Football tips: Cruzeiro vs São Paulo - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Thu 17.October
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (62170 seats)

The visiting São Paulo side should be favourites in this visit to Cruzeiro, as the away team holds a 21 point advantage from their 25 league games this season.

It's no vacation for neither Cruzeiro nor São Paulo 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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Cruzeiro form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, Cruzeiro have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 12 games. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Cruzeiro. Cruzeiro have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Cruzeiro manager Abel Braga and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Chapecoense (placed 20th) in the Serie A. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Fluminense.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cruzeiro as they are travelling to their away game against Corinthians in the Serie A. That match is three days after this one.

Cruzeiro have scored 10 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. Cruzeiro's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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São Paulo form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Serie A, are W5-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. Visiting São Paulo has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

São Paulo won their last game, 1-0 versus Corinthians played at home. A 0-0 draw at Bahia's stadium before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Avaí in just four days.

The attacking power of São Paulo when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's not easy to score on São Paulo as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the São Paulo - Cruzeiro 1-1 earlier this season. Cruzeiro-São Paulo H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cruzeiro 3 wins, São Paulo 6 wins, 1 draw. 3 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Thiago Neves
5 goals / 2 assists
Reinaldo
5 goals / 1 assists
Alexandre Pato
5 goals

Cruzeiro missing players

São Paulo missing players

Cruzeiro São Paulo
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 3 12 25
4 4 1 Won W 2 5 11
10 4 1 Drew D 1 4 10
11 4 2 Lost L 0 3 4
19 10 4 Scored S 3 9 26
33 12 6 Conceded C 1 8 16
80% 75% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 75% 80%
64% 58% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 42% 52%
36% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 25% 24%
20% 8% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 8%
8% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
52% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 40%
32% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 42% 44%
36% 33% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 36%
 
4.6 4.7 6.8 Corners For (avg) C F 5.3 4.8 5.4
5 4.2 3.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.7 5.3 4.6
2.4 1.9 1.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.8 2.3
3 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 5
Key stats This season:
  • São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Cruzeiro
All Mineiro 1 Copa Libertadores Copa do Brasil Serie A Club Friendlies
All Home Away
25-09-19 SA Ceará 0 - 0 Cruzeiro
30-09-19 SA Goiás 1 - 0 Cruzeiro
06-10-19 SA Cruzeiro 1 - 1 Internacional
10-10-19 SA Cruzeiro 0 - 0 Fluminense
13-10-19 SA Chapecoense 1 - 1 Cruzeiro
17-10-19 SA Cruzeiro 00:00 São Paulo
19-10-19 SA Corinthians 22:00 Cruzeiro
27-10-19 SA Cruzeiro 01:00 Fortaleza
01-11-19 SA Botafogo 00:30 Cruzeiro
03-11-19 SA Cruzeiro 22:00 Bahia
São Paulo
All Copa Libertadores Copa do Brasil Serie A Florida Cup Paulista A1 Copa Sudamericana
All Home Away
26-09-19 SA São Paulo 0 - 1 Goiás
28-09-19 SA Flamengo 0 - 0 São Paulo
05-10-19 SA São Paulo 2 - 1 Fortaleza
10-10-19 SA Bahia 0 - 0 São Paulo
13-10-19 SA São Paulo 1 - 0 Corinthians
17-10-19 SA Cruzeiro 00:00 São Paulo
20-10-19 SA São Paulo 19:00 Avaí
27-10-19 SA São Paulo 19:00 Atlético Mineiro
30-10-19 SA Palmeiras 22:30 São Paulo
03-11-19 SA Chapecoense - São Paulo

  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 25 18 4 3 53 21 12 11 1 0 32 10 13 7 3 3 21 11 32 58
2 Palmeiras 25 14 8 3 40 20 12 9 3 0 27 6 13 5 5 3 13 14 20 50
3 Santos 25 14 6 5 36 23 12 8 3 1 26 11 13 6 3 4 10 12 13 48
4 Corinthians 25 11 10 4 27 16 13 8 5 0 17 7 12 3 5 4 10 9 11 43
5 São Paulo 25 11 10 4 26 16 13 6 6 1 17 8 12 5 4 3 9 8 10 43
6 Grêmio 25 11 8 6 43 27 12 7 3 2 26 15 13 4 5 4 17 12 16 41
7 Internacional 25 11 6 8 29 23 13 9 4 0 20 7 12 2 2 8 9 16 6 39
8 Bahia 25 10 8 7 28 22 13 7 4 2 17 9 12 3 4 5 11 13 6 38
9 Goiás 25 11 3 11 25 35 12 8 1 3 17 9 13 3 2 8 8 26 -10 36
10 Athletico PR 25 10 5 10 35 27 12 7 1 4 16 9 13 3 4 6 19 18 8 35
11 Atlético Mineiro 25 9 4 12 30 35 13 6 2 5 20 19 12 3 2 7 10 16 -5 31
12 Vasco da Gama 25 8 7 10 22 30 13 5 4 4 13 14 12 3 3 6 9 16 -8 31
13 Botafogo 25 9 3 13 22 27 12 6 1 5 13 11 13 3 2 8 9 16 -5 30
14 Fluminense 25 8 5 12 27 34 13 5 3 5 14 11 12 3 2 7 13 23 -7 29
15 Fortaleza 25 8 4 13 27 34 12 6 1 5 13 10 13 2 3 8 14 24 -7 28
16 Ceará 25 7 5 13 24 26 13 6 3 4 16 10 12 1 2 9 8 16 -2 26
17 CSA 25 6 7 12 15 35 13 5 4 4 11 13 12 1 3 8 4 22 -20 25
18 Cruzeiro 25 4 10 11 19 33 12 4 4 4 10 12 13 0 6 7 9 21 -14 22
19 Avaí 25 3 8 14 13 37 12 1 7 4 6 13 13 2 1 10 7 24 -24 17
20 Chapecoense 25 3 7 15 19 39 13 2 4 7 10 15 12 1 3 8 9 24 -20 16

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