CRB get ready to welcome Cruzeiro for something different than the ordinary league football: The Copa do Brasil 3rd Round leg 1 of 2.
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. Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 3rd round against Bahia.Seven points from three Serie B home games is a great start for CRB, who are hoping to build on that form here at Estádio Rei Pelé. 2W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa do Brasil for CRB.
CRB drew their last game, also a home match. Vitoria was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Ahead of that match, CRB won a home game hosting Brasil de Pelotas (1-0).
A disappointing finish for CRB in their match versus Vitoria as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for CRB as they are travelling to their away game against CSA in the Serie B. That match is four days after this one.
The CRB fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. CRB are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Rei Pelé in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Cruzeiro form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Sao Raimundo RR and Boa in order to reach 3rd Round of Copa do Brasil. Cruzeiro's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the semi-finals against Internacional.Cruzeiro are happy with their away performances in the Serie B so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels. When we have look at the Copa do Brasil statistics, we find 0W-2D-1L. This is both home and away.
Cruzeiro has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Confianca for a Serie B game that ended a draw (1-1). A loss against Chapecoense was the result prior to that, in a Serie B home game.
A new game in only three days for Cruzeiro, the Serie B home match versus America Mineiro. Busy days.
Cruzeiro has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. Cruzeiro have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Cruzeiro - CRB 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. CRB-Cruzeiro H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: CRB one win, Cruzeiro one win, one draw. zero of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  L. Gamalho de Souza 6 goals |   C. de Menezes Júnior 1 goals |  L. Simões de Lacerda 1 goals |
CRB missing players
Cruzeiro missing players
| CRB | Cruzeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Scored | S | 16 | 30 | ||
| 23 | 9 | Conceded | C | 20 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 32% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 7 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 263 | 155 | Total Shots | T S | 142 | 315 | ||
| 107 | 65 | Shots on Target | S O | 44 | 103 | ||
| 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paraná | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Cuiaba | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Operario PR | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Ponte Preta | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | CRB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | America Mineiro | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Juventude | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Chapecoense | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Vitoria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Botafogo SP | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Cruzeiro | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Nautico | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Figueirense | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Brasil de Pelotas | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Guarani | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Avai | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | CSA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Confianca | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 19 | Oeste | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 20 | Sampaio Correa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |