Liga De Futbol Prof: High-level vs subpar, at least based on the league table. Santa Cruz - Royal Pari. Home victory or a shock result?
- Santa Cruz have not yet lost a game at home.
- Royal Pari have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Liga De Futbol Prof
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.
Santa Cruz form and stats
Home games in the Liga De Futbol Prof have been a walk in the park for Santa Cruz so far, with 23 points won from 9 matches; 7 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. After failing to beat The Strongest here at Estadio Ramón Aguilera Costas, Santa Cruz has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
Happy days for Santa Cruz in their previous game, a fixture away at Guabira (placed 13th) that ended with a 2-1 victory.
A 1-1 result against The Strongest before that one, played at their own home stadium in the Copa de la División Profesional.
It should be added that a look at the 10 most recent league matches reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Copa de la División Profesional game versus Guabira in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio Ramón Aguilera Costas.
Santa Cruz have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Ramón Aguilera Costas with 14 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, Santa have conceded only 6 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Royal Pari form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga De Futbol Prof travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Royal Pari might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Real Tomayapo proved too strong as Royal Pari slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Juan Carlos Durán.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Atlético Palmaflor.The visiting Royal Pari have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 10 games. As for defending, Royal rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other previously this season, with the result Royal Pari - Santa Cruz 1-1 written in the official records. Head to head numbers (for the former six meetings): Santa Cruz won three games, one match ended with a draw and Royal Pari managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / two. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 5 red cards from the last six encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  E. González 8 goals |   J. Correa Villero 5 goals |  F. Sellecchia 5 goals |
Santa Cruz missing players
Royal Pari missing players
| Santa Cruz | Royal Pari | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 20 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 14 | 24 |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 18 | 33 |
| 95% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 58% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 37% | 44% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 65% |
| 5% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 25% |
| 5% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 47% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 65% |
| 26% | 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 32% | 11% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11.3 | 14.4 | 19.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 11.4 | 13 |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 28% | 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 38% | 31% |
| 12.6 | 11.6 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23 | 15 | 13.1 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 11 | 5.2 | 5 |
- Royal Pari have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Royal Pari have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Liga De Futbol Prof
- Santa Cruz have not yet lost a game at home.
- Santa Cruz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santa Cruz have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 42 |
| 2 | Always Ready | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Nacional Potosi | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 | Bolivar | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| 5 | Santa Cruz | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | Aurora | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 30 |
| 7 | Independiente Petrolero | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 27 |
| 8 | Universitario de Vinto | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| 9 | Real Tomayapo | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Wilstermann | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 11 | Atlético Palmaflor | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -10 | 23 |
| 12 | Blooming | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 21 |
| 13 | Guabira | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | -16 | 21 |
| 14 | Royal Pari | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -9 | 21 |
| 15 | Vaca Diez | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 | Oriente Petrolero | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | Libertad | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 32 | -22 | 19 |
