Sport and Treze face each other in the 2nd round of the group stage of the Copa do Nordeste on the night of this Friday, February 9, 2024, starting at 7pm. The match will be played at the Ilha do Retiro stadium, located in the city of Recife, in Pernambuco.
Sport
With the advantage of playing in front of their fans, the Sport team arrives for this match to win and wants to take advantage of the home advantage in their favor to take off in the competition.
The red-and-black team is in the second national division and last season fought point by point for promotion to the elite.
Furthermore, their most recent duel of the season was an overwhelming victory over Central, 4-1, in the Campeonato Pernambucano.
However, their debut in this edition of the Copa do Nordeste was not the best, taking into account that the red-and-black team faced Bahia, in Salvador, and came away defeated by a score of 2-1.
In the last 5 games played officially this season, there were 4 wins, no draws and only 1 defeat. In the meantime, the Pernambuco team beat Maguary, Afogados da Ingazeira, Flamengo Arcoverde and also Central, in addition to losing to Bahia.
The club is currently in sixth place on the Group A leaderboard of the Copa do Nordeste, still without scoring points in the competition.
Playing as home team, at the Ilha do Retiro stadium, the Sport team recorded a recent campaign with 6 wins, 3 draws and only 1 defeat in the last 10 matches played.
Treze
And on the visitors’ side there is the Treze squad, which in turn has two consecutive victories this season and had the entire week free to rest, train and prepare exclusively for this Friday’s clash.
The team from Paraíba debuted in the Copa do Nordeste with a home victory over River-PI, with a minimum score of 1-0, presenting a solid performance in the defensive sector, which ended up making the difference in the score.
In the last 5 games played, there were 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. During this period they beat River-PI and Atlético Cajazeirense, in addition to drawing with Santa Cruz and losing to Nacional de Patos and also to Serra Branca.
The club is currently in third place on the Group B leaderboard of the Copa do Nordeste, with 3 points achieved so far, having the same score as Bahia, which leads the competition thanks to the number of goals scored.
Playing away from home, the Treze team recorded a recent campaign with just 1 win, 5 draws and 4 defeats in the last 10 matches played in this condition.
Conclusion:
Thus, the duel between Sport and Treze promises strong emotions to shake up the second round of the tournament and has the Pernambuco team as a big favorite for playing at home and having a theoretically more qualified squad, which has been doing well in the Pernambucano Championship.