A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and 8th place in the table will show on the pitch.
It's no vacation for neither Santa Cruz nor Confiança 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.
Santa Cruz form and stats
Santa Cruz are yet to win a home game this season, having collected 4 points from their first 3 games.The points were shared in Santa Cruz's previous game, also at home. Visiting Afogados travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. A Copa do Nordeste defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Ceará.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Santa Cruz as they are travelling to their away game against ABC in the Copa do Brasil. That match is four days after this one.
Santa Cruz has scored 3 goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Santa Cruz's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times.
Last season, Santa Cruz's league statistics were 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the league. Over these nine matches they scored 12 goals and conceded 8. Playing at home last season Santa Cruz managed 4-0-0 (win-draw-lost) with 9 goals and 1 conceded.
Confiança form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.Confiança won their last game, 3-2 versus Dorense played at home. A loss against CRB was the result prior to that, in a Copa do Nordeste home game.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Confiança manager Daniel Paulista as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Sergipe.
Confiança find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 3 goals from 3 away fixtures. Confiança have conceded 6 goals in these games.
Let's have a look at how Confiança performed last season in the league. They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. In total they scored 10 and conceded 1 goal in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 1 and lost 0 with 4/1 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Santa Cruz 5 wins, 4 draws and Confiança 0 victories.Top Goalscorers
Santa Cruz missing players
Confiança missing players
| Santa Cruz | Confiança | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | Played | 4 | 9 |
| 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 67% |
| 43% | 33% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 44% |
| 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 11% |
| 57% | 67% | Both teams to score | 25% | 33% |
| 43% | 33% | Clean Sheet | 50% | 33% |
| 14% | 0% | Failed To Score | 25% | 33% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Fortaleza | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 3 | CRB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Vitória | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 5 | Salgueiro | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 6 |
| 6 | Sergipe | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 3 |
| 7 | Altos | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 2 |
| 8 | Sampaio Corrêa | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -12 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Botafogo PB | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Ceará | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Náutico | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | CSA | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Bahia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 6 | ABC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Moto Club MA | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Confiança | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
