Betting preview: Cuiabá vs Cruzeiro should be interesting

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 15.Oct
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Pantanal (7000 seats)

Cuiabá have accomplished 4 home triumphs so far this season, Cruzeiro have won 4 away. Who upgrades their records in this meeting?

Insights:
  • Cuiabá have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cruzeiro have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Serie A

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

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Cuiabá form and stats

4 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Cuiabá have to build on here at Arena Pantanal in the Serie A.

The Cuiabá supporters enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Fluminense and win 3-0. A huge relief, as that was the first league win after going winless in six games in a row. Empereur was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.52 out of 10. The defender Empereur scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 2 of 5 duels.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Atletico Mineiro.

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 8 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 5 and lost 0.

There will be little rest for Cuiabá after this match as they are travelling to Coritiba for a Serie A game in only four days.

Cuiabá are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. 15 goals have been conceded.

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Cruzeiro form and stats

The visitors are W4-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.

Cruzeiro's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus America Mineiro that finished 1-1. Goalkeeper Cabral made a total of seven saves, making him a hero against America Mineiro. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Silva got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, top player of the team. Silva hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 59 successful passes (of 68 total).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Fluminense wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cruzeiro playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 2 Cruzeiro wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

A tale of few goals? 12 of this side's last 15 league rounds have contained two goals or less.

The travelling fans enjoy Cruzeiro's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 12 league matches away. Cruzeiro have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these parties meet on the pitch this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Cruzeiro - Cuiabá 0-1. Last three meetings involving these teams: Cuiabá won two, Cruzeiro were winners in zero and we saw one draw. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CuiabáD. Brum Silva Acosta
D. Brum Silva Acosta
9 goals
CruzeiroW. Ribeiro Silva
W. Ribeiro Silva
4 goals
CruzeiroB. Rodrigues do Nascimento
B. Rodrigues do Nascimento
4 goals

Cuiabá missing players

Cruzeiro missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cuiabá Cruzeiro
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 12 25
9 4 1 Won W 0 4 7
5 4 3 Drew D 2 4 9
11 4 0 Lost L 2 4 9
26 17 7 Scored S 4 18 24
30 15 4 Conceded C 6 13 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 84%
76% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 48%
40% 58% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 58% 32%
8% 17% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 4%
40% 50% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 28%
24% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 42% 40%
36% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 48%
 
5.3 6.3 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.2 7.2
4.8 3.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.2 4.5
2.6 2.1 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
13.2 14.5 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 12.2 14
4.2 5.1 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 4.8 4.3
25% 28% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 31% 22%
 
11.4 8.9 7 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 12.8 11.6
4.1 3.6 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4 4.2
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cruzeiro have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Serie A
  • Cruzeiro have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Cuiabá have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cuiabá haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 26 17 4 5 42 16 13 11 1 1 28 6 13 6 3 4 14 10 26 55
2 Bragantino 26 12 10 4 36 23 13 8 4 1 21 8 13 4 6 3 15 15 13 46
3 Gremio 26 13 5 8 42 35 13 10 2 1 26 10 13 3 3 7 16 25 7 44
4 Palmeiras 26 12 8 6 40 22 12 8 2 2 20 10 14 4 6 4 20 12 18 44
5 Flamengo 26 12 8 6 38 31 12 6 4 2 17 9 14 6 4 4 21 22 7 44
6 Fortaleza 26 12 6 8 33 26 14 8 4 2 23 13 12 4 2 6 10 13 7 42
7 Fluminense 26 12 5 9 34 31 14 10 3 1 20 8 12 2 2 8 14 23 3 41
8 Atletico PR 26 11 8 7 38 30 14 8 5 1 25 15 12 3 3 6 13 15 8 41
9 Atletico Mineiro 26 11 7 8 30 21 13 6 3 4 16 12 13 5 4 4 14 9 9 40
10 Sao Paulo 26 9 8 9 31 27 14 9 2 3 23 13 12 0 6 6 8 14 4 35
11 Cuiabá 25 9 5 11 26 30 12 4 4 4 17 15 13 5 1 7 9 15 -4 32
12 Internacional 26 8 8 10 23 31 13 6 3 4 15 14 13 2 5 6 8 17 -8 32
13 Corinthians 26 7 10 9 30 32 13 5 7 1 20 13 13 2 3 8 10 19 -2 31
14 Santos 26 8 6 12 29 42 13 5 5 3 22 19 13 3 1 9 7 23 -13 30
15 Cruzeiro 25 7 9 9 24 22 13 3 5 5 6 9 12 4 4 4 18 13 2 30
16 Bahia 26 7 7 12 34 38 12 4 4 4 20 15 14 3 3 8 14 23 -4 28
17 Vasco da Gama 26 7 6 13 27 38 13 5 2 6 15 15 13 2 4 7 12 23 -11 27
18 Goias 26 6 9 11 25 37 13 3 6 4 15 20 13 3 3 7 10 17 -12 27
19 Coritiba 26 5 5 16 29 54 12 3 3 6 14 17 14 2 2 10 15 37 -25 20
20 America Mineiro 26 4 6 16 29 54 13 4 1 8 13 23 13 0 5 8 16 31 -25 18

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 26 17 4 5 42 16 13 11 1 1 28 6 13 6 3 4 14 10 26 55
2 Bragantino 26 12 10 4 36 23 13 8 4 1 21 8 13 4 6 3 15 15 13 46
3 Gremio 26 13 5 8 42 35 13 10 2 1 26 10 13 3 3 7 16 25 7 44
4 Palmeiras 26 12 8 6 40 22 12 8 2 2 20 10 14 4 6 4 20 12 18 44
5 Flamengo 26 12 8 6 38 31 12 6 4 2 17 9 14 6 4 4 21 22 7 44
6 Fortaleza 26 12 6 8 33 26 14 8 4 2 23 13 12 4 2 6 10 13 7 42
7 Fluminense 26 12 5 9 34 31 14 10 3 1 20 8 12 2 2 8 14 23 3 41
8 Atletico PR 26 11 8 7 38 30 14 8 5 1 25 15 12 3 3 6 13 15 8 41
9 Atletico Mineiro 26 11 7 8 30 21 13 6 3 4 16 12 13 5 4 4 14 9 9 40
10 Sao Paulo 26 9 8 9 31 27 14 9 2 3 23 13 12 0 6 6 8 14 4 35
11 Cuiabá 25 9 5 11 26 30 12 4 4 4 17 15 13 5 1 7 9 15 -4 32
12 Internacional 26 8 8 10 23 31 13 6 3 4 15 14 13 2 5 6 8 17 -8 32
13 Corinthians 26 7 10 9 30 32 13 5 7 1 20 13 13 2 3 8 10 19 -2 31
14 Santos 26 8 6 12 29 42 13 5 5 3 22 19 13 3 1 9 7 23 -13 30
15 Cruzeiro 25 7 9 9 24 22 13 3 5 5 6 9 12 4 4 4 18 13 2 30
16 Bahia 26 7 7 12 34 38 12 4 4 4 20 15 14 3 3 8 14 23 -4 28
17 Vasco da Gama 26 7 6 13 27 38 13 5 2 6 15 15 13 2 4 7 12 23 -11 27
18 Goias 26 6 9 11 25 37 13 3 6 4 15 20 13 3 3 7 10 17 -12 27
19 Coritiba 26 5 5 16 29 54 12 3 3 6 14 17 14 2 2 10 15 37 -25 20
20 America Mineiro 26 4 6 16 29 54 13 4 1 8 13 23 13 0 5 8 16 31 -25 18

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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.