Liga De Futbol Prof preview: Can Santa Cruz edge out victory against Aurora?

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Competition: Bolivia Liga De Futbol Prof
Competition: Mon 01.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)

Santa Cruz and Aurora have both delivered a "par" performance so far this season, to use a golf phrase. Both teams have mid-table places in the Liga De Futbol Prof.

Insights:
  • Santa Cruz have the most points from losing position (17) in Liga De Futbol Prof
  • Aurora have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

The visiting Aurora played their last game only three days ago, a Liga De Futbol Prof match.

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Santa Cruz form and stats

Santa Cruz have collected seven points from their first three Liga De Futbol Prof games here, a promising start.

Santa lost their last game at Nacional Potosí (placed 13th) after a 1-3 scoreline. The first loss after going unbeaten in three league matches. The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Jean, having scored in three games in a row.

Before that, Santa Cruz had a home game versus Oriente Petrolero which ended with a victory 2-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Santa Cruz handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Take note: 12 of the most recent 16 league games from this club have had at least one goal from each side.

There will be little rest for Santa Cruz after this match as they are travelling to Always Ready for a Liga De Futbol Prof game in only four days.

The Santa fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Santa Cruz have only let in 1 goal at home.

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Aurora form and stats

Aurora are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Liga De Futbol Prof, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).

Aurora had fun at their own home last time out, beating Independiente Petrolero 1-0. Blanco scored.

Prior to that match, the Aurora manager Benitez faced defeat when travelling to The Strongest and losing 0-4.

Aurora are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.

People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Aurora concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

The fixture lists shows this result when the teams met previously this campaign; Aurora - Santa 2-4. Moruno (Aurora) was sent off by the referee when these teams last met. Last six meetings featuring these contenders: Santa Cruz won two, Aurora triumphed in one and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals. The matches between these sides have sometimes been brutal, having seen 4 red cards from the last six duels.

Top Goalscorers

Santa CruzC. García Peralta
C. García Peralta
5 goals
Santa CruzJ. Jean
J. Jean
5 goals

Santa Cruz missing players

Aurora missing players

Santa Cruz Aurora
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 2 11 22
8 4 2 Won W 0 2 7
4 3 0 Drew D 1 3 6
10 4 0 Lost L 1 6 9
31 16 4 Scored S 0 10 24
38 14 2 Conceded C 2 19 30
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 91% 91%
77% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 73% 64%
73% 73% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 55% 45%
36% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 36% 27%
23% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 14%
68% 64% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 55% 50%
9% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 18% 36%
27% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 36% 23%
 
3.4 4.3 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 5.2 5.9
5.9 4.4 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 6.6 4.9
3.4 3.5 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.8 2.8
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 4 6
 
9.5 10.1 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 10.3 11.5
4.1 3.8 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.2 4.4
34% 38% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 22% 25%
 
11.2 11.5 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 13 12.1 10
4.6 3.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.3 4.3
Key stats in Liga De Futbol Prof this season:
  • Aurora have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Santa Cruz have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Liga De Futbol Prof
  • Santa Cruz have the most points from losing position (17) in Liga De Futbol Prof
  • Santa Cruz have won significantly more corners at home than 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 Always Ready 7 5 1 1 18 6 4 4 0 0 14 1 3 1 1 1 4 5 12 16
2 The Strongest 6 5 0 1 20 6 2 2 0 0 8 2 4 3 0 1 12 4 14 15
3 Bolivar 7 4 1 2 13 9 3 1 1 1 5 6 4 3 0 1 8 3 4 13
4 Royal Pari 7 3 2 2 12 10 4 2 2 0 10 7 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 11
5 Guabira 7 3 1 3 11 9 3 2 0 1 7 2 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 10
6 Santa Cruz 6 3 1 2 9 10 3 2 1 0 5 1 3 1 0 2 4 9 -1 10
7 Wilstermann 6 3 1 2 7 8 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 1 3 -1 10
8 Aurora 6 3 1 2 6 9 3 2 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 2 3 8 -3 10
9 Real Tomayapo 7 3 0 4 10 12 4 2 0 2 7 5 3 1 0 2 3 7 -2 9
10 Oriente Petrolero 6 2 1 3 10 8 3 2 0 1 7 2 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 7
11 Independiente Petrolero 6 2 1 3 9 9 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 7
12 Blooming 6 2 1 3 10 11 4 2 1 1 9 5 2 0 0 2 1 6 -1 7
13 Nacional Potosí 6 2 1 3 11 13 3 2 0 1 7 7 3 0 1 2 4 6 -2 7
14 Atlético Palmaflor 6 1 3 2 8 9 2 1 0 1 3 3 4 0 3 1 5 6 -1 6
15 Club Universitario 7 2 0 5 3 17 3 2 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 14 -14 6
16 Universitario de Vinto 6 0 1 5 1 12 2 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 1 3 1 10 -11 1