Globo vs Forca e Luz: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Brazil Potiguar
Competition: Fri 28.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Manoel Dantas Barretto (10000 seats)

six rounds of fixtures have been played and Globo are 2 points ahead of Forca e Luz. What happens today?

Insights:
  • Globo have the most scored goals (14) in Potiguar
  • Forca e Luz have the most conceded goals (14) in Potiguar

Forca e Luz could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Potiguar game only four sleeps ago.

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Globo form and stats

Globo have played three Potiguar home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

Globo's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Santa Cruz de Natal RN (placed 2nd). The defeat against Santa Cruz de Natal RN was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by Vitinho).

Preceding that game was the away draw at ASSU that finished 1-1.

The Globo manager Hugo has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. Globo are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (6 from 3 played).

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Forca e Luz form and stats

As the visiting team in Potiguar matches, Forca e Luz, who have the most conceded goals (14) in Potiguar, have produced an overall stat of 1-0-0 so far.

Forca e Luz's last game was the home draw against ASSU (0-0).

Preceding that, the 3-4 home loss versus Potiguar Mossoro.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Forca e Luz has managed 1 goal and let in 0 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Forca e Luz - Globo 2-2. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's five Globo victories, two draws and one Forca e Luz win. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GloboL. Soares Firmino
L. Soares Firmino
10 goals
GloboClayton
Clayton
10 goals
Forca e LuzA. Penha da Costa
A. Penha da Costa
5 goals

Globo missing players

Forca e Luz missing players

Globo Forca e Luz
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 6 2 Played P 2 6 13
7 3 2 Won W 0 3 3
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 5
4 2 0 Lost L 2 2 5
29 15 8 Scored S 2 10 19
16 7 1 Conceded C 4 6 23
93% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
86% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 85%
64% 83% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 62%
50% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 38%
29% 50% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 15%
57% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 69%
36% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 23%
14% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
11.3 10 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 2 5.4 6.2
4.2 4.4 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 2.8 2.5
49% 59% 160% Goal Efficiency G E 200% 43% 50%
Key stats in Potiguar this season:
  • Forca e Luz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Forca e Luz have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Forca e Luz have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Potiguar
  • Forca e Luz have the most conceded goals (14) in Potiguar
  • Forca e Luz have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Potiguar
  • Forca e Luz haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Globo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Globo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Globo have the most matches over the total-line (8) in Potiguar
  • Globo have the most scored goals (14) in Potiguar
  • Globo have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Potiguar

  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 6 4 1 1 13 5 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 3 0 1 10 4 8 13
2 Santa Cruz de Natal RN 6 4 0 2 13 8 4 2 0 2 8 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 5 12
3 Potiguar Mossoro 6 4 0 2 12 13 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 2 9 13 -1 12
4 America RN 6 3 2 1 12 8 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 2 1 1 9 6 4 11
5 Globo 6 2 1 3 14 10 3 1 0 2 7 6 3 1 1 1 7 4 4 7
6 Forca e Luz 6 1 2 3 7 14 5 0 2 3 6 14 1 1 0 0 1 0 -7 5
7 Palmeira 6 0 3 3 4 10 3 0 0 3 3 9 3 0 3 0 1 1 -6 3
8 ASSU 6 0 3 3 4 11 3 0 2 1 2 6 3 0 1 2 2 5 -7 3

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