Cruzeiro welcomes Fluminense to this second leg of the Copa do Brasil Round of 16. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
It's no vacation for neither Cruzeiro nor Fluminense 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 form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 3rd round.8-0-0 is the performance here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto so far in the Serie B, giving Cruzeiro a total of 24 from their 8 games here. Outstanding results!
In their previous game, the manager Suárez led his Cruzeiro to a defeat away at Guarani. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto. Midfielder Moura was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.54 (out of ten) in that game. Moura hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 41 successful passes (of 51 total).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Ituano that finished 1-1.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 Cruzeiro have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Cruzeiro have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto with 13 goals in 8 league matches. Cruzeiro have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Fluminense form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Cano and Martins scored in Fluminense's previous match, the home game against Ceara that ended 2-1. Midfielder Arias was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.11. Arias hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 43 successful passes (of 52 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Corinthians in the Serie A.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Fluminense in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Fluminense, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
The attacking power of Fluminense when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other already this season, with the match result Fluminense - Cruzeiro 2-1 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Cruzeiro victories, four draws and three Fluminense wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Cano 7 goals | J. Arias Andrade 4 goals |  G. Santana 2 goals |
Cruzeiro missing players
Fluminense missing players
| Cruzeiro | Fluminense | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Scored | S | 18 | 44 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 23 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 10% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 48% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 10% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 90% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 13.3 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 13.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 39% | ||
| 10.2 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 38 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 34 |
| 3 | Bahia | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Gremio | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Sport Recife | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Tombense | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Criciúma | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Novorizontino | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 23 |
| 9 | CRB | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 10 | Sampaio Correa | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Londrina | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 22 |
| 12 | Brusque | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Operario PR | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Ituano | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 | Chapecoense | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -3 | 18 |
| 16 | Ponte Preta | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Nautico | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 18 | Guarani | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 17 |
| 19 | CSA | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 13 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Athletico PR | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Corinthians | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 26 |
| 6 | Internacional | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Sao Paulo | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Botafogo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Bragantino | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 21 |
| 11 | Goias | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Santos | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 13 | Coritiba | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 | America Mineiro | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Avai | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | Ceara | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 17 | Atletico GO | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Juventude | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 11 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 10 |
