Betting preview: Nova Iguaçu vs Bangu should be interesting

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Competition: Brazil Carioca Serie A
Competition: Sun 20.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Jânio de Moraes (25000 seats)

Here's the whole lot you need to be aware of, and then some, about the Nova Iguaçu - Bangu match!

Insights:
  • Nova Iguaçu have the most conceded goals (13) in Carioca Serie A
  • Bangu have the fewest scored goals (2) in Carioca Serie A

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Nova Iguaçu form and stats

1-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Carioca Serie A numbers at home for Nova Iguaçu so far this season.

Iguaçu's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Bangu (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Before that game, the home loss against Fluminense with the scoreline 0-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Nova Iguaçu perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Nova Iguaçu as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Nova Iguaçu has won four of these, drawn four and lost three.

Nova Iguaçu have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. Nova Iguaçu have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Bangu form and stats

1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Bangu, who have the fewest scored goals (2) in Carioca Serie A, playing as the away team in the Carioca Serie A this season. It's all red in the travel logs of Bangu, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Bangu are looking to quickly end their 450 minutes long goal drought in the Carioca Serie A.

Bangu lost away at Nova Iguaçu (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

A 0-2 defeat away at Vasco da Gama before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Bangu in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Bangu, one draw and four defeats.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Bangu's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 5 matches. As opposed to that, Bangu have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The previous head to head game ended Iguaçu - Bangu 1-0, earlier this season. Last ten meetings involving these teams: Nova Iguaçu won five, Bangu were winners in two and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.

Nova Iguaçu missing players

Bangu missing players

Nova Iguaçu Bangu
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 3 0 Played P 0 5 8
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 3
5 1 0 Lost L 0 4 4
4 2 0 Scored S 0 1 2
13 2 0 Conceded C 0 6 7
88% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 33% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 40% 38%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 12%
25% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 38%
62% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 80% 75%
 
3.5 3.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.2 6
3.9 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.4 4.6
2.8 2.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.8 1.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.5 7.7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12.6 12.2
3.4 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.8 3.8
15% 22% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 5% 7%
 
10.4 11 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11.8 10.6
5 3.7 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.2 3.2
Key stats in Carioca Serie A this season:
  • Bangu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Bangu have the fewest scored goals (2) in Carioca Serie A
  • Bangu have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Carioca Serie A
  • Bangu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Bangu is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Nova Iguaçu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Nova Iguaçu have the most conceded goals (13) in Carioca Serie A
  • Nova Iguaçu have the the worst goal difference (-9) in Carioca Serie A

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fluminense 8 7 0 1 10 2 5 4 0 1 7 2 3 3 0 0 3 0 8 21
2 Flamengo 7 5 1 1 14 4 4 3 0 1 10 2 3 2 1 0 4 2 10 16
3 Vasco da Gama 7 5 1 1 14 7 5 3 1 1 7 4 2 2 0 0 7 3 7 16
4 Botafogo 7 5 1 1 13 6 4 4 0 0 10 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 7 16
5 Portuguesa RJ 7 2 1 4 5 7 3 2 0 1 3 2 4 0 1 3 2 5 -2 7
6 Madureira 7 2 1 4 6 10 4 1 0 3 3 6 3 1 1 1 3 4 -4 7
7 Audax Rio 7 2 1 4 4 8 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 1 0 3 1 6 -4 7
8 Bangu 8 1 3 4 2 7 3 0 3 0 1 1 5 1 0 4 1 6 -5 6
9 Resende 6 1 2 3 3 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 5
10 Volta Redonda 7 1 2 4 7 10 4 1 1 2 6 5 3 0 1 2 1 5 -3 5
11 Nova Iguaçu 8 1 2 5 4 13 3 1 1 1 2 2 5 0 1 4 2 11 -9 5
12 Boavista 7 2 3 2 6 9 2 1 1 0 2 1 5 1 2 2 4 8 -3 2

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