Costa Rica - MS vs União ABC match preview

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Competition: Brazil Sul Matogrossense
Competition: Sun 23.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Laerte Paes Coelho (5000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Costa Rica - MS fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and União ABC's 6th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Costa Rica - MS have the most scored goals (19) in Sul Matogrossense
  • União ABC have the fewest scored goals (7) in Sul Matogrossense

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Costa Rica - MS form and stats

When playing at home in the Sul Matogrossense, Costa Rica - MS, who have the most scored goals (19) in Sul Matogrossense, have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games. After failing to beat Comercial MS here at Estádio Municipal Laerte Paes Coelho, Costa Rica - MS has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

Costa Rica - MS are returning here after visiting Comercial MS in a Sul Matogrossense game and winning with a 4-1 scoreline.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Operário MS in a game that was won 3-0.

Costa are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estádio Municipal Laerte Paes Coelho in their league games, having scored an impressive 11 goals in 4 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Costa Rica - MS have only let in 2 goals at home.

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União ABC form and stats

União ABC, who have the fewest scored goals (7) in Sul Matogrossense, are still without points from their Sul Matogrossense away games. 4 games, 4 defeats. It's all red in the travel logs of União ABC, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.

Two away games in a row for União, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Dourados Atlético in the Sul Matogrossense.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Comercial MS.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. União are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 3 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; União ABC - Costa 0-3. Last four meetings between the teams: Costa won two, União ABC won one and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Costa Rica - MS missing players

União ABC missing players

Costa Rica - MS União ABC
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 1 Played P 1 8 17
13 7 1 Won W 0 1 4
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
1 0 0 Lost L 1 6 10
33 20 2 Scored S 1 10 19
6 3 1 Conceded C 2 19 33
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
47% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 59%
12% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 29%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 38% 24%
29% 38% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 59%
65% 62% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
4.7 6.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 1 0.8 1
2.1 2.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 0.8 1
86% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 100% 83%
Key stats in Sul Matogrossense this season:
  • All of Costa Rica - MS's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of União ABC's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Costa Rica - MS have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Costa Rica - MS have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Costa Rica - MS have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Costa Rica - MS have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Costa Rica - MS have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Sul Matogrossense
  • Costa Rica - MS have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Sul Matogrossense
  • Costa Rica - MS have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Sul Matogrossense
  • Costa Rica - MS have the most clean sheets (7) in Sul Matogrossense
  • Costa Rica - MS have the most points (12) at home in Sul Matogrossense
  • Costa Rica - MS have the most scored goals (11) at home in Sul Matogrossense
  • Costa Rica - MS have the most scored goals (19) in Sul Matogrossense
  • Costa Rica - MS have the the best goal difference (+15) in Sul Matogrossense
  • Costa Rica - MS have the the best goal difference (+9) at home in Sul Matogrossense
  • Costa Rica - MS haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Costa Rica - MS is in the best form (4-1-1)
  • União ABC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • União ABC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • União ABC have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Sul Matogrossense
  • União ABC have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Sul Matogrossense
  • União ABC have the fewest points (0) away in Sul Matogrossense
  • União ABC have the fewest scored goals (7) in Sul Matogrossense
  • União ABC have the most conceded goals (11) away in Sul Matogrossense
  • União ABC have the most conceded goals (22) in Sul Matogrossense
  • União ABC have the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in Sul Matogrossense
  • União ABC have the the worst goal difference (-15) in Sul Matogrossense
  • União ABC have the the worst goal difference (-8) away in Sul Matogrossense
  • União ABC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • União ABC is in the worst form (1-0-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Costa Rica - MS 9 7 1 1 19 4 4 4 0 0 11 2 5 3 1 1 8 2 15 22
2 Operário MS 9 5 2 2 14 10 4 3 1 0 7 4 5 2 1 2 7 6 4 17
3 Dourados Atlético 9 5 2 2 10 7 5 3 1 1 7 4 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 17
4 Comercial MS 9 2 3 4 10 15 5 1 1 3 5 9 4 1 2 1 5 6 -5 9
5 Aquidauanense 9 2 1 6 10 12 4 1 1 2 3 3 5 1 0 4 7 9 -2 7
6 União ABC 9 1 1 7 7 22 5 1 1 3 4 11 4 0 0 4 3 11 -15 4

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