It's still early in the Potiguar season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the ABC - ASSU preview!
ABC and ASSU should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
ABC form and stats
The hosts won their first Potiguar game here at Estádio Maria Lamas Farache, lifting spirits. Home statistics for ABC last season were 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss from 4 games.
A strong away win for ABC against Santa Cruz de Natal RN the last match. Ahead of that match, ABC lost 0-2 at home to CSA.
As mentioned above, ABC "killed" Santa Cruz de Natal RN in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
At Estádio Maria Lamas Farache, ABC has the goal stats of 8-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
ASSU form and stats
ASSU are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Potiguar, having played 2 games and collected 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses). It's three draws from ASSU's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
The manager J. de Farias Fernandes Tavora was unhappy after their last game, a Potiguar match played at their home ground Estádio Edgar Borges Montenegro. ASSU suffered a 2-3 loss to Globo (placed 3rd). Before that, ASSU travelled to Santa Cruz de Natal RN and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, ASSU has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result ASSU - ABC 0-5 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - two - zero (ABC wins - draws - ASSU wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Nascimento da Silva 6 goals | W. Maciel Monteiro 6 goals | J. Assis Penha 6 goals |
ABC missing players
ASSU missing players
| ABC | ASSU | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 42 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 67% |
| 75% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 42% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 33% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 40% | 33% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 42% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 50% |
| 5.6 | 7.6 | 9.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 140 | 70 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 41 | 121 |
| 67 | 35 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 19 | 34 |
| 51% | 31% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 26% |
- ABC has the most clean sheets (3) at home
- ABC has the most clean sheets (6)
- ABC has the most matches over the total-line (9)
- ABC has the most points from losing position (10)
- ABC has the most scored goals (21)
- ABC has the most scored goals (8) at home
- ABC has the most scored goals in the first half (21)
- ABC has the the best goal difference (+19)
- ABC has the the best goal difference (+8) at home
- ABC have not yet lost a game.
- ABC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- ABC have scored in all their matches so far.
- ABC have scored more than double the goals of ASSU.
- ABC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- ABC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- ABC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- ABC is in the best form (5-1-0)
- ASSU have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- ASSU have yet to win a 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 | ABC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 12 |
| 2 | América RN | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | Globo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | ASSU | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Forca e Luz | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 5 |
| 6 | Santa Cruz de Natal RN | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 5 |
| 7 | Potiguar Mossoró | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 4 |
| 8 | Palmeira | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -13 | 1 |