The first leg ended Rosario Central-Bragantino 3-4. All is set for the decider in this Copa Sudamericana Quarter-finals fixture!
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 Bragantino and Rosario Central.
These teams have little in common geographically as Rosario Central have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Bragantino form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Bragantino at their home stadium (Estádio Nabi Abi Chedid) is 2 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat. On the other hand, in the Copa Sudamericana, Bragantino has performed like this (both home and away): 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Bragantino's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Juventude. Defender Leonardo Realpe got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.34/10. Realpe won 4 of 5 duels.
In the preceding match a 4-3 victory visiting Rosario Central.The Bragantino fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. Bragantino have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Rosario Central form and stats
The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Sudamericana stats, they have 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses both home and away. With the Rosario losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Rosario failed to get anything from their last game, a Superliga home match vs Independiente that ended with defeat 1-2. Nicolás Ferreyra was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.03. The defender Ferreyra won 4 of 7 duels.
A loss against Bragantino was the result prior to that, in a Copa Sudamericana home game.Head 2 Head
Bragantino and Rosario Central have faced each other already this season: Rosario Central - Bragantino 3-4.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Oliveira dos Santos 6 goals |  A. Barra Mansa Realino de Souza 3 goals | A. Guimarães 3 goals |
Bragantino missing players
Rosario Central missing players
| Bragantino | Rosario Central | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 39 | 17 | Scored | S | 8 | 32 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Conceded | C | 16 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 6 | ||
| 13.2 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 4 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Mineiro | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | Atletico PR | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Ceara | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Santos | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Atletico GO | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Juventude | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 19 |
| 11 | Bahia | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Internacional | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Corinthians | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Fluminense | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 | Sport Recife | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 17 | America Mineiro | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 14 |
| 19 | Gremio | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 4 |