The home team ticketholders expect three points in this game, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a stumbling visitor. Cruzeiro are in 12th place while the guesting América Mineiro sweat at 19th.
- Cruzeiro have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Serie A
- América Mineiro have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Serie A
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
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!
Cruzeiro form and stats
Overall Serie A results at home this season for Cruzeiro are 3-4-5 (wins-draws-losses). Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, but a victory now would be sweet for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Fluminense. Midfielder Silva was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Silva hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Santos and winning 3-0.It should be noted that a peek at the 14 most recent league matches shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Cruzeiro has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: {5 goals} from 12 games. From these home matches, Cruzeiro have conceded only 8 goals.
América Mineiro form and stats
There's been little loot from América Mineiro's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 11 away games in the Serie A. América Mineiro only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
América aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 238 league minutes without a goal. Azevedo was the last player to find the net.
América Mineiro might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Vasco da Gama proved too strong as América Mineiro slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio. Late heartbreak for América Mineiro in the Vasco da Gama match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime. Martínez got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, top player of the team. Martínez hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A 0-2 loss hosting Bragantino before that.Looking at the earlier recent performances of América Mineiro when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 10 matches with the visitors losing 8 times, drawing 1 and winning 1 game.
The visiting América have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 11 games. For América Mineiro, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head match ended América Mineiro - Cruzeiro 0-4, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Cruzeiro victories, zero draws and eight América Mineiro wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  W. Ribeiro Silva 4 goals |  B. Rodrigues do Nascimento 4 goals |   F. Azevedo dos Santos 4 goals |
Cruzeiro missing players
América Mineiro missing players
| Cruzeiro | América Mineiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 23 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 27 | 50 |
| 83% | 75% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 46% | 25% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 33% | 8% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 82% | 71% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 73% | 46% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| 25% | 17% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 82% | 62% |
| 42% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 29% |
| 7.2 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 6.6 | 5.7 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 13.9 | 15.6 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.3 | 13.4 | 13.9 |
| 4.4 | 4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 22% | 10% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 28% | 23% |
| 11.4 | 10 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 17.5 | 14.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
- All of América Mineiro's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- América Mineiro have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- América Mineiro have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- América Mineiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- América Mineiro have scored at least twice as many goals away as Cruzeiro have scored home.
- América Mineiro have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Serie A
- América Mineiro have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Serie A
- América Mineiro have the fewest points (4) away in Serie A
- América Mineiro have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Serie A
- América Mineiro have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Serie A
- América Mineiro have yet to win a game away.
- América Mineiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cruzeiro have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Serie A
- Cruzeiro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Cruzeiro 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 | Botafogo | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 51 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Gremio | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 42 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 41 |
| 6 | Atletico PR | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 40 |
| 7 | Flamengo | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Atletico Mineiro | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 37 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Cuiaba | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 29 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 13 | Internacional | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 29 |
| 14 | Sao Paulo | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| 15 | Vasco da Gama | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Goias | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 26 |
| 17 | Bahia | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 25 |
| 18 | Santos | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 24 |
| 19 | América Mineiro | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 27 | -24 | 17 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 34 | -27 | 14 |
