The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Central are in the 3rd position while the guesting Frei Paulistano worry at 7th.
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 Central and Frei Paulistano.
Central form and stats
Central must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Serie D games here at Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Central, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 297 minutes in the Serie D.
Happy days for Central in their previous game, a Serie D match away at Coruripe (placed 6th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Coruripe in a game that was won 4-0.
Central can score goals in their home matches. After 3 league matches they have found the net 7 times. On the other hand, Central have conceded 3 goals.
Frei Paulistano form and stats
The visitors are W0-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie D. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.
Frei Paulistano aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 295 league minutes without a goal. Luan was the last player to find the net.
Frei Paulistano failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie D home match vs ABC (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against ABC wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Goals are few and far between in Paulistano's away league games. Only 1 goal from 4 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Frei Paulistano - Central 0-0.Top Goalscorers
  L. Costa Martins 3 goals | A. Gonçalves Sousa 2 goals | J. Alves Lira 1 goals |
Central missing players
Frei Paulistano missing players
| Central | Frei Paulistano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 62% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 75% |
| 62% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 38% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 62% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 38% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 75% | 75% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 58 | 29 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 22 | 63 |
| 21 | 13 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 52% | 54% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 17% | 20% |
- All of Central's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Central has the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Serie D
- Central have not yet lost a game.
- Central have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Central have scored more than double the goals of Frei Paulistano.
- Frei Paulistano has the most matches under the total-line (7) in Serie D
- Frei Paulistano have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Frei Paulistano have yet to win a 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 | ABC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | Vitoria da Conquista | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Central | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Itabaiana | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Potiguar Mossoró | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Coruripe | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -7 | 10 |
| 7 | Frei Paulistano | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 8 | Jacyobá | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 4 |