Only a win will satisfy the Santa Cruz supporters in this Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel clash with Botafogo PB, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Serie C table.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Santa Cruz form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie C, Santa Cruz, who have the most scored goals (17) in Serie C, have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games.
Santa Cruz enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Treze's place. The match ended 1-0 with Lourenço scoring. Ahead of that match, Santa Cruz won a home game hosting Paysandu (2-1).
The Santa Cruz manager I. Schülle has got the team scoring with 11 from 5 home games in the league. On the other hand, Santa have conceded 6 goals.
Botafogo PB form and stats
There's been little loot from Botafogo PB's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Serie C. Botafogo PB only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws. Botafogo seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Botafogo play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-3 to Manaus (placed 6th). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Ferroviario.
The attacking power of Botafogo when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Botafogo have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Botafogo PB - Santa Cruz 1-2. Santa Cruz-Botafogo PB H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Santa four wins, Botafogo PB two wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  W. Lima Silva e Silva 6 goals |  D. Bittencourt Morais 3 goals |
Santa Cruz missing players
Botafogo PB missing players
| Santa Cruz | Botafogo PB | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | 11 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 73% |
| 55% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 83% | 73% |
| 45% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 27% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 9% |
| 18% | 40% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 9% |
| 45% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 55% |
| 45% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 17% | 27% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 45% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 83 | 43 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 50 | 86 |
| 34 | 18 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 50% | 61% | 117% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 31% |
- Santa Cruz has the most scored goals (11) at home in Serie C
- Santa Cruz has the most scored goals (17) in Serie C
- Santa Cruz has the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Serie C
- Santa Cruz has the the best goal difference (+8) in Serie C
- Santa Cruz have not yet lost a game at home.
- Santa Cruz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santa Cruz have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Botafogo PB have scored away.
- Santa Cruz have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Santa Cruz haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Santa Cruz is in the best form (4-2-0)
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | Vila Nova | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Remo | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Ferroviario | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Jacuipense | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 6 | Manaus | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Treze | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Paysandu | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Botafogo PB | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 10 | Imperatriz | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | -20 | 1 |