The league table is allowed to rest as Cruzeiro and CRB battle for Copa do Brasil honors in this first 3rd Round leg of two fixtures.
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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for CRB, who are travelling more than 1800 kilometers to play this game.
Cruzeiro form and stats
Cruzeiro have not come this way in the Copa do Brasil without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Sao Raimundo RR and Boa. Cruzeiro participated in Copa do Brasil the last season, where they reached the semi-finals and lost against Internacional.Overall Mineiro 1 stats at home this season for Cruzeiro are 3-1-0 (wins-draw-losses).
Cruzeiro lost their last game at Atletico Mineiro after a 1-2 scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at Boa (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) that finished 1-1.
Heartbreak for Cruzeiro in their last match as Atletico Mineiro's R. Otero scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Mineiro 1 game versus Coimbra in only four days. This game is also played here at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio.
A decent goal production from Cruzeiro in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. Defensively Cruzeiro have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
CRB form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Independente PA and Paysandu in order to reach 3rd Round of Copa do Brasil. CRB's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the 3rd round against Bahia.CRB go into this game after a win, the home game against CEO that ended 2-0. A 2-3 loss hosting Nautico before that.
CRB has another fixture away, a Copa do Nordeste game, against Confianca in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Cruzeiro victory, one draw and zero CRB wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Cruzeiro missing players
CRB missing players
| Cruzeiro | CRB | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Scored | S | 17 | 33 | ||
| 26 | 7 | Conceded | C | 23 | 30 | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 6.7 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.9 | 5 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 321 | 170 | Total Shots | T S | 114 | 267 | ||
| 100 | 54 | Shots on Target | S O | 51 | 108 | ||
| 24% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 28% | ||
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Caldense | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Tombense | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | CAP Patrocinense | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Uberlandia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | URT | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 9 | Boa | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Villa Nova | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 11 | Coimbra | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| 12 | Tupynambas | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -15 | 2 |