Pernambucano 1: The middle-of-the-table spots tell a story of the journey Central and Petrolina have taken uptil now. Both squads are ready for the game; let's get this baby out!
- Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Petrolina have the most matches over the total-line (4) in Pernambucano 1
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Central and Petrolina.
Central form and stats
Central have played 4 Pernambucano 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The Central crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Petrolina here at Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda. The first loss after collecting points in three league games.
Ahead of that match, Central won a home game hosting Ibis (2-1).The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Central matches with similar probabilities have ended with 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats (from 4 games).
A decent goal production from Central in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Petrolina form and stats
2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Petrolina playing as the away team in the Pernambucano 1 this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Petrolina, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Central (placed 7th) last time out.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Santa Cruz.Petrolina have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 5 goals have been scored. As for defending, Petrolina rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have played each other before in this season, with the result Central - Petrolina 1-2 written in the official records. Head to head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Central won two games, four matches ended with a tie and Petrolina managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been "violent", having seen 7 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
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Central missing players
Petrolina missing players
| Central | Petrolina | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 43% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 71% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 71% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 12 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.2 | 9.3 |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 26% | 32% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 26% |
| 11.3 | 10.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13 | 12.4 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
- All of Central's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Petrolina's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Central have created more than twice as many corners as Petrolina.
- Central have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Central have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Central have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Central haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Petrolina have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Petrolina have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Petrolina have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Petrolina have the most matches over the total-line (4) in Pernambucano 1
- Petrolina have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Petrolina haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sport Recife | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| 2 | Retro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| 3 | Santa Cruz | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Nautico | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Salgueiro | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Petrolina | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | Central | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Porto | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Maguary PE | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Afogados | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Ibis | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Belo Jardim | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 2 |
| 13 | Caruaru City | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -13 | 1 |
