The brand new season is about to start and the followers are trembling with optimism. It’s wide open as Nova Iguaçu welcome Resende for the opening game at Estádio Jânio de Moraes. Read more!
Insights:
- Nova Iguaçu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Resende have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Nova Iguaçu form and stats
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Iguaçu have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won three, drawn three and lost three.
Resende form and stats
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Resende playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were one Resende win, three draws and one defeat.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also played each other earlier this campaign: Resende - Nova Iguaçu 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - five - two (Iguaçu wins - draws - Resende wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 9 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  S. de Jesus Silva 6 goals |   E. Biancucchi 3 goals | R. dos Santos Macena 3 goals |
Nova Iguaçu missing players
Resende missing players
| Nova Iguaçu | Resende | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 20 |
| 93% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 86% | 93% |
| 64% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 64% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 71% | 50% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 50% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 36% |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 9 | 6.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.5 | 9.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.7 | 10.8 |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 30% | 32% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 25% |
| 9.4 | 8.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15.7 | 13.2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
- Nova Iguaçu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Nova Iguaçu haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Resende have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
