This could be an interesting match as Confiança have their presumed home advantage while Cuiabá are ahead 8 points in the Serie B table.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Cuiabá have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Confiança form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie B, Confiança have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 10 games.
Confiança faced defeat in their previous match, away at Avai (0-1). Before that, Confiança had a home game versus Botafogo SP which ended with a victory 1-0.
There will be little rest for Confiança after this match as they are travelling to Cruzeiro for a Serie B game in only three days.
Confiança has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Confiança are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.
Cuiabá form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Cuiabá are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
The attacking players of Cuiabá have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 279 minutes.
Home advantage was not enough for Cuiabá in their previous game, as they lost their Serie B-match, hosting CSA, 0-1. A 0-2 defeat away at Gremio before that.
A quick return to home after this game, as Cuiabá are hosting Avai in the Serie B only three days away.
Cuiabá find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cuiabá struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Cuiabá - Confiança 1-0. Confiança-Cuiabá H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Confiança three wins, Cuiabá three wins, two draws. four of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Gorne Silva 5 goals | I. Reis Silva Morais 4 goals | A. Moura Vieira Filho 2 goals |
Confiança missing players
Cuiabá missing players
| Confiança | Cuiabá | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 26 |
| 24 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 21 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 64% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 59% |
| 32% | 30% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 41% |
| 23% | 30% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 9% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 36% |
| 27% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 45% |
| 23% | 10% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 30% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 271 | 135 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 104 | 279 |
| 92 | 49 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 42 | 112 |
| 25% | 27% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 23% |
- Confiança haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Cuiabá haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chapecoense | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 47 |
| 2 | America Mineiro | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 40 |
| 3 | Sampaio Correa | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 37 |
| 4 | Juventude | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 37 |
| 5 | Cuiabá | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Avai | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 33 |
| 7 | Ponte Preta | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 33 |
| 8 | CRB | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | CSA | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Operário PR | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Confiança | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 29 |
| 12 | Parana | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -3 | 29 |
| 13 | Guarani | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 14 | Brasil de Pelotas | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 15 | Cruzeiro | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 25 |
| 16 | Vitoria | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 17 | Nautico | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 20 |
| 18 | Figueirense | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -10 | 20 |
| 19 | Botafogo SP | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 20 | Oeste | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -27 | 11 |