Both the home- and away side have had problems getting enough points so far, but three points in this highly important fixture would certainly help. Get ready for Santa Cruz - Altos!
- Santa Cruz have the fewest points (6) at home in Serie C
- Altos have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Serie C
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
These teams have little in common geographically as Altos have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Santa Cruz form and stats
With 1 Serie C win, 3 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Santa Cruz are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The fans are hoping that Santa will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Serie C game against Paysandu (placed 1st).
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Volta Redonda.Santa Cruz aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel in the league, with only 6 goals from 7 games. Santa have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Altos form and stats
Altos have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Serie C, after 1-2-4 (7 played).
It's the second away game in a row for Altos, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Floresta (placed 8th) in the Serie C last time out. Leandro Amorim came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Floresta last time out, making the manager P. Kobayashi feel like a tactical genius.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Botafogo PB.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Altos as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. Altos have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The former H2H encounter ended Altos - Santa 1-0, earlier this season. Last two meetings featuring these participants: Santa Cruz won zero, Altos were winners in two and we saw zero draws. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ribeiro Lemes 7 goals |  W. Lima Silva e Silva 5 goals | C. Santos da Silva 5 goals |
Santa Cruz missing players
Altos missing players
| Santa Cruz | Altos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 17 |
| 80% | 71% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 47% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 67% |
| 27% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 40% |
| 7% | 14% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 33% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 47% |
| 27% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 60% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 40% |
| 6.3 | 7.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 2.6 | 4.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.5 | 13.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 6.7 | 9.7 |
| 3.1 | 4.1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
| 20% | 21% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 32% |
- Altos have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Altos have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Altos have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Altos have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Serie C
- Altos have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Altos haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Santa Cruz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santa Cruz have the fewest points (6) at home in Serie C
- Santa Cruz have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paysandu | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | Manaus | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -2 | 24 |
| 3 | Tombense | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Volta Redonda | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Botafogo PB | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Ferroviario | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 20 |
| 7 | Altos | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 8 | Floresta | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 16 |
| 9 | Jacuipense | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 10 | Santa Cruz | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 11 |