16th- against 10th position might not feel all that inviting. Fear not: Here's the intelligence that makes América RN - Confiança (even) more engaging!
- América RN have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Confiança have the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Serie C
Both participants have had plentiful rest since their previous competitive action. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic game!
América RN form and stats
The total Serie C statistics at home this season for América RN are 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Arena das Dunas.
América RN's last game was hosting Brusque (placed 9th) and winning 2-1.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Remo that finished 0-0.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier América RN matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat (from 6 games).
A decent goal production from América in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. América RN's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Confiança form and stats
1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Confiança playing as the away team in the Serie C this season.
Confiança delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Nautico (placed 3rd) in their previous game. Confiança's last match (vs Nautico) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by Cuesta. As mentioned above, Confiança drew the match against Nautico. Manager Eutrópio brought on Cuesta to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Pouso Alegre that ended 1-1.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Confiança when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 5 matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 2 and winning 0 games.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Confiança as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Confiança have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: América RN won four, Confiança triumphed in three and we saw three draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, nine matches with less than 2,5 goals. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 10 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  A. dos Santos Rodrigues 3 goals | E. Custodio dos Santos 3 goals |  D. Cardoso Nogueira 3 goals |
América RN missing players
Confiança missing players
| América RN | Confiança | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 50% | 75% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 38% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 12% |
| 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 8.8 | 7 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 16.2 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7 | 9.5 |
| 6.2 | 7.2 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
| 12% | 21% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 11.9 | 9.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 14.5 | 13.8 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
- América RN have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- América RN have scored in all their home matches so far.
- América RN have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- América RN haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Confiança have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Confiança have the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Serie C
- Confiança have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Confiança 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 | Sao Bernardo | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Amazonas | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Nautico | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | Ypiranga Erechim | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Botafogo PB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | EC Sao Jose | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Operario PR | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | CSA | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Brusque | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Confiança | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Pouso Alegre | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Figueirense | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 13 | Floresta | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 14 | Volta Redonda | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Altos | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | América RN | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 | Manaus | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 9 |
| 18 | Paysandu | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 19 | Remo | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 20 | Aparecidense | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
