Open game expected at Arena Pantanal: Cuiabá vs Corinthians preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Thu 26.Oct
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Pantanal (7000 seats)

Carrying a 4 point advantage in the league standings, Cuiabá regulars wish to see their side collect maximum points from this fixture vs Corinthians.

Insights:
  • Cuiabá have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Serie A
  • Corinthians have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

These teams have little in common geographically as Corinthians have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cuiabá and Corinthians.

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Cuiabá form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, Cuiabá have managed 4 wins, 6 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

The spoils were shared in Cuiabá's previous game, also at home. Visiting Goiás (placed 16th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Pitta, a striker, was the best player for the team in that game, receiving a rating of 7.43 (out of 10). Pitta served one assist and hit one key pass.

In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Coritiba.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cuiabá have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 6 and lost 0.

It should be noted that a peek at the 11 latest league matches shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cuiabá as they are travelling to their away game against Botafogo in the Serie A. That match is four days after this one.

The Cuiabá fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. Cuiabá's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Corinthians form and stats

Corinthians have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-4-8 (14 played). The last three matches for Corinthians have all ended in a draw.

Corinthians's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus América Mineiro that finished 1-1. The draw against América Mineiro came from a losing position. The Corinthians manager de Menezes brought on Giuliano as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Defender Fagner was the best team player with a rating of 7.63. Fagner hit three key passes and won 6 of 10 duels.

Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Fluminense.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Corinthians playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 2 Corinthians wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Betting fact: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 11 of this club's latest 13 league games.

A quick return to home after this game, as Corinthians are hosting Santos in the Serie A only four days away.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Corinthians rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 22 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The former head to head encounter ended Corinthians - Cuiabá 1-1, earlier this season. Head to head numbers (for the previous five meetings): Cuiabá won one game, one match ended with a tie and Corinthians managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / three.

Top Goalscorers

CuiabáD. Brum Silva Acosta
D. Brum Silva Acosta
10 goals
CorinthiansY. Monteiro da Silva
Y. Monteiro da Silva
7 goals
CuiabáC. da Silva Vieira
C. da Silva Vieira
4 goals

Cuiabá missing players

Corinthians missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cuiabá Corinthians
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 6 14 28
10 4 1 Won W 1 2 7
7 6 4 Drew D 3 4 12
11 4 0 Lost L 2 8 9
30 18 7 Scored S 8 13 34
31 16 4 Conceded C 9 22 36
96% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 93% 93%
75% 86% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 75%
39% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 39%
7% 14% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 21% 21%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 7% 7%
39% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 61%
29% 29% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 21% 21%
36% 29% 20% Failed to Score F T 17% 36% 25%
 
5.5 6.7 7.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.9 4.4
4.7 3.5 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 9 7.3 6.1
2.4 1.9 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.3 2.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13 14.3 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 8.6 12.2
4.2 4.9 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.5 4.1
25% 26% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 37% 29%
 
