Athletico PR have outdone Cruzeiro so far, but every game begins at 0-0. Here's all the knowledge you need ahead of kickoff:
- Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cruzeiro have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Serie A
These teams have little in common geographically as Cruzeiro have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Athletico PR form and stats
Athletico PR are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Alinja Arena. 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games.
The Athletico goalkeeper Bento Matheus Krepski is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 186 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie A.
Athletico PR are returning here after visiting Vasco da Gama and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Christian and Bueno scored the goal(s). Midfield player Christian got a match rating of 7.73 in that game, the max score being 10. Christian scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Bahia.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Athletico PR handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats.
Athletico PR are traveling soon after this match as the Copa Libertadores match at Bolivar awaits in three days.
The Athletico fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. Athletico PR have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cruzeiro form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Serie A, are W3-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.
Cruzeiro are looking to quickly end their 225 minutes long goal drought in the Serie A.
Cruzeiro have lots to play for after their surprise loss (0-1) to Goias in their previous match, played at their own home ground. That defeat was their first after four consecutive league games winning points. Marlon, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.74. Marlon hit two key passes and won 7 of 10 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Coritiba.We have checked recent matches where Cruzeiro have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 3 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Few goals the story here? 9 of this team's most recent 10 league fixtures have contained two goals or less.
Cruzeiro are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 7 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Athletico PR four wins, two draws and Cruzeiro four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Roque Ferreira 8 goals |  C. Alves Cardoso 4 goals |   G. Oliveira Souza Junior 3 goals |
Athletico PR missing players
Cruzeiro missing players
| Athletico PR | Cruzeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 22 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 16 |
| 18 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 88% |
| 81% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 44% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 31% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 12% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 25% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 57% | 44% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 44% |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 5 | 7.4 |
| 5.4 | 4.9 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.7 | 18.4 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 13 | 14.4 |
| 4.5 | 5.6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| 31% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 32% | 23% |
| 13.2 | 11.2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 13.3 | 12.1 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 4.4 |
- Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Athletico PR have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Athletico PR haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cruzeiro have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Cruzeiro have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Serie A
- Cruzeiro have the the best goal difference (+7) away in Serie A
- Cruzeiro have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 40 |
| 2 | Gremio | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 29 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Sao Paulo | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 25 |
| 8 | Bragantino | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | Internacional | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Cruzeiro | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 12 | Cuiabá | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Atletico Mineiro | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 14 | Santos | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Corinthians | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 16 | Goias | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 15 |
| 17 | Bahia | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 11 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -16 | 10 |
| 20 | Vasco da Gama | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -14 | 9 |
