Potiguar prediction: América RN should edge out Santa Cruz de Natal RN on their own turf

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Competition: Brazil Potiguar
Competition: Fri 24.March
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena das Dunas (42623 seats)

América RN will fight against Santa Cruz de Natal RN in this Potiguar fixture. Everything you should learn about the fixture can be found here!

Insights:
  • América RN have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Santa Cruz de Natal RN have yet to win a game 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.

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América RN form and stats

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.

A strong away win for América RN against Potiguar Mossoro the last match.

Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Iguatu in the Copa do Brasil. América RN are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Arena das Dunas with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history 9 earlier games are comparable to this one, and América has won 8 times, drawn 1 and lost 0. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that América RN has won by at least two goals 6 times when in this position.

It should be added that a peek at the 10 latest league games shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).

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Santa Cruz de Natal RN form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Potiguar ended in defeat. Last season Santa Cruz de Natal RN had these away match statistics: Played 3; won 1, drew 0 and lost 2.

Santa Cruz de Natal RN are looking to quickly end their 198 minutes long goal drought in the Potiguar.

Santa lost away at ABC (0-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against América RN.

Santa Cruz de Natal RN are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found 21 matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 9 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats. Of the defeats, 3 games were lost by at least two goals margin.

A quick return to home after this game, as Santa are hosting Potiguar Mossoro in the Potiguar only three days away.

{0 goals} so far away for Santa Cruz de Natal RN, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

América RN have won at least one point in the last 11 fixtures (10-1-0) facing Santa Cruz de Natal RN.

América and Santa Cruz de Natal RN have duelled earlier this season: Santa Cruz de Natal RN - América RN 0-3.

América RN missing players

Santa Cruz de Natal RN missing players

América RN Santa Cruz de Natal RN
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 4 0 Played P 0 5 10
8 3 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 3
1 1 0 Lost L 0 3 5
23 11 0 Scored S 0 3 7
3 2 0 Conceded C 0 12 19
90% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 80% 80%
80% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 70%
40% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 50%
30% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 30%
10% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 20%
20% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 40%
70% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 30%
20% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 50%
 
4.9 3.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.8 3.8
3.1 3.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.4 6.1
1.2 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.3 12 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11.8 11.8
4.7 6.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3.6
49% 42% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 19%
 
7.2 10 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13.4 12.7
2.3 3.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6.2 5.8
Key stats in Potiguar this season:
  • América RN have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • América RN have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • América RN have scored more than double the goals of Santa Cruz de Natal RN.
  • América RN have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • América RN haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Santa Cruz de Natal RN have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Santa Cruz de Natal RN have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Santa Cruz de Natal RN have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Santa Cruz de Natal RN have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 América RN 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 6
2 ABC 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 3
3 Potiguar Mossoro 3 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 3
4 Santa Cruz de Natal RN 3 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -6 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Floresta 6 2 3 1 11 7 3 2 1 0 6 1 3 0 2 1 5 6 4 9
2 River 6 2 3 1 10 7 3 2 1 0 8 4 3 0 2 1 2 3 3 9
3 Bragantino PA 6 3 0 3 8 7 3 2 0 1 4 3 3 1 0 2 4 4 1 9
4 Santa Cruz de Natal RN 6 1 2 3 6 14 3 0 2 1 3 6 3 1 0 2 3 8 -8 5

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