Moving closer to the top clubs is at stake when these two mid-table clubs duel. Both are trying to strenghten their league position, Atlético Palmaflor in 8th and Santa Cruz in 6th place.
- Atlético Palmaflor have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga De Futbol Prof
- Santa Cruz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Atlético Palmaflor form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Atlético Palmaflor have to build on here at Stadionul Tunari in the Liga De Futbol Prof.
Sagredo (own goal) was the last player to score a league goal for Atlético Palmaflor and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Atlético Palmaflor haven't scored in 215 minutes.
The home regulars saw a 0-0 draw vs Aurora in the Copa de la División Profesional last time out and are hoping for a win here.
In the match before that, Palmaflor hosted Real Tomayapo and drew the Liga De Futbol Prof game 0-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Atlético Palmaflor, as the Copa de la División Profesional home game vs Santa Cruz is only three days away.
Palmaflor are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Santa Cruz form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Santa Cruz so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Santa Cruz are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Two away games in a row for Santa, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Bolívar.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Independiente Petrolero.Some info for sports gamblers looking to bet on only one (or no) side scoring in this fixture: This club have played 5 consecutive league games with just one or no side finding the net.
Santa Cruz have another game away in just three sleeps, a Copa de la División Profesional fixture against Atlético Palmaflor. A rough programme for the visiting team!
Santa Cruz are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {4 goals} from 8 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Santa have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have battled previously this season: Santa Cruz - Atlético Palmaflor 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Atlético Palmaflor five wins, one draw and Santa Cruz three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been "violent", having seen 9 red cards from the last nine encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  E. González 8 goals |   G. Álvarez Vargas 7 goals | J. Cañete 6 goals |
Atlético Palmaflor missing players
Santa Cruz missing players
| Atlético Palmaflor | Santa Cruz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 19 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 25 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 94% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 69% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 62% |
| 56% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 31% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 25% |
| 38% | 62% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 31% |
| 5.8 | 7 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 4.4 | 2.6 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16.7 | 20.4 | 21.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 7.2 | 10.9 |
| 5.6 | 6.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 19% | 28% |
| 13.9 | 9.4 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 13.2 | 12.8 |
| 5 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
- Atlético Palmaflor have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Santa Cruz have scored away.
- Atlético Palmaflor have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga De Futbol Prof
- Atlético Palmaflor have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Atlético Palmaflor have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Santa Cruz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Santa Cruz haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | The Strongest | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Nacional Potosi | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 |
| 3 | Always Ready | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Bolívar | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 27 |
| 5 | Aurora | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 26 |
| 6 | Santa Cruz | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Independiente Petrolero | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 21 |
| 8 | Atlético Palmaflor | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 19 |
| 9 | Royal Pari | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 10 | Universitario de Vinto | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Real Tomayapo | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Oriente Petrolero | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Guabirá | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | -12 | 18 |
| 14 | Wilstermann | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 15 | Libertad | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 29 | -20 | 16 |
| 16 | Vaca Díez | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -9 | 16 |
| 17 | Blooming | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -12 | 15 |
