Football tips: Cruzeiro vs Avai - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Mon 18.November
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Independencia (23018 seats)

Cruzeiro are welcoming Avai for another important game after their 0-0 result against 12th-placed Atletico Mineiro.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Avaí have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Cruzeiro form and stats

Cruzeiro have played 16 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-7-4 (wins-draws-losses). Cruzeiro haven’t lost a game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Goiás, 49 days ago. Three draws in a row here at Independencia for Cruzeiro, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.

Cruzeiro haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 196 minutes ago. Sassa scored that one. The Cruzeiro goalkeeper Cleiton Schwengber is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 204 minutes without conceding a goal.

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Atlético Mineiro in the Serie A last time out and are looking for a win here. 0-0 away at Athletico PR before that.

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 four matches and the win/draw/lost stats: W3-D0-L1.

Cruzeiro aren't scoring a lot here at Independencia in the league, with only 13 goals from 16 games. Cruzeiro are not conceding a lot of goals here at Independencia in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 16 matches.

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Avaí form and stats

There's been little loot from Avaí's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 16 away games in the Serie A. Avaí, who have the fewest scored goals (16) in Serie A, only have 2 wins to counter their 13 defeats and 1 draw. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Avaí, who have now gone twelve games without a victory. The Atlético Mineiro game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. It's all red in the travel logs of Avaí, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.

Two away games in a row for Avaí, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Botafogo in the Serie A. A 1-2 loss hosting Santos before that.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Avaí played away with similar odds. This revealed three games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 0 were draws and the home team won as expected 3 times.

Avaí are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 7 goals from 16 away games. In the opposite end, Avaí have conceded 29 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Avaí - Cruzeiro 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cruzeiro 2 wins, 7 draws and Avaí 1 victory. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CruzeiroThiago Neves
Thiago Neves
6 goals
CruzeiroFred
Fred
5 goals
AvaíJoão Paulo
João Paulo
4 goals

Cruzeiro missing players

Avaí missing players

Cruzeiro Avaí
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 5 16 32
7 5 1 Won W 1 2 3
14 7 2 Drew D 0 1 8
11 4 1 Lost L 4 13 21
26 13 2 Scored S 2 7 16
36 14 2 Conceded C 7 29 51
78% 75% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
62% 56% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 62% 66%
31% 25% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 25% 31%
16% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 19% 16%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
50% 44% 25% BTTS BTTS 20% 31% 38%
38% 50% 75% Clean Sheets C S 20% 12% 22%
34% 31% 50% Failed to Score F T 60% 56% 53%
 
