Serie C match preview: Confiança versus Santa Cruz

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Competition: Brazil Serie C
Date: Sun 11.August
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista (22000 seats)

The league table in Serie C tells a story about these teams so far, with Confiança leading Santa Cruz by 3 points. Match preview to follow:

Confiança and Santa Cruz 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.

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Confiança form and stats

Confiança have performed well here at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista so far this season with 5 wins from 7 matches. Some points have also been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. After failing to beat Nautico here at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista, Confiança has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

The fans are hoping that Confiança will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Serie C game against Botafogo PB. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Nautico (1-3).

The Confiança fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 matches. From these home matches, Confiança have conceded only 5 goals.

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Santa Cruz form and stats

There's been little loot from Santa Cruz's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games. Santa Cruz only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws.

Santa Cruz are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the Serie C against Imperatriz. A 0-0 draw at ABC's stadium before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Santa Cruz as they have only managed to score 5 times from 7 away games. 10 goals have been conceded by Santa Cruz in these games.

Head 2 Head

Confiança and Santa Cruz have met before this season: Santa Cruz - Confiança 3-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 0 Confiança victories, 3 draws and 7 Santa Cruz wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Confiança missing players

Santa Cruz missing players

Confiança Santa Cruz
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
15 7 2 Played 1 7 15
7 5 2 Won 0 1 5
3 1 0 Drew 0 3 6
5 1 0 Lost 1 3 4
19 11 3 Scored 0 5 20
18 5 1 Conceded 1 10 22
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 86% 93%
80% 71% 50% Over 1.5 0% 57% 73%
47% 43% 50% Over 2.5 0% 29% 47%
27% 14% 0% Over 3.5 0% 14% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 14% 20%
53% 43% 50% BTTS 0% 29% 53%
27% 43% 50% Clean Sheets 0% 29% 20%
27% 14% 0% Failed To Score 100% 57% 33%
 
6.7 7.7 6.5 Corners For (avg) 5 2.6 4.5
5.3 4.1 6 Corners Against (avg) 6 5.1 4.5
2.7 3.1 3 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 2.9 2.9
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 3 4
Key stats this season:
  • Confiança have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Confiança have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Santa Cruz have scored away.
  • Confiança haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Santa Cruz have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Confiança
All Copa do Nordeste Copa do Brasil Sergipano Serie C Club Friendlies
All Home Away
23-06-19 SC Confiança 1 - 0 Ferroviário
30-06-19 SC Sampaio Correa 1 - 1 Confiança
06-07-19 SC Confiança 2 - 1 Globo
12-07-19 SC ABC 1 - 2 Confiança
21-07-19 SC Confiança 3 - 1 Imperatriz
26-07-19 SC Nautico 3 - 1 Confiança
04-08-19 SC Botafogo PB 2 - 0 Confiança
11-08-19 SC Confiança 21:00 Santa Cruz
18-08-19 SC Confiança 19:00 Treze
25-08-19 SC Ferroviário 20:00 Confiança
Santa Cruz
All Copa do Nordeste Copa do Brasil Serie B Serie C Pernambucano 1
All Home Away
22-06-19 SC Santa Cruz 1 - 0 Nautico
27-06-19 SC Treze 2 - 0 Santa Cruz
05-07-19 SC Santa Cruz 0 - 2 Ferroviário
14-07-19 SC Santa Cruz 1 - 1 Botafogo PB
18-07-19 SC Sampaio Correa 1 - 0 Santa Cruz
27-07-19 SC ABC 0 - 0 Santa Cruz
02-08-19 SC Santa Cruz 3 - 2 Imperatriz
11-08-19 SC Confiança 21:00 Santa Cruz
17-08-19 SC Santa Cruz 20:00 Globo
25-08-19 SC Nautico 20:00 Santa Cruz

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Sampaio Corrêa 15 9 3 3 20 15 8 5 2 1 11 5 7 4 1 2 9 10 5 30
2 Náutico 14 7 3 4 18 14 7 4 2 1 13 8 7 3 1 3 5 6 4 24
3 Confiança 15 7 3 5 19 18 7 5 1 1 11 5 8 2 2 4 8 13 1 24
4 Ferroviário 14 7 2 5 18 14 7 4 1 2 9 5 7 3 1 3 9 9 4 23
5 Imperatriz 15 6 3 6 25 22 7 4 2 1 11 4 8 2 1 5 14 18 3 21
6 Botafogo PB 15 5 6 4 21 19 8 4 3 1 15 9 7 1 3 3 6 10 2 21
7 Santa Cruz 15 5 6 4 20 22 8 4 3 1 15 12 7 1 3 3 5 10 -2 21
8 Globo 14 3 4 7 16 20 6 3 2 1 11 6 8 0 2 6 5 14 -4 13
9 Treze 15 3 3 9 17 25 7 3 1 3 8 6 8 0 2 6 9 19 -8 12
10 ABC 14 2 5 7 14 19 8 2 2 4 11 13 6 0 3 3 3 6 -5 11

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