Botafogo PB - Santa Cruz. 2nd place against 10th place. Nothing is certain - get a full match preview here!
- Botafogo PB have the most clean sheets (5) in Serie C
- Santa Cruz have the fewest scored goals (3) in Serie C
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Botafogo PB form and stats
2-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie C numbers at home for Botafogo PB, who have the most clean sheets (5) in Serie C, so far this season. Botafogo PB has recorded two wins in a row here at Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Botafogo drew their last game, 0-0 away at Jacuipense (placed 9th).
Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Manaus.Botafogo PB have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho with 7 goals in 4 league matches. Botafogo PB are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio José Américo de Almeida Filho in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Santa Cruz form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (3) in Serie C, are W0-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie C. Santa Cruz are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Retro fixture.
Santa have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 180 minutes ago. Pipico was the goal scorer.
Santa's previous game was their home loss versus Tombense (0-1).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Altos wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Santa's away games in the league this season with only 0 goals from 4 matches. Santa have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Botafogo three wins, three draws and Santa Cruz four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Paragua de Melo 2 goals |  W. Estefani Machado 1 goals |  M. de Oliveira Lima 1 goals |
Botafogo PB missing players
Santa Cruz missing players
| Botafogo PB | Santa Cruz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 12% | 25% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 12% | 25% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 4.1 | 2.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 6.4 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.7 | 3 |
| 1.9 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.1 | 7 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6 | 9.3 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 2.3 |
| 33% | 44% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 19% |
- Botafogo PB have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Botafogo PB have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Botafogo PB have scored more than double the goals of Santa Cruz.
- Botafogo PB have the most clean sheets (5) in Serie C
- Botafogo PB have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Santa Cruz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Santa Cruz have failed to score a single goal away.
- Santa Cruz have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Serie C
- Santa Cruz have the fewest scored goals (3) in Serie C
- Santa Cruz have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Serie C
- Santa Cruz have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Serie C
- Santa Cruz have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Santa Cruz have yet to win a game.
- Santa Cruz is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tombense | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Botafogo PB | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Paysandu | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Altos | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Ferroviario | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Volta Redonda | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Manaus | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 8 | Floresta | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Jacuipense | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 10 | Santa Cruz | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 3 |