4.7 4.8 4.2 Corners For (avg) C F 3.4 4.2 5.2
5.2 4.2 3.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 7.2 7.7 6.1
2.3 2.1 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.7 2.2
6 1 0 Red Cards R C 1 2 9
Key stats this season:
  • Avaí have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Avaí have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Avaí haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Flamengo 34 25 6 3 73 30 17 15 2 0 46 16 17 10 4 3 27 14 43 81
2 Palmeiras 33 19 11 3 52 25 16 12 4 0 33 7 17 7 7 3 19 18 27 68
3 Santos 33 19 8 6 49 29 16 11 4 1 34 14 17 8 4 5 15 15 20 65
4 Grêmio 33 16 8 9 55 33 17 10 3 4 33 18 16 6 5 5 22 15 22 56
5 Athletico PR 33 15 8 10 46 31 17 10 3 4 23 11 16 5 5 6 23 20 15 53
6 São Paulo 33 14 11 8 33 24 17 8 6 3 20 11 16 6 5 5 13 13 9 53
7 Internacional 33 14 8 11 37 32 16 10 5 1 23 10 17 4 3 10 14 22 5 50
8 Corinthians 33 12 14 7 36 29 17 9 7 1 21 11 16 3 7 6 15 18 7 50
9 Bahia 33 11 11 11 36 34 17 7 6 4 22 16 16 4 5 7 14 18 2 44
10 Vasco da Gama 33 11 10 12 35 41 16 6 4 6 17 20 17 5 6 6 18 21 -6 43
11 Fortaleza 33 12 6 15 42 44 17 9 2 6 22 15 16 3 4 9 20 29 -2 42
12 Goiás 32 12 6 14 34 50 16 9 3 4 23 16 16 3 3 10 11 34 -16 42
13 Atlético Mineiro 33 11 8 14 39 44 16 8 2 6 24 21 17 3 6 8 15 23 -5 41
14 Botafogo 33 11 3 19 28 41 16 8 1 7 17 15 17 3 2 12 11 26 -13 36
15 Ceará 33 10 6 17 32 33 16 8 4 4 21 11 17 2 2 13 11 22 -1 36
16 Fluminense 33 9 8 16 33 44 17 5 6 6 17 15 16 4 2 10 16 29 -11 35
17 Cruzeiro 32 7 14 11 26 36 16 5 7 4 13 14 16 2 7 7 13 22 -10 35
18 CSA 33 7 8 18 21 50 16 6 5 5 15 19 17 1 3 13 6 31 -29 29
19 Chapecoense 33 5 10 18 26 48 17 3 5 9 13 21 16 2 5 9 13 27 -22 25
20 Avaí 32 3 8 21 16 51 16 1 7 8 9 22 16 2 1 13 7 29 -35 17

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 Flamengo 34 25 6 3 73 30 17 15 2 0 46 16 17 10 4 3 27 14 43 81
2 Palmeiras 33 19 11 3 52 25 16 12 4 0 33 7 17 7 7 3 19 18 27 68
3 Santos 33 19 8 6 49 29 16 11 4 1 34 14 17 8 4 5 15 15 20 65
4 Grêmio 33 16 8 9 55 33 17 10 3 4 33 18 16 6 5 5 22 15 22 56
5 Athletico PR 33 15 8 10 46 31 17 10 3 4 23 11 16 5 5 6 23 20 15 53
6 São Paulo 33 14 11 8 33 24 17 8 6 3 20 11 16 6 5 5 13 13 9 53
7 Internacional 33 14 8 11 37 32 16 10 5 1 23 10 17 4 3 10 14 22 5 50
8 Corinthians 33 12 14 7 36 29 17 9 7 1 21 11 16 3 7 6 15 18 7 50
9 Bahia 33 11 11 11 36 34 17 7 6 4 22 16 16 4 5 7 14 18 2 44
10 Vasco da Gama 33 11 10 12 35 41 16 6 4 6 17 20 17 5 6 6 18 21 -6 43
11 Fortaleza 33 12 6 15 42 44 17 9 2 6 22 15 16 3 4 9 20 29 -2 42
12 Goiás 32 12 6 14 34 50 16 9 3 4 23 16 16 3 3 10 11 34 -16 42
13 Atlético Mineiro 33 11 8 14 39 44 16 8 2 6 24 21 17 3 6 8 15 23 -5 41
14 Botafogo 33 11 3 19 28 41 16 8 1 7 17 15 17 3 2 12 11 26 -13 36
15 Ceará 33 10 6 17 32 33 16 8 4 4 21 11 17 2 2 13 11 22 -1 36
16 Fluminense 33 9 8 16 33 44 17 5 6 6 17 15 16 4 2 10 16 29 -11 35
17 Cruzeiro 32 7 14 11 26 36 16 5 7 4 13 14 16 2 7 7 13 22 -10 35
18 CSA 33 7 8 18 21 50 16 6 5 5 15 19 17 1 3 13 6 31 -29 29
19 Chapecoense 33 5 10 18 26 48 17 3 5 9 13 21 16 2 5 9 13 27 -22 25
20 Avaí 32 3 8 21 16 51 16 1 7 8 9 22 16 2 1 13 7 29 -35 17

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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.