Fluminense look to Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho supporters for inspiration before Cruzeiro match

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Thu 21.Sep
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (78838 seats)

Fluminense are flying at 6th, while Cruzeiro are lagging 9 points behind in the table. Can they reduce the gap?

Insights:
  • Fluminense have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Only a few days to rest for the home team, as they featured in a Serie A game only four days back. That game was an away game at Vasco da Gama, so at least Fluminense are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Fluminense form and stats

This stadium, Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho, has been a fortress for Fluminense in the Serie A so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 9-3-0. After failing to beat Flamengo here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho, Fluminense has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

Fluminense faced defeat in their previous match, away at Vasco da Gama (2-4). The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going unbeaten through three league fixtures. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Defender Guga got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.5/10. Guga signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and won 6 of 7 duels.

Before that, Fluminense had a home game versus Fortaleza which ended with a victory 1-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Fluminense matches with similar probabilities have ended with 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats (from 11 games).

A decent goal production from Fluminense in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 12 league matches. Fluminense are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 12 matches.

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Cruzeiro form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

The Cruzeiro goalkeeper Rafael Cabral Barbosa is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 192 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Cruzeiro play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Santos (placed 17th). Yippee; their first three points in the league after eight matches not winning. Midfielder Silva was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.44. Silva served one assist, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times and had 43 successful passes (of 53 total).

A draw for Cruzeiro before that, at their own venue hosting Bragantino (0-0).

Low on goals? 10 of this side's latest 13 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.

Cruzeiro has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 11 games. 12 goals have been conceded by Cruzeiro in these games.

Head 2 Head

Fluminense have pulled off a sequence of 7 consecutive games without losing (4-3-0) when playing Cruzeiro.

Cruzeiro - Fluminense 0-2 was the output when these teams last met, earlier this season. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

FluminenseG. Cano
G. Cano
7 goals
FluminenseV. Moreira de Lima
V. Moreira de Lima
4 goals
FluminenseJ. Kennedy Batista de Souza
J. Kennedy Batista de Souza
4 goals

Fluminense missing players

Cruzeiro missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fluminense Cruzeiro
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 12 5 Played P 4 11 23
11 9 4 Won W 1 4 7
5 3 1 Drew D 1 4 8
7 0 0 Lost L 2 3 8
33 19 8 Scored S 4 18 23
26 6 1 Conceded C 5 12 20
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 83%
78% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 73% 48%
43% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 64% 35%
22% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 13%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 4%
48% 50% 20% BTTS BTTS 25% 36% 26%
35% 50% 80% Clean Sheets C S 25% 45% 43%
22% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 27% 48%
 
6.2 6.4 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.4 7.3
6 4.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5 4.3
3 3.5 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.7 2.8
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
14.6 14.2 11.6 Shots (avg) S ( 13.8 12.6 14.2
5.9 6.1 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 5 4.5
24% 26% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 33% 22%
 
