An important duel in the bottom section of the Brasileiro U20, with both Cruzeiro U20 and Ceará U20 experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 17th and the visitors in 19th place.
- Cruzeiro U20 is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Ceará U20 has the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Brasileiro U20
It's no vacation for neither Cruzeiro nor Ceará U20 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Cruzeiro U20 form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Cruzeiro U20 have to build on here at Estádio das Alterosas in the Brasileiro U20.
Cruzeiro are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Internacional U20. Ahead of that match, Cruzeiro lost 1-2 at home to Vitoria U20.
The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Gremio U20 in only four days.
The Cruzeiro fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 8 matches. Cruzeiro have conceded 10 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ceará U20 form and stats
Ceará U20 have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Brasileiro U20, after 1-3-4 (8 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Ceará U20, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Vitoria U20 game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. It's all red in the travel logs of Ceará, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Ceará U20 are travelling again after losing away to Santos U20 in their previous match (0-1). A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Bahia U20.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sao Paulo U20 in just four days.
The attacking power of Ceará U20 when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. In the opposite end, Ceará have conceded 13 goals in their away games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Cruzeiro U20 missing players
Ceará U20 missing players
| Cruzeiro U20 | Ceará U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 21 |
| 26 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 93% |
| 80% | 62% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 75% | 87% |
| 60% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 67% |
| 27% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 67% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 73% |
| 7% | 12% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 13% |
| 27% | 38% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.3 | 9.4 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6 | 6.3 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 28% | 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 44% | 62% |
- Ceará U20 has the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Brasileiro U20
- Cruzeiro U20 has the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Brasileiro U20
- Cruzeiro U20 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cruzeiro U20 is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Corinthians U20 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 31 |
| 2 | Atletico-PR U20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 3 | Atletico-MG U20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Fluminense U20 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Botafogo U20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 6 | Flamengo RJ U20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Palmeiras U20 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 | Vitoria U20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Internacional U20 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Sao Paulo U20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Gremio U20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 21 |
| 12 | Goias U20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Sport Recife U20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 17 |
| 14 | Bahia U20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | America Mineiro U20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 16 | Vasco U20 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Cruzeiro U20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 14 |
| 18 | Chapecoense-SC U20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 14 |
| 19 | Ceará U20 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 13 |
| 20 | Santos U20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -18 | 11 |