Nova Iguaçu open their doors to Bangu for another appealing Carioca Serie A match here at Estádio Jânio de Moraes.
It's no vacation for neither Nova Iguaçu nor Bangu as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Nova Iguaçu form and stats
When playing at home in the Carioca Serie A, Nova Iguaçu have managed 0 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 1 games.
Iguaçu shared the glory with Audax Rio in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Prior to that, an away loss at Flamengo.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 17 games. Nova Iguaçu has won 8 of these, drawn 6 and lost 3.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Iguaçu as they are travelling to their away game against Botafogo in the Carioca Serie A. That match is four days after this one.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Nova Iguaçu at home in the league. 0 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Bangu form and stats
Bangu are still undefeated on their travels in the Carioca Serie A. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Bangu's last game was the home draw against Flamengo (1-1).
Prior to that result Bangu won their away game at Portuguesa RJ. The scoreline was 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Bangu in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Bangu, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Carioca Serie A trip to Audax Rio.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Bangu has managed {3 goals} and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Iguaçu have put together a streak of 5 consecutive games without losing (4-1-0) when facing Bangu.Top Goalscorers
  G. Barbosa Pinheiro 1 goals |  G. Sandes Gomes 1 goals | L. Joaquim da Silva 1 goals |
Nova Iguaçu missing players
Bangu missing players
| Nova Iguaçu | Bangu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 75% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2.8 | 1 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6 | 3.8 |
| 3.2 | 5 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.2 | 5 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.5 | 8 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 11.8 | 11 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12 | 11.2 |
| 5.8 | 7 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| Nova Iguaçu | Last season | Bangu | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 15 | 7 | Played | P | 6 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | ||
| 18 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 17 | ||
| 87% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | ||
| 60% | 43% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 55% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 18% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 18% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 18% | ||
| 40% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 18% | ||
| 33% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 64% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.6 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 12.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 11% | ||
| 9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 11.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Flamengo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Bangu | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Volta Redonda | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Botafogo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Vasco da Gama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Audax Rio | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 8 | Portuguesa RJ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 9 | Resende | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 3 |
| 10 | Boavista | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 11 | Madureira | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 12 | Nova Iguaçu | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 2 |