11.5 8.9 8 Shots against (avg) S A 21.5 19 16.8
3.9 3.4 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 6.2 5.2
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Corinthians have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cuiabá have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cuiabá have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Serie A
  • Cuiabá 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 28 18 5 5 45 18 14 11 2 1 29 7 14 7 3 4 16 11 27 59
2 Bragantino 28 14 10 4 40 24 14 9 4 1 22 8 14 5 6 3 18 16 16 52
3 Flamengo 28 14 8 6 41 31 13 7 4 2 18 9 15 7 4 4 23 22 10 50
4 Palmeiras 28 13 8 7 42 24 13 8 2 3 20 12 15 5 6 4 22 12 18 47
5 Athletico PR 28 12 9 7 41 32 14 8 5 1 25 15 14 4 4 6 16 17 9 45
6 Grêmio 28 13 5 10 43 40 14 10 2 2 27 12 14 3 3 8 16 28 3 44
7 Atlético Mineiro 28 12 7 9 32 22 14 6 3 5 16 13 14 6 4 4 16 9 10 43
8 Fortaleza 28 12 6 10 33 29 14 8 4 2 23 13 14 4 2 8 10 16 4 42
9 Fluminense 28 12 6 10 37 35 15 10 4 1 23 11 13 2 2 9 14 24 2 42
10 São Paulo 28 10 8 10 34 29 15 10 2 3 26 13 13 0 6 7 8 16 5 38
11 Cuiabá 28 10 7 11 30 31 14 4 6 4 18 16 14 6 1 7 12 15 -1 37
12 Internacional 28 9 8 11 30 33 14 7 3 4 22 15 14 2 5 7 8 18 -3 35
13 Bahia 28 9 7 12 37 38 14 6 4 4 23 15 14 3 3 8 14 23 -1 34
14 Cruzeiro 28 8 10 10 25 24 14 3 5 6 6 11 14 5 5 4 19 13 1 34
15 Corinthians 28 7 12 9 34 36 14 5 8 1 21 14 14 2 4 8 13 22 -2 33
16 Goiás 28 7 10 11 28 38 14 4 6 4 17 20 14 3 4 7 11 18 -10 31
17 Vasco da Gama 28 8 6 14 28 39 14 6 2 6 16 15 14 2 4 8 12 24 -11 30
18 Santos 28 8 6 14 31 52 14 5 5 4 23 22 14 3 1 10 8 30 -21 30
19 Coritiba 28 5 5 18 29 59 14 3 3 8 14 22 14 2 2 10 15 37 -30 20
20 América Mineiro 28 4 7 17 31 57 14 4 1 9 14 25 14 0 6 8 17 32 -26 19

Table
  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 28 18 5 5 45 18 14 11 2 1 29 7 14 7 3 4 16 11 27 59
2 Bragantino 28 14 10 4 40 24 14 9 4 1 22 8 14 5 6 3 18 16 16 52
3 Flamengo 28 14 8 6 41 31 13 7 4 2 18 9 15 7 4 4 23 22 10 50
4 Palmeiras 28 13 8 7 42 24 13 8 2 3 20 12 15 5 6 4 22 12 18 47
5 Athletico PR 28 12 9 7 41 32 14 8 5 1 25 15 14 4 4 6 16 17 9 45
6 Grêmio 28 13 5 10 43 40 14 10 2 2 27 12 14 3 3 8 16 28 3 44
7 Atlético Mineiro 28 12 7 9 32 22 14 6 3 5 16 13 14 6 4 4 16 9 10 43
8 Fortaleza 28 12 6 10 33 29 14 8 4 2 23 13 14 4 2 8 10 16 4 42
9 Fluminense 28 12 6 10 37 35 15 10 4 1 23 11 13 2 2 9 14 24 2 42
10 São Paulo 28 10 8 10 34 29 15 10 2 3 26 13 13 0 6 7 8 16 5 38
11 Cuiabá 28 10 7 11 30 31 14 4 6 4 18 16 14 6 1 7 12 15 -1 37
12 Internacional 28 9 8 11 30 33 14 7 3 4 22 15 14 2 5 7 8 18 -3 35
13 Bahia 28 9 7 12 37 38 14 6 4 4 23 15 14 3 3 8 14 23 -1 34
14 Cruzeiro 28 8 10 10 25 24 14 3 5 6 6 11 14 5 5 4 19 13 1 34
15 Corinthians 28 7 12 9 34 36 14 5 8 1 21 14 14 2 4 8 13 22 -2 33
16 Goiás 28 7 10 11 28 38 14 4 6 4 17 20 14 3 4 7 11 18 -10 31
17 Vasco da Gama 28 8 6 14 28 39 14 6 2 6 16 15 14 2 4 8 12 24 -11 30
18 Santos 28 8 6 14 31 52 14 5 5 4 23 22 14 3 1 10 8 30 -21 30
19 Coritiba 28 5 5 18 29 59 14 3 3 8 14 22 14 2 2 10 15 37 -30 20
20 América Mineiro 28 4 7 17 31 57 14 4 1 9 14 25 14 0 6 8 17 32 -26 19

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.