Potiguar match preview and statistics: Santa Cruz de Natal RN fight ABC

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Competition: Brazil Potiguar
Competition: Wed 12.August
Match begins: 23:15 (UTC)
Venue: Arena das Dunas (42623 seats)

The Santa Cruz de Natal RN manager L. de Sousa Barbosa attacks this game with the team placed 5th so far. In the visitors dressing room ABC and their manager F. de Assis Ciriaco dos Santos are in 1st place before this match.

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Santa Cruz de Natal RN form and stats

Santa Cruz de Natal RN have played three Potiguar home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

Happy days for Santa Cruz de Natal RN in their previous game, a Potiguar match away at Globo (placed 2nd) that ended with a 1-0 victory. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus ASSU.

Santa are traveling soon after this match as the Potiguar match at Palmeira awaits in three days.

Santa aren't scoring a lot here at Arena das Dunas in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Santa with 7 goals conceded in these matches.

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ABC form and stats

ABC, who have the most scored goals (16) in Potiguar, are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Potiguar.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. ABC goalkeeper Rafael de Jesus Mariano is eager to challenge this, with his 224 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

ABC might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. CSA proved too strong as ABC slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Maria Lamas Farache. Prior to that result ABC won their away game at Imperatriz. The scoreline was 4-3.

8 goals so far away for ABC, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the ABC - Santa Cruz de Natal RN 1-0 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Santa Cruz de Natal RN zero wins, zero draws and ABC seven victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Santa Cruz de Natal RNA. Silva de Assis
A. Silva de Assis
6 goals
ABCE. Nascimento da Silva
E. Nascimento da Silva
6 goals
ABCW. Maciel Monteiro
W. Maciel Monteiro
6 goals

Santa Cruz de Natal RN missing players

ABC missing players

Santa Cruz de Natal RN ABC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 2 5 11
4 1 1 Won W 2 5 9
3 2 0 Drew D 0 0 2
5 3 0 Lost L 0 0 0
13 7 3 Scored S 9 18 37
16 12 2 Conceded C 3 4 10
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 82%
50% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 73%
25% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 60% 64%
8% 17% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 60% 45%
50% 83% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 45%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 60% 55%
25% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.6 4.2 2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.6 5.6
5.8 7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.2 4.4
2.8 3.8 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.2 2.3
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
81 48 8 Total Shots T S 18 51 121
28 16 6 Shots on Target S O 12 26 61
43% 38% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 69% 48%
Key stats in Potiguar this season:
  • ABC has the fewest conceded goals (1)
  • ABC has the most clean sheets (6)
  • ABC has the most points from losing position (7)
  • ABC has the most scored goals (16)
  • ABC has the most scored goals in the first half (20)
  • ABC has the the best goal difference (+15)
  • 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.
  • ABC have scored in all their matches so far.
  • ABC have scored more than double the goals of Santa Cruz de Natal RN.
  • ABC have won all their away games so far.
  • ABC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • ABC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • ABC is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • All of Santa Cruz de Natal RN's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Santa Cruz de Natal RN have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Santa Cruz de Natal RN have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Santa Cruz de Natal RN haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 3 3 0 0 16 1 1 1 0 0 8 0 2 2 0 0 8 1 15 9
2 Globo 5 3 0 2 13 7 3 1 0 2 4 3 2 2 0 0 9 4 6 9
3 America RN 3 2 1 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 9 2 7 7
4 ASSU 5 1 3 1 5 5 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 6
5 Santa Cruz de Natal RN 5 1 2 2 3 7 3 0 1 2 2 7 2 1 1 0 1 0 -4 5
6 Forca e Luz 5 1 2 2 7 12 4 1 1 2 6 11 1 0 1 0 1 1 -5 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

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