Cruzeiro have some catching up to do from their 14th, and the job starts against Avaí. Read more!
- Cruzeiro have the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in Serie B
Avaí could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Serie B game only four sleeps ago.
Avaí have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Cruzeiro form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie B, Cruzeiro have managed 1 win, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games. Cruzeiro are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of four drawn games in a row.
Cruzeiro travelled for their previous game, a trip to Botafogo that ended 3-3. Midfielder Nonoca was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.84 (out of ten) in that game. Nonoca dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 28 successful passes (of 32 total). A goal frenzy last time out for Cruzeiro, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Botafogo. Fun stuff to watch! M. Batista Junior made a very successful substitution after 3-3 minutes in the game against Botafogo, bringing on Marcelo Moreno who later scored two goals to force the draw 3-3. Marcelo Moreno felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Botafogo as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 67th minute.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Coritiba.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cruzeiro as they are travelling to their away game against Remo in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.
A decent goal production from Cruzeiro in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cruzeiro defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Avaí form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Avaí have produced an overall stat of 2-1-2 so far.
The supporters enjoyed Avaí's previous game versus Confianca (placed 18th), a Serie B 2-1 win played at home. Midfield player Bruno Silva was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.04/10. Silva hit one key pass. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager C. dos Santos Oliveira when Getúlio scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute. Late drama in the previous game, when Getúlio scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time to defeat Confianca.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Ponte Preta.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Avaí have scored 5 goals in 5 league games away. 6 goals have been conceded by Avaí in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - seven - two (Cruzeiro wins - draws - Avaí wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Barbosa Teixeira 4 goals |  M. Martins Moreno 2 goals | F. Ferreira Batista 2 goals |
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| Cruzeiro | Avaí | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 19 | 9 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 90% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 80% |
| 64% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 36% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 10% |
| 27% | 40% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 20% | 50% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 30% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | 30% |
| 6.3 | 7 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 13.4 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 13.2 | 15.8 |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| 32% | 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 22% | 20% |
- Cruzeiro have the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most points from losing position (6) in Serie B
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nautico | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Coritiba | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Guarani | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Goiás | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | Sampaio Correa | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Operário PR | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 18 |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | CRB | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Avaí | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Vila Nova | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Botafogo | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Brusque | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | CSA | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Cruzeiro | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Remo | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Vitória | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 17 | Ponte Preta | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 18 | Confianca | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 19 | Brasil de Pelotas | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 20 | Londrina | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 7 |