Nova Iguaçu have come here for an engaging battle versus the hosts Portuguesa RJ. Get smart on the match with this full Serie D preview!
- Portuguesa RJ have the fewest scored goals (2) in Serie D
- Nova Iguaçu have the most scored goals in the second half (4) in Serie D
The hosts Portuguesa RJ saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Copa do Brasil. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Corinthians.
Portuguesa RJ form and stats
A Serie D draw at home so far for Portuguesa RJ. Last season their home statistics were 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from 6 matches. Three draws in a row here at Estádio Luso-Brasileiro for Portuguesa, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
The fans are hoping that Portuguesa RJ will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Copa do Brasil fixture against Corinthians.
Prior to that, an away loss at Paraná in the Serie D.It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Portuguesa RJ at home in the league. 1 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Nova Iguaçu form and stats
1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Nova Iguaçu playing as the away team in the Serie D this season.
There were no winners in Nova Iguaçu's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Perolas Negras (placed 7th).
A draw for Iguaçu before that, at their own venue hosting Paraná (1-1).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nova Iguaçu playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 3 Nova Iguaçu wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Nova Iguaçu has managed 1 goal and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the last ten meetings involving these two squads are: two wins for Portuguesa, four draws and four wins for Nova Iguaçu. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  A. da Silva 1 goals |  L. dos Santos Ferreira 1 goals |
Portuguesa RJ missing players
Nova Iguaçu missing players
| Portuguesa RJ | Nova Iguaçu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.2 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 7.5 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 3.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13.5 | 14 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8 | 9.2 |
| 3.5 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 14% | 17% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 36% |
| 14.8 | 12 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10 | 7.5 |
| 4.5 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 2.5 |
- Nova Iguaçu have the most scored goals in the second half (4) in Serie D
- Portuguesa RJ have the fewest scored goals (2) in Serie D
| Portuguesa RJ | Last season | Nova Iguaçu | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 13 | 7 | Played | P | 8 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 11 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 15 | 18 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 87% | ||
| 46% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 60% | ||
| 31% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 15% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 20% | ||
| 46% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 23% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 33% | ||
| 38% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 6 | 6.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.1 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 25% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 29% | ||
| 12.8 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.9 | 9 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sao Bernardo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Paraná | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Cianorte | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Nova Iguaçu | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| 5 | Oeste | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 6 | Santo André | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | Perolas Negras | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Portuguesa RJ | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fluminense | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 26 |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Botafogo | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Nova Iguaçu | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 14 |
| 6 | Portuguesa RJ | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Resende | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 12 |
| 8 | Audax Rio | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 11 |
| 9 | Madureira | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 11 |
| 10 | Boavista | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | Bangu | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -12 | 9 |
| 12 | Volta Redonda | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 6 |
