Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cruzeiro RS & Novo Hamburgo face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Gaúcha. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams have had plenty of rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's hope for an energetic match!
Cruzeiro RS form and stats
On the other hand, in the Copa Gaúcha, Cruzeiro RS has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Cruzeiro RS with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Brasil Farroupilha game, 49 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
Cruzeiro lost their last game at Sapucaiense (placed 5th) after a 0-1 scoreline.
A Gaucho 2 defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at Lajeadense.There will be little rest for Cruzeiro after this match as they are travelling to Garibaldi for a Copa Gaúcha game in only three days.
Novo Hamburgo form and stats
Total Copa Gaúcha statistics for Novo Hamburgo: 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. It's a growing despair in Hamburgo as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Hamburgo had fun at their own home (Arena Cruzeiro) last time out, beating Garibaldi 3-0.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Sapucaiense in the Copa Gaúcha.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Aimoré in just three days.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have played previously this season: Novo Hamburgo - Cruzeiro RS 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Cruzeiro three wins, three draws and Novo Hamburgo three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Cruzeiro RS missing players
Novo Hamburgo missing players
| Cruzeiro RS | Novo Hamburgo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 29 | 17 | Scored | S | 14 | 38 | ||
| 39 | 14 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.2 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 35% | ||
| 10.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 8.8 | ||
| 4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 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 | Aimoré | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro RS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Garibaldi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Novo Hamburgo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sapucaiense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Uniao Harmonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |