Copa do Nordeste match preview: Santa Cruz versus ABC

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Nordeste
Competition: Thu 13.February
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel (35020 seats)

It's still early in the Copa do Nordeste season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Santa Cruz - ABC preview!

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Santa Cruz form and stats

A Copa do Nordeste draw at home so far for Santa Cruz. Last season their home statistics were 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from 2 matches.

Santa Cruz are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 360 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by William Alves).

Santa Cruz lost their last game at Fortaleza after a 0-3 scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at Operario Ltda that finished 0-0.

Santa Cruz has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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ABC form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Copa do Nordeste ended in defeat. Last season ABC had these away match statistics: Played 3; won 3, drew 0 and lost 0.

ABC played 0-0 against Ceara in their previous match. Preceding that game was the away Copa do Brasil victory against Aquidauanense with the score of 1-0.

ABC has another fixture away, a Potiguar game, against Globo in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, ABC has managed 0 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Santa Cruz four wins, three draws and ABC three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ABCW. Maciel Monteiro
W. Maciel Monteiro
6 goals
Santa CruzW. Lima Silva e Silva
W. Lima Silva e Silva
3 goals
ABCE. Nascimento da Silva
E. Nascimento da Silva
2 goals

Santa Cruz missing players

ABC missing players

Santa Cruz ABC
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 2 5
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 0 0 Lost L 0 2 2
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 4
4 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 3
67% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 80%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 40%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 20%
33% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 40%
100% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 60%
 
4 8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 4.3
6.7 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 4.7
2.7 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
28 11 0 Total Shots T S 0 13 35
6 3 0 Shots on Target S O 0 4 10
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 20%
Key stats in Copa do Nordeste this season:
  • ABC has the fewest points (0) away
  • ABC has the fewest scored goals (0) away
  • Santa Cruz has the fewest scored goals (0)
  • Santa Cruz has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0)
  • Santa Cruz has the the worst goal difference (-4)
Santa Cruz Last season ABC
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
3 2   Played P   3 7
3 2   Won W   3 6
0 0   Drew D   0 1
0 0   Lost L   0 0
6 4   Scored S   10 19
1 0   Conceded C   3 7
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
67% 50%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 71%
67% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 57%
0% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   67% 57%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   67% 43%
33% 0%   BTTS BTTS   33% 43%
67% 100%   Clean Sheets C S   67% 57%
0% 0%   Failed to Score F T   0% 0%
 
6 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 6
3.7 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.3
2.3 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.9
0 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
45 27   Total Shots T S   32 86
20 12   Shots on Target S O   15 40
30% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   67% 48%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Confianca 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 7
2 Vitoria 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 5
3 Nautico 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 4
4 America RN 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 4
5 Imperatriz 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -1 4
6 Ceara 3 0 3 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 3
7 CSA 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 1
8 Santa Cruz 3 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Nautico 5 3 2 0 9 3 3 1 2 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 6 11
2 Afogados 5 2 3 0 11 6 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 1 1 0 5 1 5 9
3 Santa Cruz 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 9
4 Salgueiro 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 7
5 Sport Recife 5 1 4 0 4 3 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 7
6 Retro 5 1 2 2 6 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 3 1 2 0 5 3 0 5
7 Decisao 4 1 1 2 1 8 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 1 4 -7 4
8 Academica Vitoria 4 0 1 3 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -3 1
9 Central 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -3 1
10 Petrolina 4 0 1 3 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 2 7 -6 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 ABC 7 6 1 0 19 7 4 3 1 0 9 4 3 3 0 0 10 3 12 19
2 America RN 7 6 0 1 25 7 5 4 0 1 20 7 2 2 0 0 5 0 18 18
3 Forca e Luz 7 3 2 2 11 12 2 1 1 0 4 3 5 2 1 2 7 9 -1 11
4 Santa Cruz de Natal RN 7 3 1 3 10 9 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 2 0 2 5 4 1 10
5 Potiguar Mossoro 7 2 2 3 9 9 4 2 0 2 6 4 3 0 2 1 3 5 0 8
6 Palmeira 7 1 2 4 4 13 3 0 1 2 1 5 4 1 1 2 3 8 -9 5
7 Globo 7 1 1 5 12 17 3 1 1 1 6 6 4 0 0 4 6 11 -5 4
8 ASSU 7 0 3 4 4 20 4 0 1 3 0 9 3 0 2 1 4 11 -16 3

Read more about Copa do Nordeste

There are 26 state football leagues in Brazil. Because of long distances in Brazil a very competitive football culture developed within each state. Therefore, Brazil remain one of the few countries who still run state championships alongside the national ones. Most of them run from January to May, outside the national season.