Santa Cruz vs Maranhao Prediction 15 August 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Santa Cruz and Maranhao are meeting. The match is scheduled to start at 22:30. The tournament match Serie C will take place in the city of Recife at the Estadio do Arruda stadium. The odds for the teams' victories have been determined by bookmakers at and , respectively, with the team Santa Cruz being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
The last official match between the teams took place on 20 September 2025 and ended with a score of 0:0. Let's compare the statistics from that encounter (home team - Santa Cruz ):
- ball possession percentage: 49% vs 51%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 4;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 1.
📊The teams Santa Cruz and Maranhao have officially played in only two matches. Their last encounter took place on 20 September 2025 at the home ground of Santa Cruz and ended with a score of 0:0.
Head-to-head statistics Santa Cruz - Maranhao

Santa Cruz Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 8 August 2026 as part of the Serie C tournament (home team - Botafogo PB, away team - Santa Cruz ). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2:2.
Here's the game statistics (Santa Cruz vs Botafogo PB):
- ball possession: 46% vs 54%;
- corner kicks: 2 vs 4;
- fouls: 8 vs 19;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 3;
- shots on target: 5 vs 3.
- 7 wins,
- 5 losses,
- 4 draws.
📈Currently, Santa Cruz stands at a mid-tier position within the Serie C standings, with a win percentage of 44% and a loss percentage of 31%.
⚽️Santa Cruz has scored a total of 17 goals. On the defensive end, Santa Cruz has allowed 13 goals over the season.
Match Results: Santa Cruz

Maranhao Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 9 August 2026 as part of the Serie C tournament (home team - Maranhao, away - Brusque). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2:1.
Here are the match stats (Maranhao vs Brusque):
- ball possession: 44% vs 56%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 8;
- fouls: 8 vs 7;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 2;
- shots on target: 5 vs 3.
- 5 wins,
- 5 losses,
- 6 draws.
📈Currently, Maranhao stands at a mid-tier position within the Serie C standings, with a win percentage of 31% and a loss percentage of 31%.
⚽Maranhao has scored a total of 13 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 15 goals over the season.
Match Results: Maranhao
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 2;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 0; for visitors away - 0; number of draws - 1;
- Average first-half total: 0;
- Today's home team scores on average 0, while the visitors net 0.
First-Half Stats: Santa Cruz (home) vs Maranhao (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 7 vs 8;
- wins: 1 (14.29%) vs 1 (12.5%);
- losses: 3 (42.86%) vs 3 (37.5%);
- draws: 3 (42.86%) vs 4 (50%);
- Average goals scored: 0.57 vs 0.75;
- Average goals conceded: 0.43 vs 0.5.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 3 vs 1;
- losses: 4 vs 1;
- draws: 3 vs 8;
- Average first-half total: 1.1 (scored - 0.6, conceded - 0.5) vs 0.4 (scored - 0.2, conceded - 0.2).
- Maranhao have drawn in the 1st half in 8 of last 9 games (Serie C).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 2;
- home team wins - 1, away team wins - 0, draws - 1.
Statistics: Santa Cruz vs Maranhao
- matches played in the tournament: 16 vs 16;
- wins: 7 vs 5;
- win percentage: 44% vs 31%;
- losses: 5 vs 5;
- draws: 4 vs 6.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 5 vs 2;
- losses: 2 vs 3;
- draws: 3 vs 5.
- Maranhao have not won in 11 of last 12 away games.
- Maranhao have not won in 7 of last 8 away games (Serie C).
Prediction on the over/under
Statistics: Santa Cruz vs Maranhao
- average total in the tournament: 1.88 vs 1.75;
- average total goals scored: 1.06 vs 0.81;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.44 vs 0.44;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.63 vs 0.38;
- Santa Cruz : average total at home in the tournament - 0.71;
- Maranhao: average total away in the tournament - 0.38;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.3 (home - 0.8) vs 0.5 (away - 0.2).
- Santa Cruz have scored under 1.5 goals in 9 of last 10 home games.
- Santa Cruz have scored under 1.5 goals in 6 of last 7 home games (Serie C).
Prediction on corners
H2H
- average Over/Under corners in H2H matches - 7 (3 - for home team and 4 - for away team);
- average Over/Under corners at home team's field - 9 (5 - for home team and 4 - for away team).
Santa Cruz : Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 4.19; at home field - 5.57;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 4.3; at home field - 5.4.
Maranhao: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 4.69, away - 3.75;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 4.7; away - 3.6.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 2;
- both teams scored all-time - 0 times;
- on the home team’s field - 0 times.
Statistics: Santa Cruz vs Maranhao
- number of matches played in the tournament: 16 vs 16;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 7 vs 7;
- number of BTTS matches for Santa Cruz at home - 1 (14%);
- number of BTTS matches for Maranhao away - 2 (25%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 5 vs 3;
- BTTS matches for Santa Cruz at home - 1 (20%);
- BTTS matches for Maranhao away - 1 (20%).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:0 (22/160, 13.8%);
- Santa Cruz at home most often finish matches: 0:1 (3/7, 42.9%);
- Maranhao away most often play: 0:0 (4/8, 50%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
1:0 - 23.03% (odds 4.5)
0:0 - 20.78% (odds 6.75)
0:1 - 12.11% (odds 7.5)
- Maranhao drew 0:0 in last 4 away games (Serie C).
Editorial Prediction
- Santa Cruz have scored under 1.5 goals in 9 of last 10 home games.
- Santa Cruz have scored under 1.5 goals in 6 of last 7 home games (Serie C).