Another action-packed fixture in Serie A as Cruzeiro welcome Palmeiras

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Sun 08.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Independencia (23018 seats)

The visiting Palmeiras side should be favourites in this visit to Cruzeiro, as the away team holds a 35 point advantage from their 37 league games this season.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cruzeiro and Palmeiras.

Relegation threatens Cruzeiro who should definitely be looking for some points here. Palmeiras is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Cruzeiro form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, Cruzeiro have managed 5 wins, 8 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 18 games. It's trouble wherever Cruzeiro are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

Stress levels are on the rise for Cruzeiro's attacking players as they have now played 346 minutes without scoring in a league game. L. Orejuela was their last goal scorer.

In their previous game, the manager Adilson Batista led his Cruzeiro to a defeat in the Serie A match away at Grêmio. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Independencia. Prior to that, an away loss at Vasco da Gama.

Cruzeiro aren't scoring a lot here at Independencia in the league, with only 13 goals from 18 games. From these home matches, Cruzeiro have conceded only 15 goals.

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Palmeiras form and stats

The visitors are W7-D7-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.

Palmeiras won their last game, 5-1 versus Goiás played at home. Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Flamengo.

As mentioned above, Palmeiras was the only team on the pitch versus Goiás in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.

Palmeiras have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Palmeiras have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Palmeiras - Cruzeiro 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Cruzeiro won 3, Palmeiras won 2 and 5 draws. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PalmeirasBruno Henrique
Bruno Henrique
10 goals
PalmeirasDudu
Dudu
8 goals
CruzeiroThiago Neves
Thiago Neves
6 goals

Cruzeiro missing players

Palmeiras missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cruzeiro Palmeiras
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 18 37
7 5 2 Won W 3 7 20
15 8 0 Drew D 1 7 11
15 5 3 Lost L 2 4 6
27 13 5 Scored S 6 19 59
44 15 8 Conceded C 6 19 32
78% 72% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
59% 50% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 83% 76%
30% 22% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 28% 38%
16% 6% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 16%
8% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
46% 39% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 61% 51%
35% 50% 40% Clean Sheets C S 17% 17% 38%
41% 39% 20% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 11%
 
5.5 5.7 4.2 Corners For (avg) C F 5.5 4.3 5.4
5 3.9 3.4 Corners Against (avg) C A 2.3 3.2 3.4
2.4 2 1.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.9
7 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 3 4
 
495 274 58 Total Shots T S 77 242 554
158 88 23 Shots on Target S O 21 80 206
17% 15% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 24% 29%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Palmeiras has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13)
  • Palmeiras have scored more than double the goals of Cruzeiro.
  • Palmeiras have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Palmeiras haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 37 28 6 3 86 33 19 17 2 0 56 18 18 11 4 3 30 15 53 90
2 Santos 37 21 8 8 56 33 18 13 4 1 40 15 19 8 4 7 16 18 23 71
3 Palmeiras 37 20 11 6 59 32 19 13 4 2 40 13 18 7 7 4 19 19 27 71
4 Grêmio 37 19 8 10 62 36 19 12 3 4 38 18 18 7 5 6 24 18 26 65
5 Athletico PR 37 18 9 10 51 32 19 12 3 4 26 11 18 6 6 6 25 21 19 63
6 São Paulo 37 16 12 9 37 29 19 10 6 3 23 12 18 6 6 6 14 17 8 60
7 Corinthians 37 14 14 9 41 32 18 10 7 1 24 11 19 4 7 8 17 21 9 56
8 Internacional 37 15 9 13 42 38 18 10 6 2 26 14 19 5 3 11 16 24 4 54
9 Fortaleza 37 14 8 15 48 48 18 10 2 6 24 16 19 4 6 9 24 32 0 50
10 Goiás 37 14 7 16 43 62 18 10 3 5 28 21 19 4 4 11 15 41 -19 49
11 Bahia 37 12 13 12 43 41 19 7 8 4 24 18 18 5 5 8 19 23 2 49
12 Atlético Mineiro 37 13 9 15 44 47 19 10 2 7 28 23 18 3 7 8 16 24 -3 48
13 Vasco da Gama 37 12 12 13 38 44 18 7 5 6 19 21 19 5 7 7 19 23 -6 48
14 Fluminense 37 11 10 16 36 45 19 6 7 6 18 15 18 5 3 10 18 30 -9 43
15 Botafogo 37 13 3 21 30 44 18 9 1 8 18 16 19 4 2 13 12 28 -14 42
16 Ceará 37 10 8 19 35 40 19 8 6 5 23 14 18 2 2 14 12 26 -5 38
17 Cruzeiro 37 7 15 15 27 44 18 5 8 5 13 15 19 2 7 10 14 29 -17 36
18 CSA 37 8 8 21 23 56 18 6 5 7 16 22 19 2 3 14 7 34 -33 32
19 Chapecoense 37 7 10 20 30 51 19 4 5 10 16 22 18 3 5 10 14 29 -21 31
20 Avaí 37 3 10 24 18 62 18 1 8 9 10 24 19 2 2 15 8 38 -44 19

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 37 28 6 3 86 33 19 17 2 0 56 18 18 11 4 3 30 15 53 90
2 Santos 37 21 8 8 56 33 18 13 4 1 40 15 19 8 4 7 16 18 23 71
3 Palmeiras 37 20 11 6 59 32 19 13 4 2 40 13 18 7 7 4 19 19 27 71
4 Grêmio 37 19 8 10 62 36 19 12 3 4 38 18 18 7 5 6 24 18 26 65
5 Athletico PR 37 18 9 10 51 32 19 12 3 4 26 11 18 6 6 6 25 21 19 63
6 São Paulo 37 16 12 9 37 29 19 10 6 3 23 12 18 6 6 6 14 17 8 60
7 Corinthians 37 14 14 9 41 32 18 10 7 1 24 11 19 4 7 8 17 21 9 56
8 Internacional 37 15 9 13 42 38 18 10 6 2 26 14 19 5 3 11 16 24 4 54
9 Fortaleza 37 14 8 15 48 48 18 10 2 6 24 16 19 4 6 9 24 32 0 50
10 Goiás 37 14 7 16 43 62 18 10 3 5 28 21 19 4 4 11 15 41 -19 49
11 Bahia 37 12 13 12 43 41 19 7 8 4 24 18 18 5 5 8 19 23 2 49
12 Atlético Mineiro 37 13 9 15 44 47 19 10 2 7 28 23 18 3 7 8 16 24 -3 48
13 Vasco da Gama 37 12 12 13 38 44 18 7 5 6 19 21 19 5 7 7 19 23 -6 48
14 Fluminense 37 11 10 16 36 45 19 6 7 6 18 15 18 5 3 10 18 30 -9 43
15 Botafogo 37 13 3 21 30 44 18 9 1 8 18 16 19 4 2 13 12 28 -14 42
16 Ceará 37 10 8 19 35 40 19 8 6 5 23 14 18 2 2 14 12 26 -5 38
17 Cruzeiro 37 7 15 15 27 44 18 5 8 5 13 15 19 2 7 10 14 29 -17 36
18 CSA 37 8 8 21 23 56 18 6 5 7 16 22 19 2 3 14 7 34 -33 32
19 Chapecoense 37 7 10 20 30 51 19 4 5 10 16 22 18 3 5 10 14 29 -21 31
20 Avaí 37 3 10 24 18 62 18 1 8 9 10 24 19 2 2 15 8 38 -44 19

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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.