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Competition: Brazil Potiguar
Competition: Sun 09.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Maria Lamas Farache (18000 seats)

Game week two of the Potiguar season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Forca e Luz - ABC preview:

Insights:
  • Forca e Luz have not yet lost a game at home.
  • ABC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.

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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Forca e Luz form and stats

The story so far in the Potiguar for Forca e Luz at their home stadium (Estádio Maria Lamas Farache) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Three draws in a row here at Estádio Maria Lamas Farache for Forca, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Santa Cruz de Natal RN are coming to town in three days.

Early season league goal statistics from Forca e Luz's 1 home game: 2 goals, 2 conceded.

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ABC form and stats

Let's have a look at how ABC performed last season in the Potiguar: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 6 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 19 and conceded 22 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 3 and lost 4 with 7/8 goals scored/conceded. 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of ABC playing as the away team in the Potiguar this season. Momentum is building for ABC in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

A quick return to home after this game, as ABC are hosting Palmeira in the Potiguar only four days away.

It's early days yet, but ABC has scored 2 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: ABC - Forca 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Forca won zero games, three matches ended with a draw and ABC has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / four

Top Goalscorers

ForcaA. Penha da Costa
A. Penha da Costa
3 goals
Forca e LuzV. Carvalho Vieira
V. Carvalho Vieira
3 goals
ABCH. dos Santos
H. dos Santos
3 goals

Forca e Luz missing players

ABC missing players

Forca e Luz ABC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 3 0 Played P 1 4 8
2 0 0 Won W 0 3 5
4 3 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
14 5 0 Scored S 0 10 16
11 5 0 Conceded C 1 3 8
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 75%
75% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 75% 50%
38% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 25%
88% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
12% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 38%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 25% 12%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 2.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 1.8 1.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
6.6 8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 5.5 6.5
2.9 2.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.2 2.2
50% 62% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 111% 89%
Key stats in Potiguar this season:
  • ABC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • ABC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • ABC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Forca e Luz's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Forca e Luz have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Forca e Luz have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Forca e Luz have yet to win a game at home.
  • Forca e Luz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Santa Cruz de Natal RN 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 ABC 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 América RN 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
4 Forca e Luz 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Globo 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
8 Potiguar Mossoro 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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