It's only been six days since Brusque fought Guarani and the scoreline was 1-1. What happens versus Cruzeiro?
- Brusque have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the the best goal difference (+15) in Serie B
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Brusque form and stats
The story so far in the Serie B for Brusque at their home stadium (Estádio Augusto Bauer) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Brusque.
The home team returns to Estádio Augusto Bauer after drawing with Guarani (placed 18th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. It's almost unrealistic, but the exact score line 1-1 has repeated itself three times in a row. Álvaro, a forward, was the top performer for the side in that game, collecting a rating of 7.85 (out of 10). Álvaro scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 21 successful passes (of 22 total).
Before that, Brusque drew at home versus Gremio.Sports betting people who prefer betting for low-scoring games might like knowing that this club have played 9 league rounds in a row with zero, one or two goals (under 2.5).
Brusque have scored 8 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. Brusque are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Augusto Bauer in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Cruzeiro form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.
Impressive finishing from Zanetti secured the home win 1-0 against Bahia in their previous game. Cruzeiro made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Brock receiving a red card in the 64th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Cruzeiro won the match 1-0! Goalkeeper Cabral got the top player rating of the team with 7.84/10. Cabral topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Cruzeiro travelled to CSA and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.Low on goals? 17 of this side's most recent 20 league rounds have contained two or less goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cruzeiro as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
Cruzeiro - Brusque 1-0 was the story when these sides last did battle, earlier this season. Head to head statistics (for the former three meetings): Brusque won zero games, zero matches ended with a tie and Cruzeiro have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / twoTop Goalscorers
  A. de Oliveira 10 goals | F. Marques Maciel 5 goals | D. Koester 4 goals |
Brusque missing players
Cruzeiro missing players
| Brusque | Cruzeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 25 |
| 19 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 90% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 56% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 60% |
| 15% | 11% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 30% | 22% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 30% |
| 40% | 56% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 55% |
| 40% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 15% |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 7.8 | 7.1 |
| 5.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.2 | 13.6 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 14.2 | 14.8 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| 21% | 21% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 24% | 26% |
| 11.8 | 9.1 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3 |
- Brusque have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cruzeiro have the most scored goals in the second half (15) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the the best goal difference (+15) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Cruzeiro 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 | Cruzeiro | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 45 |
| 2 | Gremio | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Vasco da Gama | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Bahia | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 34 |
| 5 | Londrina | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | Tombense | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
| 7 | Sampaio Corrêa | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | CRB | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 28 |
| 9 | Criciúma | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Sport Recife | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Novorizontino | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | Brusque | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | Ituano | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | -3 | 23 |
| 15 | Ponte Preta | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 16 | Operário PR | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 21 |
| 17 | CSA | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 18 | Guarani | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Nautico | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 20 | Vila Nova | 20 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 17 |
