Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Vera Cruz & Central face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Pernambucano 2. All the pre-match information is available here!
This looks to be an engrossing game with lots of action and energy as both squads are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Vera Cruz form and stats
Action has already taken place for Vera Cruz in Pernambucano 2 as they have defeated Santa Fe, Atletico Torres, Acadêmica Vitória, America PE, Sete de Setembro PE and Atletico PE to reach the 3rd Phase.The supporters hope that Vera Cruz will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away defeat in the Pernambucano 2 fixture against Atletico PE.
Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Acadêmica Vitória in the Pernambucano 2.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Vera as they are travelling to their away game against Acadêmica Vitória in the Pernambucano 2. That match is two days after this one.
Central form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Maguary PE, Porto, Cha Grande, Ypiranga PE, Belo Jardim and Decisao in order to reach 3rd phase of Pernambucano 2.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Central so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-3 (win-draw-lose).
The fans enjoyed Central's previous fixture versus Decisao, a Pernambucano 2 win (3-2) played at home.
Before that, the win at home hosting Porto in the Pernambucano 2 (2-0).
A quick return to home after this game, as Central are hosting Porto in the Pernambucano 2 only two days away.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 8 goals have been conceded by Central in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: three - zero - three (Vera Cruz wins - draws - Central wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  V. de Souza Tomé 3 goals | J. Rodrigues de Sena Júnior 2 goals | J. Alves Costa 1 goals |
Vera Cruz missing players
Central missing players
| Vera Cruz | Central | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 31 | 16 | Scored | S | 7 | 26 | ||
| 41 | 14 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 68% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 40% | ||
| 3.7 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | ||
| 5 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 5.8 | ||
| 3 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10.8 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 7.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 37% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 26% | ||
| 11.1 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 8.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 28 |
| 2 | Campinense | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | America RN | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Uniclinic | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Sousa | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -2 | 16 |
| 6 | Treze | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Central | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 8 | Caucaia | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 | -31 | 9 |
