Everything you need to know about the match between Petrolina and Santa Cruz in the 7th round of the Pernambucano Championship on February 6th, Tuesday, at 4:30 pm, at the Paulo de Souza Coelho Municipal Stadium, in Petrolina.
Petrolina
Petrolina, currently in sixth place, is going through a season full of ups and downs. In six games played, they won one, drew on three occasions and suffered two defeats.
The team’s offensive sector scored five goals, while the defense allowed six goals from the opponent, signaling the pressing need to improve its rearguard.
When analyzing Petrolina’s recent performance in its domains, we observe an irregular consistency. The results fluctuated between draws against Flamengo de Arcoverde (1×1) and Afogados da Ingazeira (2×2), interspersed with a victory against Retro (1×0).
It is crucial to highlight that coach William Lima is faced with a dilemma, facing challenges related to injuries and suspensions that resulted in six different formations throughout the championship.
Thus, this instability will be aggravated in the confrontation with Santa Cruz, due to suspensions and injuries that affected key players, such as Kiko, Brendon, Igor Tavares and Nildo Petrolina. However, Raykar, Mailson and Emerson Galego remained the undisputed starters. The expected formation is a 4-2-3-1.
Santa Cruz
On the other hand, Santa Cruz is in fifth place in the competition, one step above its opponent. With five games played, the Tricolor recorded three wins and two defeats, with no draws.
They demonstrated superior efficiency to Petrolina in attack, with eight goals scored, while their defense conceded five goals, indicating a more solid balance between the two phases of the game.
When we look at Santa Cruz’s performance in games played away from home, we see that their trajectory has been marked by fluctuations, but with goals scored.
They suffered defeats against Porto-PE, with a score of 3-1, and against Sport, by 2-1. However, they also achieved a solid victory by defeating Maguary 2-0.
Coach Itamar Schülle faces the absence of injured midfielder Lucas Bessa, however, he will be able to count on striker Thiaguinho, the team’s top scorer with four goals in five games. The expected formation for Santa Cruz is 4-4-2.
Furthermore, the average number of goals scored per game for Petrolina is 0.83 goals, while the average number of goals conceded per game is 1 goal. For Santa Cruz, the average number of goals scored per game is 1.6 goals, and the average number of goals conceded per game is 1 goal.
When we look at the three most recent direct meetings between Petrolina and Santa Cruz, we can identify an evident balance. Two games ended in draws, with scores of 1-1 and 0-0, while Santa Cruz won the third match 3-0.
Conclusion:
In short, considering the recent history and the ability of both teams to score goals – with Petrolina scoring 5 goals and Santa Cruz 8 goals so far in the Pernambucano Championship – we could have a game with goals.
Therefore, given this scenario, our forecast points to the possibility of both teams scoring goals, so the goals market could be a good betting option here.