Tombense vs Santa Cruz match preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie C
Competition: Sun 19.September
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Antônio Guimarães de Almeida (3050 seats)

Welcome to Estádio Antônio Guimarães de Almeida and the game between Tombense & Santa Cruz in the Serie C. Tipsway has everything you must know!

Insights:
  • Tombense have the the best goal difference (+8) in Serie C
  • Santa Cruz have the fewest scored goals (9) 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.

Santa Cruz have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Tombense form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio Antônio Guimarães de Almeida as Tombense have scored 14 goals to get 16 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Serie C are 4-4-0 (wins-draws-losses).

Tombense drew their last game, also a home match. Floresta (placed 8th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.

Before that, Tombense played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Botafogo PB.

The Tombense fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. Tombense have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Santa Cruz form and stats

There's been little loot from Santa Cruz's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the Serie C. Santa Cruz only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.

The attacking players of Santa Cruz have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 189 minutes.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Serie C home defeat versus Altos with 0-1 on the scoreboard.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Paysandu wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Goals are few and far between in Santa's away league games. Only 3 goals from 8 travels. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).

Head 2 Head

The teams have met each other previously this season, with the final score Santa Cruz - Tombense 0-1 written in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

TombenseE. Galdino Moreira
E. Galdino Moreira
6 goals
Santa CruzW. Lima Silva e Silva
W. Lima Silva e Silva
5 goals
TombenseR. da Silva Coura
R. da Silva Coura
4 goals

Tombense missing players

Santa Cruz missing players

Tombense Santa Cruz
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 3 Played P 2 8 16
5 4 1 Won W 0 1 2
9 4 2 Drew D 0 2 5
2 0 0 Lost L 2 5 9
19 14 5 Scored S 0 3 9
11 5 2 Conceded C 3 7 16
81% 88% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 81%
69% 88% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 38% 44%
31% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 25%
6% 12% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 6%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 12% 31%
44% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 25%
25% 12% 33% Failed to Score F T 100% 75% 62%
 
3.9 3.4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.3 6.5
4.4 4.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.1 3.3
2.1 1.8 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.6 2.8
4 3 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
9.8 11.5 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 7.7 10.9
3.6 5.2 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.1 3.2
33% 33% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 19%
Key stats in Serie C this season:
  • Santa Cruz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Santa Cruz have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Serie C
  • Santa Cruz have the fewest scored goals (9) in Serie C
  • Santa Cruz have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Tombense have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Tombense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tombense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Tombense have scored more than double the goals of Santa Cruz.
  • Tombense have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Serie C
  • Tombense have the most scored goals (14) at home in Serie C
  • Tombense have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Serie C
  • Tombense have the the best goal difference (+8) in Serie C

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manaus 16 7 4 5 20 22 8 5 3 0 11 4 8 2 1 5 9 18 -2 25
2 Tombense 16 5 9 2 19 11 8 4 4 0 14 5 8 1 5 2 5 6 8 24
3 Paysandu 16 6 6 4 18 18 8 3 3 2 6 6 8 3 3 2 12 12 0 24
4 Botafogo PB 16 5 8 3 15 10 8 4 2 2 12 7 8 1 6 1 3 3 5 23
5 Ferroviário 16 5 8 3 13 10 8 4 4 0 9 2 8 1 4 3 4 8 3 23
6 Volta Redonda 16 5 7 4 18 14 8 4 4 0 13 4 8 1 3 4 5 10 4 22
7 Altos 16 5 6 5 17 17 8 3 4 1 10 6 8 2 2 4 7 11 0 21
8 Floresta 16 3 8 5 13 16 8 1 4 3 7 10 8 2 4 2 6 6 -3 17
9 Jacuipense 16 2 9 5 10 18 8 2 4 2 5 6 8 0 5 3 5 12 -8 15
10 Santa Cruz 16 2 5 9 9 16 8 1 3 4 6 9 8 1 2 5 3 7 -7 11

Read more about Serie C

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. It is divided into two groups of ten teams, based on geographical location. The teams in each group play each other home and away, and the top four in each group meet in a playoff where all four semifinalists are promoted to Série B. The bottom two teams in each group are relegated.