Vasco da Gama v Cruzeiro betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Mon 02.December
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio do Maracana (78838 seats)

With their 8 point advantage in the league table, Vasco da Gama fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Cruzeiro.

It's no vacation for neither Vasco da Gama 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.

Relegation threatens Vasco da Gama who should definitely be looking for some points here. Cruzeiro are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Vasco da Gama form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, Vasco da Gama have managed 6 wins, 5 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 17 games.

The fans are hoping that Vasco da Gama will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Serie A game against São Paulo (placed 6th). In the match before that, Vasco da Gama hosted Goiás and drew the game 1-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Vasco da Gama perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vasco da Gama as a small favourite), we find nine games. Vasco da Gama has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.

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

Vasco da Gama has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Vasco da Gama have conceded 21 in these home matches.

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Cruzeiro form and stats

Cruzeiro have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-7-8 (17 played).

Cruzeiro failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie A home match vs CSA (placed 18th) that ended with defeat 0-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Santos wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Cruzeiro in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Cruzeiro, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

The schedule is very tough for Cruzeiro now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Gremio is waiting in only three days.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cruzeiro have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Cruzeiro - Vasco da Gama 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 3 - 4 (Vasco da Gama wins - draws - Cruzeiro wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CruzeiroThiago Neves
Thiago Neves
6 goals
Vasco da GamaMarrony
Marrony
5 goals
CruzeiroFred
Fred
5 goals

Vasco da Gama missing players

Cruzeiro missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vasco da Gama Cruzeiro
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 6 17 35
11 6 3 Won W 1 2 7
11 5 2 Drew D 1 7 15
13 6 0 Lost L 4 8 13
36 18 6 Scored S 4 14 27
43 21 3 Conceded C 9 26 41
91% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 82% 77%
66% 76% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 60%
40% 41% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 41% 31%
11% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 29% 17%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
54% 65% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 59% 49%
26% 24% 40% Clean Sheets C S 17% 24% 37%
29% 18% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 35% 37%
 
5.1 5.4 4.8 Corners For (avg) C F 5.3 4.6 5.2
5.3 4.9 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.2 6.4 5.1
2.7 2.3 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.6 2.3
3 1 0 Red Cards R C 1 5 6
 
441 241 78 Total Shots T S 79 193 467
143 75 26 Shots on Target S O 26 65 153
25% 24% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 22% 18%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Vasco da Gama have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 36 27 6 3 80 32 18 16 2 0 50 17 18 11 4 3 30 15 48 87
2 Santos 36 21 8 7 56 32 18 13 4 1 40 15 18 8 4 6 16 17 24 71
3 Palmeiras 36 19 11 6 54 31 18 12 4 2 35 12 18 7 7 4 19 19 23 68
4 Gremio 36 18 8 10 60 36 18 11 3 4 36 18 18 7 5 6 24 18 24 62
5 Athletico PR 36 17 9 10 50 32 18 11 3 4 25 11 18 6 6 6 25 21 18 60
6 São Paulo 36 15 12 9 35 28 18 9 6 3 21 11 18 6 6 6 14 17 7 57
7 Internacional 36 15 9 12 41 36 18 10 6 2 26 14 18 5 3 10 15 22 5 54
8 Corinthians 36 13 14 9 40 32 18 10 7 1 24 11 18 3 7 8 16 21 8 53
9 Fortaleza 36 14 7 15 48 48 18 10 2 6 24 16 18 4 5 9 24 32 0 49
10 Goiás 36 14 7 15 42 57 18 10 3 5 28 21 18 4 4 10 14 36 -15 49
11 Bahia 36 12 12 12 42 40 18 7 7 4 23 17 18 5 5 8 19 23 2 48
12 Atlético Mineiro 36 12 9 15 42 47 18 9 2 7 26 23 18 3 7 8 16 24 -5 45
13 Vasco da Gama 35 11 11 13 36 43 17 6 5 6 18 21 18 5 6 7 18 22 -7 44
14 Botafogo 36 13 3 20 30 42 18 9 1 8 18 16 18 4 2 12 12 26 -12 42
15 Fluminense 36 11 9 16 36 45 18 6 6 6 18 15 18 5 3 10 18 30 -9 42
16 Ceará 36 10 8 18 35 39 18 8 6 4 23 13 18 2 2 14 12 26 -4 38
17 Cruzeiro 35 7 15 13 27 41 18 5 8 5 13 15 17 2 7 8 14 26 -14 36
18 CSA 36 8 8 20 23 53 18 6 5 7 16 22 18 2 3 13 7 31 -30 32
19 Chapecoense 36 6 10 20 27 51 18 3 5 10 13 22 18 3 5 10 14 29 -24 28
20 Avaí 36 3 10 23 17 56 18 1 8 9 10 24 18 2 2 14 7 32 -39 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 36 27 6 3 80 32 18 16 2 0 50 17 18 11 4 3 30 15 48 87
2 Santos 36 21 8 7 56 32 18 13 4 1 40 15 18 8 4 6 16 17 24 71
3 Palmeiras 36 19 11 6 54 31 18 12 4 2 35 12 18 7 7 4 19 19 23 68
4 Gremio 36 18 8 10 60 36 18 11 3 4 36 18 18 7 5 6 24 18 24 62
5 Athletico PR 36 17 9 10 50 32 18 11 3 4 25 11 18 6 6 6 25 21 18 60
6 São Paulo 36 15 12 9 35 28 18 9 6 3 21 11 18 6 6 6 14 17 7 57
7 Internacional 36 15 9 12 41 36 18 10 6 2 26 14 18 5 3 10 15 22 5 54
8 Corinthians 36 13 14 9 40 32 18 10 7 1 24 11 18 3 7 8 16 21 8 53
9 Fortaleza 36 14 7 15 48 48 18 10 2 6 24 16 18 4 5 9 24 32 0 49
10 Goiás 36 14 7 15 42 57 18 10 3 5 28 21 18 4 4 10 14 36 -15 49
11 Bahia 36 12 12 12 42 40 18 7 7 4 23 17 18 5 5 8 19 23 2 48
12 Atlético Mineiro 36 12 9 15 42 47 18 9 2 7 26 23 18 3 7 8 16 24 -5 45
13 Vasco da Gama 35 11 11 13 36 43 17 6 5 6 18 21 18 5 6 7 18 22 -7 44
14 Botafogo 36 13 3 20 30 42 18 9 1 8 18 16 18 4 2 12 12 26 -12 42
15 Fluminense 36 11 9 16 36 45 18 6 6 6 18 15 18 5 3 10 18 30 -9 42
16 Ceará 36 10 8 18 35 39 18 8 6 4 23 13 18 2 2 14 12 26 -4 38
17 Cruzeiro 35 7 15 13 27 41 18 5 8 5 13 15 17 2 7 8 14 26 -14 36
18 CSA 36 8 8 20 23 53 18 6 5 7 16 22 18 2 3 13 7 31 -30 32
19 Chapecoense 36 6 10 20 27 51 18 3 5 10 13 22 18 3 5 10 14 29 -24 28
20 Avaí 36 3 10 23 17 56 18 1 8 9 10 24 18 2 2 14 7 32 -39 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.