaiana (placed 1st).
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs America SE.Júnior are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found 41 matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were nine wins, eight draws and 24 defeats. Of the defeats, ten games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Boca Júnior have another match away in just four days, a Sergipano fixture vs Frei Paulistano. A grim timetable for the visitors!
The attacking power of Boca Júnior when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. Júnior have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former H2H match ended Boca Júnior - Sergipe 0-6, played this season. Stats for the prior ten meetings between these two contenders are: eight wins for Sergipe, two draws and zero wins for Boca Júnior. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Alves Lira 2 goals | K. Afonso da Silva 2 goals | K. dos Santos Bezerra 2 goals |
Sergipe missing players
Boca Júnior missing players
| Sergipe | Boca Júnior | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 71% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 5.2 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 4.6 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.6 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 28% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10.2 | 12.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 4.8 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- All of Sergipe's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Boca Júnior have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Boca Júnior have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Boca Júnior haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sergipe have created more than twice as many corners as Boca Júnior.
- Sergipe have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sergipe have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sergipe have scored more than double the goals of Boca Júnior.
- Sergipe have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Sergipano
- Sergipe have the most points from losing position (8) in Sergipano
- Sergipe have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in Sergipano
- Sergipe have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Sergipe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Itabaiana | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 22 |
| 2 | Sergipe | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Atletico Gloriense | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Frei Paulistano | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 9 |
| 5 | America SE | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -12 | 4 |
