Which side will win when Potiguar Mossoró go to play Santa Cruz? In this preview you'll learn all the relevant news and statistics needed to predict the outcome.
- Santa Cruz have the most clean sheets (7) in Serie D
- Potiguar Mossoró have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
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
Santa Cruz are steadily winning Serie D games and points here at Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel. 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
The followers are hoping that Santa Cruz will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the game against Campinense (placed 6th).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Nacional de Patos.Santa Cruz has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Santa have only let in {2 goals} at home.
Potiguar Mossoró form and stats
Potiguar Mossoró have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Serie D, after 1-2-3 (6 played).
Potiguar Mossoró are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against Globo (placed 8th).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Iguatu with the score of 2-1.Goals are few and far between in Potiguar Mossoró's away league games. Only {3 goals} from 6 travels. As opposed to that, Potiguar Mossoró have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The former head to head meeting ended Potiguar Mossoró - Santa 2-1, played this season. Head to head data (for the former five meetings): Santa Cruz won three games, zero matches ended with a draw and Potiguar Mossoró got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / three. The matches between these teams have sometimes been hostile, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last five encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  Michel Lima 6 goals |  W. Lima Silva e Silva 4 goals | E. Mendes de Carvalho 4 goals |
Santa Cruz missing players
Potiguar Mossoró missing players
| Santa Cruz | Potiguar Mossoró | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 58% | 33% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 42% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 17% | 17% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 33% | 17% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 58% | 83% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 42% |
| 6.5 | 7.8 | 14 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| 3.2 | 2.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13.1 | 14.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 9.5 | 11.3 |
| 5 | 5.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 23% | 25% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 28% |
| 12.2 | 11.2 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 15.5 | 13.6 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 6.7 | 5.2 |
- Potiguar Mossoró have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Santa Cruz have not yet lost a game at home.
- Santa Cruz have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Santa Cruz have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Potiguar Mossoró have scored away.
- Santa Cruz have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Serie D
- Santa Cruz have the most clean sheets (7) in Serie D
- Santa Cruz have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Serie D
- Santa Cruz have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sousa | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | Pacajus | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Potiguar Mossoró | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Nacional de Patos | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Santa Cruz | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Campinense | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Iguatu | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 13 |
| 8 | Globo | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | -24 | 4 |
