Balanced ball game between Avaí and Cruzeiro expected

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva (17800 seats)

Avaí have played excellent football so far this season, proven by 4th spot in the table. Cruzeiro can look both ways from the 11th spot.

Insights:
  • Avaí haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Cruzeiro, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.

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Avaí form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie B, Avaí have managed 8 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 15 games.

No payout for Avaí in their previous match, an away game at Confianca that ended in defeat 1-3. Júnior Dutra, who usually features in attack, was the highest rated player for the team in that game, earning a rating of 7.34 (out of 10). Dutra hit one key pass.

Before that, Avaí drew at home versus Ponte Preta.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Avaí have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn two and lost four.

Avaí are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 15 games. Avaí are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 15 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Cruzeiro form and stats

Playing away, Cruzeiro have won 4 games, drawn 7 and suffered 4 defeats in the Serie B this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Remo game have they lost an away game, meaning Cruzeiro has taken points from eight away matches in a row.

The Cruzeiro goalkeeper Fabio Deivson Lopes Maciel is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 310 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Cruzeiro's last game was the home draw against Botafogo (0-0). Giovanni got a match rating of 8.43 in that game, top player of the team. Giovanni hit eight key passes and had 24 successful passes (of 30 total).

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Coritiba.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cruzeiro playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were two Cruzeiro wins, four draws and four defeats.

The visiting Cruzeiro have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 15 games. 15 goals have been conceded by Cruzeiro in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also played each other before this season: Cruzeiro - Avaí 0-3. Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Avaí won three, Cruzeiro triumphed in zero and we saw seven draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AvaíG. Silva Timoteo
G. Silva Timoteo
5 goals
CruzeiroM. Martins Moreno
M. Martins Moreno
5 goals
AvaíJ. Moreira Rosa Junior
J. Moreira Rosa Junior
4 goals

Avaí missing players

Cruzeiro missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Avaí Cruzeiro
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 5 15 30
14 8 2 Won W 1 4 8
8 4 1 Drew D 4 7 15
8 3 1 Lost L 0 4 7
35 19 4 Scored S 8 16 36
25 11 2 Conceded C 5 15 35
87% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 80% 83%
67% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 60% 67%
37% 27% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 40% 43%
10% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 13% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 7% 10%
43% 53% 25% BTTS BTTS 60% 53% 57%
43% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 40% 37%
27% 7% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 27% 23%
 
5.4 5.9 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 5.7 6.7
5 3.6 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.5 4
2.3 2.3 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.6 2.5
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 4 7
 
13.3 15 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.6 11.2 13.8
4.3 4.6 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.9 5.2
27% 28% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 28% 23%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Avaí haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Coritiba 30 15 9 6 36 24 15 8 5 2 21 11 15 7 4 4 15 13 12 54
2 Botafogo 30 15 7 8 42 27 15 12 1 2 31 10 15 3 6 6 11 17 15 52
3 Goiás 30 14 9 7 37 24 15 9 4 2 23 10 15 5 5 5 14 14 13 51
4 Avaí 30 14 8 8 35 25 15 8 4 3 19 11 15 6 4 5 16 14 10 50
5 CRB 30 13 10 7 40 33 15 5 8 2 20 15 15 8 2 5 20 18 7 49
6 Vasco da Gama 30 13 7 10 36 32 15 9 3 3 22 12 15 4 4 7 14 20 4 46
7 Guarani 30 12 10 8 42 33 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 4 6 5 20 20 9 46
8 CSA 30 13 6 11 34 27 15 7 5 3 20 11 15 6 1 8 14 16 7 45
9 Nautico 30 12 8 10 38 37 15 6 5 4 23 19 15 6 3 6 15 18 1 44
10 Sampaio Corrêa 30 10 10 10 33 31 15 7 4 4 19 13 15 3 6 6 14 18 2 40
11 Cruzeiro 30 8 15 7 36 35 15 4 8 3 20 20 15 4 7 4 16 15 1 39
12 Remo 30 10 8 12 25 32 15 7 3 5 11 10 15 3 5 7 14 22 -7 38
13 Vila Nova 30 9 11 10 24 25 15 5 7 3 7 6 15 4 4 7 17 19 -1 38
14 Brusque 30 10 8 12 31 40 15 6 5 4 16 10 15 4 3 8 15 30 -9 35
15 Operário PR 30 9 8 13 22 33 15 6 3 6 15 17 15 3 5 7 7 16 -11 35
16 Ponte Preta 30 8 10 12 30 34 15 7 5 3 22 15 15 1 5 9 8 19 -4 34
17 Londrina 30 7 10 13 22 36 15 4 4 7 12 17 15 3 6 6 10 19 -14 31
18 Vitoria 30 5 14 11 19 26 15 3 7 5 11 12 15 2 7 6 8 14 -7 29
19 Confianca 30 7 7 16 30 41 15 5 2 8 17 20 15 2 5 8 13 21 -11 28
20 Brasil de Pelotas 30 3 11 16 18 35 15 3 6 6 11 16 15 0 5 10 7 19 -17 20

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 Coritiba 30 15 9 6 36 24 15 8 5 2 21 11 15 7 4 4 15 13 12 54
2 Botafogo 30 15 7 8 42 27 15 12 1 2 31 10 15 3 6 6 11 17 15 52
3 Goiás 30 14 9 7 37 24 15 9 4 2 23 10 15 5 5 5 14 14 13 51
4 Avaí 30 14 8 8 35 25 15 8 4 3 19 11 15 6 4 5 16 14 10 50
5 CRB 30 13 10 7 40 33 15 5 8 2 20 15 15 8 2 5 20 18 7 49
6 Vasco da Gama 30 13 7 10 36 32 15 9 3 3 22 12 15 4 4 7 14 20 4 46
7 Guarani 30 12 10 8 42 33 15 8 4 3 22 13 15 4 6 5 20 20 9 46
8 CSA 30 13 6 11 34 27 15 7 5 3 20 11 15 6 1 8 14 16 7 45
9 Nautico 30 12 8 10 38 37 15 6 5 4 23 19 15 6 3 6 15 18 1 44
10 Sampaio Corrêa 30 10 10 10 33 31 15 7 4 4 19 13 15 3 6 6 14 18 2 40
11 Cruzeiro 30 8 15 7 36 35 15 4 8 3 20 20 15 4 7 4 16 15 1 39
12 Remo 30 10 8 12 25 32 15 7 3 5 11 10 15 3 5 7 14 22 -7 38
13 Vila Nova 30 9 11 10 24 25 15 5 7 3 7 6 15 4 4 7 17 19 -1 38
14 Brusque 30 10 8 12 31 40 15 6 5 4 16 10 15 4 3 8 15 30 -9 35
15 Operário PR 30 9 8 13 22 33 15 6 3 6 15 17 15 3 5 7 7 16 -11 35
16 Ponte Preta 30 8 10 12 30 34 15 7 5 3 22 15 15 1 5 9 8 19 -4 34
17 Londrina 30 7 10 13 22 36 15 4 4 7 12 17 15 3 6 6 10 19 -14 31
18 Vitoria 30 5 14 11 19 26 15 3 7 5 11 12 15 2 7 6 8 14 -7 29
19 Confianca 30 7 7 16 30 41 15 5 2 8 17 20 15 2 5 8 13 21 -11 28
20 Brasil de Pelotas 30 3 11 16 18 35 15 3 6 6 11 16 15 0 5 10 7 19 -17 20

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, or just Série B, is the second highest level of Brazilian football on a national level. It has changed format frequently, but currently holds 20 teams playing a double round-robin format. Top four are promoted to Série A while bottom four face relegation.