The league standings tells us that 15 points separate the pair of opponents in this Serie D match. Ferroviária enjoy both the points- and home advantage.
- Ferroviária have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Serie D
- Ferroviária have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Esportivo have scored away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Esportivo have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Ferroviária form and stats
Ferroviária have been outstanding at home so far in the Serie D with 6 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. Ferroviária haven’t lost a league-game in 16 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Uberlândia, 119 days ago.
Ferroviária are returning here after visiting Esportivo in a Serie D game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
Before that, Ferroviária had a home game versus Brasiliense which ended with a victory 1-0.Goals decide football matches and Ferroviária are scoring many of them at home; 16 on target from 7 league matches. From these home matches, Ferroviária have conceded only 4 goals.
Esportivo form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Esportivo so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-3 (win-draw-lose).
The manager R. Zimmermann was unhappy after their last game, a Serie D match played at their home ground Estádio Parque Esportivo Montanha dos Vinhedos. Esportivo suffered a 1-2 loss to Ferroviária.
Prior to that result Esportivo won their away game at Santo Andre (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties). The scoreline was 1-0.The attacking power of Esportivo when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Esportivo as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Esportivo - Ferroviária 1-2 was the scoreline in these contenders' previous head to head match, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  M. dos Santos Batista 7 goals |  G. Garcia de Oliveira 6 goals | J. Souza Ferreira 5 goals |
Ferroviária missing players
Esportivo missing players
| Ferroviária | Esportivo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 82% |
| 53% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 38% | 53% |
| 29% | 38% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 41% |
| 12% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 18% | 12% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 53% |
| 76% | 75% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 29% |
| 24% | 12% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.6 | 8 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 53% | 65% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 34% |
- Ferroviária have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ferroviária have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ferroviária have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Esportivo have scored away.
- Ferroviária have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Serie D
- Ferroviária have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Serie D
- Ferroviária have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Serie D
- Ferroviária have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Serie D
- Ferroviária have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Serie D
- Ferroviária have the most clean sheets (13) in Serie D
- Ferroviária have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Serie D
- Ferroviária have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Serie D
- Ferroviária have the most points (18) at home in Serie D
- Ferroviária have the most scored goals (16) at home in Serie D
- Ferroviária have the the best goal difference (+12) at home in Serie D
- Ferroviária have the the best goal difference (+19) in Serie D
- Ferroviária have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ferroviária haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | Ferroviária | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 33 |
| 2 | Boa | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Uberlândia | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Caldense | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Rio Branco-VN | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Rio Branco ES | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 7 | CAP Patrocinense | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -13 | 7 |
| 8 | Aguia Negra | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 24 | -28 | 7 |