The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Santa Cruz de Natal RN are in the 3rd position while the guesting Palmeira worry at 8th.
Santa Cruz de Natal RN and Palmeira 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.
Santa Cruz de Natal RN form and stats
Only two Potiguar home games for Santa Cruz de Natal RN so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Santa Cruz de Natal RN's previous game was a Potiguar match also played at home, ending 3-2 versus Globo (placed 6th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting ABC (0-1).
Santa Cruz de Natal RN has the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Palmeira form and stats
The Potiguar season is young and Palmeira have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
The attacking players of Palmeira have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 361 minutes.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Palmeira, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-4 versus Potiguar Mossoro (placed 4th). A 0-3 loss hosting America RN before that.
Palmeira lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
Palmeira are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 3 away games. Palmeira have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Santa Cruz de Natal RN won 0 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Palmeira has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 1 / 1Top Goalscorers
  A. Silva de Assis 5 goals |  F. Paula da Silva 2 goals |
Santa Cruz de Natal RN missing players
Palmeira missing players
| Santa Cruz de Natal RN | Palmeira | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 83% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | 33% |
| 17% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 3.2 | 4 | 2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 4 | 5.5 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 2.3 | 4 | 4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | 15 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 24 | 38 |
| 14 | 8 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 64% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 20% |
- All of Santa Cruz de Natal RN's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Palmeira has the fewest scored goals (1) away
- Palmeira has the fewest scored goals (2)
- Palmeira has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1)
- Palmeira have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Palmeira have yet to win a game.
- Palmeira is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Santa Cruz de Natal RN has the most dropped points from leading position (5)
- Santa Cruz de Natal RN have not yet lost a game at home.
- Santa Cruz de Natal RN have scored more than double the goals of Palmeira.
- Santa Cruz de Natal RN have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Santa Cruz de Natal RN 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 | ABC | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | America RN | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 15 |
| 3 | Santa Cruz de Natal RN | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Potiguar Mossoro | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Forca e Luz | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 8 |
| 6 | Globo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 7 | ASSU | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 3 |
| 8 | Palmeira | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 2 |