A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both CRB and Cruzeiro know what's at stake in this second leg of the Copa do Brasil 3rd Round clash.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
CRB form and stats
Action has already taken place for CRB in Copa do Brasil as they have defeated Independente PA and Paysandu to reach the 3rd Round. CRB was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the Copa do Brasil. Bahia was too strong.On the other hand, in the Copa do Brasil, CRB has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Happy days for CRB in their previous game, a Copa do Nordeste match away at Confianca that ended with a 1-0 victory. A strong away win before that one, visiting Cruzeiro and winning 2-0.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Ceara are coming to town in three days.
Cruzeiro form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Sao Raimundo RR and Boa in order to reach 3rd Round of Copa do Brasil. Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the semi-finals against Internacional.1-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cruzeiro in their Mineiro 1 matches away. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa do Brasil stats, they have 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss both home and away. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Cruzeiro have lost on their last two travels.
Cruzeiro might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Coimbra proved too strong as Cruzeiro slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto. A 0-2 loss hosting CRB before that.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting URT in just three days.
Cruzeiro are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. Cruzeiro's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 7 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cruzeiro - CRB 0-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): CRB one win, one draw and Cruzeiro one victory. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Signorini 1 goals |
CRB missing players
Cruzeiro missing players
| CRB | Cruzeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 15 | Scored | S | 14 | 23 | ||
| 28 | 6 | Conceded | C | 18 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.7 | 6.6 | ||
| 5 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 256 | 143 | Total Shots | T S | 136 | 319 | ||
| 105 | 52 | Shots on Target | S O | 40 | 93 | ||
| 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | America Mineiro | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Tombense | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | Caldense | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Cruzeiro | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | CAP Patrocinense | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Uberlandia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 8 | URT | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 9 | Boa | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 10 | Coimbra | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 11 | Villa Nova | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 4 |
| 12 | Tupynambas | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -15 | 3 |