Bragantino and Emelec get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Copa Sudamericana Group Stage fixture.
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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Emelec have to travel 5800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Bragantino form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid as Bragantino have scored 7 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Paulista A1 are 3-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Copa Sudamericana match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses in this competition. In general it's been a long time since Bragantino tasted defeat here at Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Bragantino.
Bragantino travelled for their previous game, a trip to Botafogo SP that ended 1-1. Preceding that match was a Copa Sudamericana defeat to Talleres Cordoba (0-1).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Paulista A1 game versus Palmeiras in only one day. This game is also played here at Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid.
Bragantino are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. Defensively Bragantino have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Emelec form and stats
They also participated in Copa Sudamericana last season. This ended in the 2nd round.The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Sudamericana stats, they have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses both home and away. Emelec have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
A new game in only four days for Emelec, the Liga Pro home match versus Guayaquil City. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Emelec - Bragantino 3-0.Top Goalscorers
  F. Barcelo Viera 6 goals | A. Cabeza Jiménez 4 goals |  S. Rodríguez Iriarte 3 goals |
Bragantino missing players
Emelec missing players
| Bragantino | Emelec | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Scored | S | 24 | 49 | ||
| 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 21 | 29 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 60% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 92% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.9 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 25% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 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 | Emelec | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Talleres Cordoba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Bragantino | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Deportes Tolima | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bragantino | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Novorizontino | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Ituano | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 13 |