Potiguar preview of ASSU - América RN: Visitors believed to win

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Competition: Brazil Potiguar
Competition: Sun 20.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Edgar Borges Montenegro (4000 seats)

América RN have journeyed here for an action-packed duel against the home side ASSU. Read up on the match with this in-depth Potiguar preview!

Insights:
  • ASSU have yet to win a game at home.
  • América RN have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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ASSU form and stats

ASSU are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two Potiguar games here at Estádio Edgar Borges Montenegro.

ASSU's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus América RN (placed 1st).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Potiguar Mossoro.

At Estádio Edgar Borges Montenegro, ASSU has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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América RN form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Potiguar away game of the season. During their previous season 7 away games resulted in 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. In general it has been a productive period now for América RN as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.

América RN play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting ASSU (placed 5th).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Santa Cruz de Natal RN that ended 1-1.

América RN have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have battled previously this season: América RN - ASSU 1-0. Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): ASSU won one game, one match ended in a draw and América RN managed eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

ASSU missing players

América RN missing players

ASSU América RN
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 5 0 Played P 3 6 12
1 0 0 Won W 1 2 8
4 3 0 Drew D 1 3 3
5 2 0 Lost L 1 1 1
7 3 0 Scored S 5 9 21
15 7 0 Conceded C 5 6 8
80% 60% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 92%
60% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 75%
50% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 42%
20% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 25%
10% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 8%
40% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 50%
30% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 50%
50% 60% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 8%
 
4 5.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.2 5.5
4.8 3.4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 5.2 3.8
1.9 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.5 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5.8 5.6 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 9.8 10.9
2.2 1.6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.3 4.5
32% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 35% 39%
 
9.7 8.4 0 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 8 6.8
3.6 3.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 4.2 2.8
Key stats in Potiguar this season:
  • ASSU have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • ASSU have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • ASSU have yet to win a game at home.
  • América RN have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • América RN have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • América RN have scored more than double the goals of ASSU.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 América RN 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
2 Santa Cruz de Natal RN 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
3 ABC 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Potyguar 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 3
5 ASSU 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
6 Forca e Luz 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Potiguar Mossoro 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1
8 Globo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Moto Club MA 6 4 1 1 6 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 13
2 Altos 6 3 2 1 7 3 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 11
3 Sparta 6 1 2 3 6 9 3 1 2 0 4 3 3 0 0 3 2 6 -3 5
3 Sparta 6 1 2 3 6 9 3 1 2 0 4 3 3 0 0 3 2 6 -3 5
4 ASSU 6 1 1 4 2 6 3 1 0 2 2 4 3 0 1 2 0 2 -4 4
Last season 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 América 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

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