After the first game it's Santa Cruz de Natal RN - Potiguar Mossoró 3-0 in points. Who will achieve victory in this second Potiguar match of the season?
- Santa Cruz de Natal RN have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Potiguar Mossoró have lost all their away matches so far.
It's no vacation for neither Santa Cruz de Natal RN nor Potiguar Mossoró as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Santa Cruz de Natal RN form and stats
Last season, Santa Cruz de Natal RN's league stats were 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses, resulting in 4th position in the Serie D. From these six matches they scored 6 goals and gave away 14. Performing at their own stadium in the last season Santa Cruz de Natal RN produced 0-2-1 (win-draw-lost) with 3 goals and 6 conceded. The hosts won their first Potiguar game here at Estádio Maria Lamas Farache, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Santa Cruz de Natal RN last season were 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from 3 games.
Santa's last game was hosting Potiguar Mossoró (placed 8th) and winning 2-1.
1-1 away at Forca e Luz before that.This is expected to be a close game, with Santa Cruz de Natal RN perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Santa Cruz de Natal RN as a small favourite), we find five games. Santa Cruz de Natal RN has won two of these, drawn two and lost one.
Early season league goal statistics from Santa Cruz de Natal RN's 1 home game: 2 goals, 1 conceded.
Potiguar Mossoró form and stats
Let's have a look at how Potiguar Mossoró performed last season in the Serie D: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 7 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 27 and conceded 24 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 2 and lost 3 with 16/16 goals scored/conceded. Potiguar Mossoró have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Potiguar were 2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats from 7 fixtures. It's looking increasingly bleak for Potiguar Mossoró who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Globo was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Potiguar are travelling again after losing away to Santa Cruz de Natal RN in their previous match (1-2).
Prior to that match, the Potiguar Mossoró manager Júnior faced defeat when travelling to America RN and losing 1-3.It's early days yet, but Potiguar Mossoró has scored 1 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
The duelists have fought before this season: Santa - Potiguar Mossoró 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Santa Cruz de Natal RN wins - draws - Potiguar Mossoró wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. do Nascimento de Souza 2 goals |  P. Freitas Barreto 1 goals | J. Coutinho dos Santos 1 goals |
Santa Cruz de Natal RN missing players
Potiguar Mossoró missing players
| Santa Cruz de Natal RN | Potiguar Mossoró | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 62% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 38% |
| 12% | 25% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 38% |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| 6.8 | 7.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.7 | 4.5 |
| 3.1 | 3.8 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.1 | 14.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
| 4.4 | 6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 34% | 33% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 10.2 | 8.5 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 14.3 | 10.2 |
| 4.9 | 4.2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 7 | 4.8 |
- All of Potiguar Mossoró's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Santa Cruz de Natal RN's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Potiguar Mossoró have lost all their away matches so far.
- Santa Cruz de Natal RN have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santa Cruz de Natal RN have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Potiguar Mossoró have scored away.
- Santa Cruz de Natal RN have scored in all their home matches so far.
- 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 | Santa Cruz de Natal RN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | ABC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | America RN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | ASSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Forca e Luz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Globo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Potyguar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Potiguar Mossoró | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 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 | Floresta | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Ríver | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Bragantino PA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Santa Cruz de Natal RN | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 5 |
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 26 |
| 2 | Itabaiana | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Vitoria da Conquista | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | Central | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 5 | Coruripe | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -4 | 21 |
| 6 | Potiguar Mossoró | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Frei Paulistano | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 8 | Jacyoba | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 29 | -37 | 4 |
