Home advantage could prove decisive in Pague Menos - Maranguape battle

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Competition: Brazil Cearense 2
Competition: Sun 19.June
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Vila Olímpica Elzir Cabral (67000 seats)

Pague Menos are hosting Maranguape for another very important fixture after their 1-2 result versus 2nd-placed Floresta.

Insights:
  • Pague Menos have the most matches over the total-line (3) in Cearense 2
  • All of Maranguape's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

Both teams have had ample time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's aim for an energetic fixture!

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Pague Menos form and stats

Only two Cearense 2 home games for Pague Menos so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Pague Menos has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager and the players.

Pague are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Floresta.

Preceding that match was the home game against Horizonte that was lost 1-2.

There will be little rest for Pague Menos after this match as they are travelling to Tiradentes CE for a Cearense 2 game in only four days.

Early season league goal statistics from Pague Menos's 2 home games: 5 goals, 4 conceded.

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Maranguape form and stats

Things could have gone better for Maranguape in their Cearense 2 away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.

Maranguape's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Tiradentes CE that finished 0-0.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Itapipoca at their stadium, the result 2-1.

The schedule is very tough for Maranguape now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Cearense 2 game at Cariri is waiting in only four days.

As for defending, Maranguape rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 5 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Pague Menos missing players

Maranguape missing players

Pague Menos Maranguape
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 2 1 Played P 1 3 6
2 1 1 Won W 0 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
3 1 0 Lost L 1 2 3
8 5 4 Scored S 1 3 4
8 4 2 Conceded C 2 5 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 67%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
50% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 50%
17% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
17% 50% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 50%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 50%
 
1.5 2 1 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4 6.2
6.2 6.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.3 4.5
3.5 4 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.3 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
6 8.5 14 Shots (avg) S ( 15 11 7.8
2.2 3.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 2.8
78% 71% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 25% 24%
 
7 7.5 11 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.3 7.3
3.2 2.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.3 2.5
Key stats in Cearense 2 this season:
  • All of Maranguape's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Pague Menos's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Maranguape have created more than twice as many corners as Pague Menos.
  • Maranguape have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Pague Menos have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Pague Menos have the most matches over the total-line (3) in Cearense 2
  • Pague Menos have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Pague Menos haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Horizonte 6 4 0 2 8 5 3 2 0 1 4 2 3 2 0 1 4 3 3 12
2 Floresta 7 3 2 2 6 5 4 3 1 0 5 1 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 11
3 Guarany de Sobral 7 2 4 1 10 8 5 2 2 1 10 8 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 10
4 Tiradentes CE 7 2 4 1 5 4 3 1 2 0 1 0 4 1 2 1 4 4 1 10
5 Guarani de Juazeiro 6 3 0 3 5 8 3 2 0 1 3 3 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 9
6 Itapipoca 6 1 4 1 6 5 4 1 2 1 4 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 7
7 Pague Menos 6 2 1 3 8 8 2 1 0 1 5 4 4 1 1 2 3 4 0 7
8 Barbalha 6 2 1 3 6 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 4 4 0 7
9 Cariri 7 1 4 2 4 6 3 0 2 1 0 2 4 1 2 1 4 4 -2 7
10 Maranguape 6 1 2 3 4 7 3 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 3 5 -3 5

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