14.6 12.6 14 Shots against (avg) S A 12 12.9 11.4
4.4 2.8 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4 4.1
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cruzeiro have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Fluminense have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Fluminense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botafogo 23 16 3 4 39 14 12 11 0 1 27 5 11 5 3 3 12 9 25 51
2 Palmeiras 23 12 8 3 38 17 11 8 2 1 19 8 12 4 6 2 19 9 21 44
3 Gremio 22 12 3 7 34 27 12 9 2 1 25 10 10 3 1 6 9 17 7 39
4 Flamengo 23 11 6 6 36 30 11 5 4 2 16 9 12 6 2 4 20 21 6 39
5 Bragantino 23 10 9 4 31 21 12 7 4 1 19 7 11 3 5 3 12 14 10 39
6 Fluminense 23 11 5 7 33 26 12 9 3 0 19 6 11 2 2 7 14 20 7 38
7 Atletico PR 23 10 7 6 35 26 12 7 4 1 22 13 11 3 3 5 13 13 9 37
8 Fortaleza 23 10 5 8 27 22 12 7 3 2 19 10 11 3 2 6 8 12 5 35
9 Atletico Mineiro 23 9 7 7 26 19 11 5 3 3 14 10 12 4 4 4 12 9 7 34
10 Cuiaba 23 8 5 10 23 29 11 3 4 4 14 15 12 5 1 6 9 14 -6 29
11 Cruzeiro 23 7 8 8 23 20 12 3 4 5 5 8 11 4 4 3 18 12 3 29
12 Internacional 23 7 8 8 19 25 11 5 3 3 12 10 12 2 5 5 7 15 -6 29
13 Sao Paulo 22 7 7 8 26 23 11 7 2 2 18 9 11 0 5 6 8 14 3 28
14 Corinthians 22 6 8 8 23 25 10 4 5 1 14 8 12 2 3 7 9 17 -2 26
15 Bahia 23 6 7 10 27 31 11 4 4 3 19 13 12 2 3 7 8 18 -4 25
16 Goias 23 6 7 10 20 30 11 3 5 3 11 14 12 3 2 7 9 16 -10 25
17 Santos 23 5 6 12 21 39 12 4 5 3 18 18 11 1 1 9 3 21 -18 21
18 Vasco da Gama 22 5 5 12 20 33 11 4 1 6 10 14 11 1 4 6 10 19 -13 20
19 America Mineiro 22 4 5 13 26 47 11 4 1 6 13 20 11 0 4 7 13 27 -21 17
20 Coritiba 22 3 5 14 23 46 11 2 3 6 12 17 11 1 2 8 11 29 -23 14

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 Botafogo 23 16 3 4 39 14 12 11 0 1 27 5 11 5 3 3 12 9 25 51
2 Palmeiras 23 12 8 3 38 17 11 8 2 1 19 8 12 4 6 2 19 9 21 44
3 Gremio 22 12 3 7 34 27 12 9 2 1 25 10 10 3 1 6 9 17 7 39
4 Flamengo 23 11 6 6 36 30 11 5 4 2 16 9 12 6 2 4 20 21 6 39
5 Bragantino 23 10 9 4 31 21 12 7 4 1 19 7 11 3 5 3 12 14 10 39
6 Fluminense 23 11 5 7 33 26 12 9 3 0 19 6 11 2 2 7 14 20 7 38
7 Atletico PR 23 10 7 6 35 26 12 7 4 1 22 13 11 3 3 5 13 13 9 37
8 Fortaleza 23 10 5 8 27 22 12 7 3 2 19 10 11 3 2 6 8 12 5 35
9 Atletico Mineiro 23 9 7 7 26 19 11 5 3 3 14 10 12 4 4 4 12 9 7 34
10 Cuiaba 23 8 5 10 23 29 11 3 4 4 14 15 12 5 1 6 9 14 -6 29
11 Cruzeiro 23 7 8 8 23 20 12 3 4 5 5 8 11 4 4 3 18 12 3 29
12 Internacional 23 7 8 8 19 25 11 5 3 3 12 10 12 2 5 5 7 15 -6 29
13 Sao Paulo 22 7 7 8 26 23 11 7 2 2 18 9 11 0 5 6 8 14 3 28
14 Corinthians 22 6 8 8 23 25 10 4 5 1 14 8 12 2 3 7 9 17 -2 26
15 Bahia 23 6 7 10 27 31 11 4 4 3 19 13 12 2 3 7 8 18 -4 25
16 Goias 23 6 7 10 20 30 11 3 5 3 11 14 12 3 2 7 9 16 -10 25
17 Santos 23 5 6 12 21 39 12 4 5 3 18 18 11 1 1 9 3 21 -18 21
18 Vasco da Gama 22 5 5 12 20 33 11 4 1 6 10 14 11 1 4 6 10 19 -13 20
19 America Mineiro 22 4 5 13 26 47 11 4 1 6 13 20 11 0 4 7 13 27 -21 17
20 Coritiba 22 3 5 14 23 46 11 2 3 6 12 17 11 1 2 8 11 29 -23 14

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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.