Football betting preview: Corinthians favourites when Cruzeiro arrive

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 16.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Neo Química Arena

Corinthians and Cruzeiro are eager to display their new people and tricks: It's the first match of the Serie A season.

It's no vacation for neither Corinthians nor Cruzeiro 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.

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Corinthians form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Corinthians as they were promoted from Paulista A1 last season. Happy days that were secured through 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses from twelve games. The team scored 15 goals at home last season and conceded 4. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Corinthians's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 6 games, won 5 matches, drawn 1 and lost 0.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Argentinos Juniors are coming to town in three days.

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Cruzeiro form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Cruzeiro as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 10 victories from 38 games, relegation was a fact. Cruzeiro's manager Filipe are hoping to lead the team right back to Serie B at the first attempt.

Head 2 Head

Cruzeiro have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (4-1-0) when playing Corinthians.

Corinthians missing players

Cruzeiro missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Corinthians Cruzeiro
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Corinthians Last season Cruzeiro
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
13 7   Played P   5 10
6 5   Won W   3 3
5 2   Drew D   0 3
2 0   Lost L   2 4
20 16   Scored S   9 12
11 5   Conceded C   5 11
85% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
77% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 80%
54% 71%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   80% 40%
23% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   20% 10%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
46% 57%   BTTS BTTS   60% 60%
38% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 10%
31% 0%   Failed to Score F T   20% 30%
 
4.9 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   7 7.4
3.2 2.4   Corners against (avg) C A   3.4 3.5
1.6 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.3
0 0   Red cards R C   0 1
 
11.1 12.4   Shots (avg) S (   12.6 13.1
4.2 5.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.8 5.1
36% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 24%
 
13.1 11.9   Shots against (avg) S A   10.8 10.4
4.5 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 America Mineiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Atletico PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Atletico Mineiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bahia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Botafogo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bragantino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Corinthians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Coritiba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Cruzeiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Cuiaba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Flamengo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Fluminense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Fortaleza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Goias 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Gremio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Internacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Palmeiras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Santos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Sao Paulo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Vasco da Gama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Corinthians 12 6 4 2 19 10 6 5 1 0 15 4 6 1 3 2 4 6 9 22
2 Ituano 12 3 3 6 11 18 6 2 1 3 7 9 6 1 2 3 4 9 -7 12
3 Sao Bento 12 2 4 6 5 14 6 2 1 3 4 9 6 0 3 3 1 5 -9 10
4 Ferroviaria 12 2 3 7 11 18 6 1 1 4 4 7 6 1 2 3 7 11 -7 9

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 America Mineiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Atletico PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Atletico Mineiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bahia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Botafogo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bragantino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Corinthians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Coritiba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Cruzeiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Cuiaba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Flamengo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Fluminense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Fortaleza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Goias 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Gremio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Internacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Palmeiras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Santos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Sao Paulo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Vasco da Gama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.