Santa Cruz perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Afogados can look both up and down from their 6th position.
The hosts Santa Cruz saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Copa do Nordeste. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Ceara.
Santa Cruz form and stats
The story so far for Santa Cruz at their home stadium is 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at Nautico that finished 0-0.
The Copa do Nordeste match against Confiança is next on the list for Santa Cruz, coming up only two days after this. It is played on a neutral arena.
With an average of more than two goals per home game (9 in 4 games), Santa Cruz's attacking play is working. As for guarding their own goal, Santa Cruz have only let in 1 goal at home.
Afogados form and stats
1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Afogados playing as the away team this season.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Academica Vitoria (placed 7th) in their previous outing. The Pernambucano 1 match ended in a draw 2-2. Before that, Afogados secured a home win against Flamengo Arcoverde with the score 2-1.
Afogados find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 7 goals from 5 away fixtures. Afogados have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Santa Cruz - Afogados 4-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Santa Cruz 2 wins, 0 draws and Afogados 0 victories.Top Goalscorers
 Douglas 2 goals |
Santa Cruz missing players
Afogados missing players
| Santa Cruz | Afogados | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | Played | 4 | 9 |
| 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 89% |
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 75% | 78% |
| 11% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 56% |
| 11% | 25% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 11% |
| 33% | 25% | Both teams to score | 75% | 89% |
| 44% | 75% | Clean Sheet | 25% | 11% |
| 33% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% |
| 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 | Sport Recife | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 21 |
| 2 | Náutico | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Santa Cruz | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Salgueiro | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Central | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Afogados | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 12 |
| 7 | Acadêmica Vitória | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 8 | Petrolina | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 9 | América PE | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -13 | 1 |
| 10 | Flamengo Arcoverde | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -6 | -5 |
