It's time for cup football and it's the Serie D Regular Season between Frei Paulistano and Central. Here's the biggest preview available before kick-off:
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.
Frei Paulistano form and stats
This match is a Serie D match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in this competition.
Paulistano travelled for their previous game, a trip to Itabaiana that ended 1-1. A Serie D defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Coruripe.
Frei Paulistano are traveling soon after this match as the Serie D match at ABC awaits in four days.
Central form and stats
Central was sent out of Serie D in the 16th finals last season.Total Serie D statistics for Central: 0 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses.
There were no winners in Central's previous match, a Serie D home game that ended 1-1 vs Vitória da Conquista (placed 3rd). Before that, Central travelled to ABC and returned home with a draw after the Serie D game finished 0-0.
A quick return to home after this game, as Central are hosting Coruripe in the Serie D only four days away.
Central played one friendly in their break from official games, resulting in 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In these one match Central scored 3 and conceded 6 goals.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Costa Martins 2 goals |  L. Santos Silva 1 goals |
Frei Paulistano missing players
Central missing players
| Frei Paulistano | Central | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Scored | S | 20 | 33 | ||
| 38 | 18 | Conceded | C | 25 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 193 | 102 | Total Shots | T S | 82 | 189 | ||
| 72 | 39 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 76 | ||
| 31% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| 2 | Itabaiana | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Vitória da Conquista | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 | Coruripe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 5 | Potiguar Mossoró | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Frei Paulistano | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Central | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Jacyobá | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 3 |