Pouso Alegre will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 5 points behind Cruzeiro.
- Pouso Alegre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cruzeiro have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Mineiro 1
The visiting Cruzeiro played their last game only four days ago, a Copa do Brasil match. That game, against América RN, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Cruzeiro.
Pouso Alegre form and stats
The story so far in the Mineiro 1 for Pouso Alegre at their home stadium (Estádio Municipal Irmão Gino Maria Rossi) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio Municipal Irmão Gino Maria Rossi.
Alegre travelled for their previous game, a trip to CAP Patrocinense that ended 1-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Atlético Mineiro.
Pouso Alegre have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Municipal Irmão Gino Maria Rossi with 7 goals in 4 league matches. From these home matches, Pouso Alegre have conceded only 3 goals.
Cruzeiro form and stats
Playing away, Cruzeiro, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Mineiro 1, have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Mineiro 1 this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Cruzeiro are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Cruzeiro have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Fabio Deivson Lopes Maciel. It's been 416 minutes since they last conceded in Mineiro 1.
It's the second away game in a row for Cruzeiro, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus América RN in the Copa do Brasil last time out. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Atlético Mineiro in the Mineiro 1.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cruzeiro have scored 6 goals in 5 league games away. The Cruzeiro defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 5 games).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  G. Mendes da Silva 2 goals | E. Lima Desplanches 2 goals | M. Roldan Santos 2 goals |
Pouso Alegre missing players
Cruzeiro missing players
| Pouso Alegre | Cruzeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 33% |
| 56% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 60% | 67% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10.4 | 10.2 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14.6 | 13.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 27% | 20% |
- Cruzeiro have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cruzeiro have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Mineiro 1
- Cruzeiro have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Mineiro 1
- Cruzeiro have the most clean sheets (6) in Mineiro 1
- Cruzeiro have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Mineiro 1
- Cruzeiro have the most points (10) away in Mineiro 1
- Cruzeiro have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Mineiro 1
- Cruzeiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Pouso Alegre have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Pouso Alegre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Tombense | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | América Mineiro | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Caldense | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | URT | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 7 | Pouso Alegre | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | CAP Patrocinense | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 10 | Uberlândia | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 10 |
| 11 | Boa | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 5 |
| 12 | Coimbra | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 5 |