Cruzeiro welcomes Remo to this second leg of the Copa do Brasil 3rd Round. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
These teams have little in common geographically as Remo have to travel 2700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
These are busy days for the hosts, as they were in action only four days ago in the Serie B. This match was also played here at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Remo have had more rest.
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 Sergipe and Tuntum. Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 3rd round.As mentioned below, Cruzeiro are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Serie B games.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Cruzeiro, as their goalkeeper Rafael Cabral Barbosa has completely shut out the opponents for 302 minutes in the Serie B.
Cruzeiro's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Gremio. The home side are looking to build on that result. Defender Brock got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.82/10. Brock won 7 of 8 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Chapecoense and winning 2-0.Cruzeiro are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found eight matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won four, drew three and lost one.
Cruzeiro are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Nautico awaits in three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Cruzeiro's 3 home games: 3 goals, 0 conceded.
Remo form and stats
Remo was sent out of Copa do Brasil in the 3rd round last season, when Atletico Mineiro turned out to be too strong.Things could have gone better for Remo in their Serie C away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.
Remo play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Brasil de Pelotas.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Confianca.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mirassol in just three days.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
The participants have played each other already this season, with the result Remo - Cruzeiro 2-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Cruzeiro zero wins, zero draws and Remo three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Varanda de Oliveira 3 goals |  E. Nascimento da Silva Junior 2 goals | E. Schroeder Brock 1 goals |
Cruzeiro missing players
Remo missing players
| Cruzeiro | Remo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 42 | 18 | Scored | S | 13 | 32 | ||
| 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 12 | 19 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 6 | 7.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 6 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.5 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 36% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | ||
| 9.5 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bahia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Sport Recife | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Gremio | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Chapecoense | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Novorizontino | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Ituano | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Operario PR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Ponte Preta | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Vila Nova | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Nautico | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Brusque | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Criciuma | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | CSA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Guarani | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Sampaio Correa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Tombense | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Londrina | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 20 | CRB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mirassol | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | ABC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Floresta | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Paysandu | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 5 | Botafogo PB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Ferroviario | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Ypiranga Erechim | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Manaus | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Volta Redonda | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Campinense | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Remo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Botafogo SP | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Figueirense | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Brasil de Pelotas | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Aparecidense | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | EC Sao Jose | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Vitória | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 18 | Altos | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 3 |
| 19 | Confianca | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 20 | Uniclinic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -11 | 1 |
