National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Santa Cruz or Aurora that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Santa Cruz and Aurora.
Santa Cruz form and stats
The overall Liga De Futbol Prof statistics playing at home this season for Santa Cruz are 3-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The Santa supporters got no joy from their last game, a Copa de la División Profesional duel also played here at Estadio Ramón Aguilera Costas: A 0-1 defeat against Aurora.
Before that, Santa Cruz had a Liga De Futbol Prof home game versus Libertad which ended with a victory 3-2.The Santa Cruz fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches.
Aurora form and stats
Playing away, Aurora have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Liga De Futbol Prof this season.
Two trips in a row for Aurora, whose manager Pérez could celebrate last time after the Copa de la División Profesional win against Santa Cruz.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Guabira's place.The attacking power of Aurora when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
These two sides faced each other earlier this season: Santa Cruz - Aurora 0-1. Previous ten meetings featuring these participants: Santa Cruz won three, Aurora were winners in two and we saw five draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals. The matches between these sides have sometimes been "violent", having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  E. González 7 goals |  L. Barboza Quiróz 2 goals | D. Torrico 2 goals |
Santa Cruz missing players
Aurora missing players
| Santa Cruz | Aurora | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 10 | 22 | ||
| 38 | 14 | Conceded | C | 12 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 6.3 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 26% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 18% | ||
| 12.2 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 8.7 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | The Strongest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Aurora | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Santa Cruz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Guabira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 5 | Municipal Vinto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | The Strongest | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Bolivar | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 3 | Nacional Potosi | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Aurora | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Municipal Vinto | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Santa Cruz | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Universitario de Vinto | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Oriente Petrolero | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Always Ready | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | Real Tomayapo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Guabira | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Royal Pari | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 13 | Independiente Petrolero | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Libertad | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 21 | -14 | 9 |
| 15 | Blooming | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 8 |
| 16 | Vaca Diez | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Wilstermann | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
