Betting prediction and preview: Cruzeiro fancied to be better team when visiting Villa Nova

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Competition: Brazil Mineiro 1
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Castor de Cifuentes (5160 seats)

Villa Nova welcome Cruzeiro for another absorbing Mineiro 1 game here at Estádio Municipal Castor de Cifuentes.

Insights:
  • Villa Nova have the fewest scored goals (4) in Mineiro 1
  • Cruzeiro have the fewest scored goals (4) in Mineiro 1

This looks to be an action-packed match with lots of spark and bustle as both participants are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!

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Villa Nova form and stats

The first Mineiro 1 game here at Estádio Municipal Castor de Cifuentes resulted in a draw. Last season Villa Nova's home game statistics were 2 victories, 3 draws and 0 defeats from 5 games.

No payout for Villa in their previous match, an away game at Caldense that ended in defeat 1-2.

Before that, Villa Nova drew at home versus Democrata GV.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Mineiro 1 game versus Ipatinga in only four days. This game is also played here at Estádio Municipal Castor de Cifuentes.

Villa Nova has scored {1 goals-1} so far and conceded {1 goals-2} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Cruzeiro form and stats

Cruzeiro are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Mineiro 1, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

Cruzeiro's last game was the home draw against Atlético Mineiro (1-1).

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Pouso Alegre.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Cruzeiro has managed {2 goals} and let in 2 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Cruzeiro have avoided defeat in the last 18 fixtures (16-2-0) against Villa.

Villa Nova missing players

Cruzeiro missing players

Villa Nova Cruzeiro
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 1 0 Played P 0 2 5
1 0 0 Won W 0 1 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
4 1 0 Scored S 0 2 4
5 1 0 Conceded C 0 2 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 60%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 60%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 40%
 
6.3 8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6.5 6.6
5.7 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.5 4
4 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.7 16 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11 12.2
3.7 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3.8
27% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 21%
 
8.3 6 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11 9.6
2.3 1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2 2.8
Key stats in Mineiro 1 this season:
  • Cruzeiro have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Mineiro 1
  • Cruzeiro have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Mineiro 1
  • Cruzeiro have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Mineiro 1
  • Cruzeiro have the fewest scored goals (4) in Mineiro 1
  • Cruzeiro have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Mineiro 1
  • Cruzeiro have the most matches under the total-line (4) in Mineiro 1
  • Villa Nova have the fewest points (1) at home in Mineiro 1
  • Villa Nova have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Mineiro 1
  • Villa Nova have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Mineiro 1
  • Villa Nova have the fewest scored goals (4) in Mineiro 1
  • Villa Nova have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Mineiro 1
  • Villa Nova is in the worst form (1-1-2)
Villa Nova Last season Cruzeiro
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
13 6   Played P   19 38
4 2   Won W   8 23
6 3   Drew D   6 9
3 1   Lost L   5 6
16 9   Scored S   25 57
14 7   Conceded C   18 26
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 97%
77% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 68%
38% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   32% 29%
23% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 16%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 8%
62% 67%   BTTS BTTS   53% 42%
31% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 45%
15% 0%   Failed to Score F T   26% 16%
 
3.7 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   6.9 6.9
6.1 5.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 4
2.2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 2.1
2 1   Red cards R C   1 7
 
9.8 11.7   Shots (avg) S (   13.6 15
3.2 3.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.9
39% 45%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 30%
 
12.5 12   Shots against (avg) S A   13.1 11.2
4.8 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.2

  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 5 4 1 0 9 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 2 1 0 4 2 6 13
2 Pouso Alegre 5 2 2 1 5 7 3 1 1 1 4 7 2 1 1 0 1 0 -2 8
3 Athletic Club 5 1 3 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 6
4 Villa Nova 4 1 1 2 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 4

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There are 26 state football leagues in Brazil. Because of long distances in Brazil a very competitive football culture developed within each state. Therefore, Brazil remain one of the few countries who still run state championships alongside the national ones. Most of them run from January to May, outside the national season.