Serie B: High-level against second-rate, at least according to the league table. Cruzeiro - Chapecoense. Home win or a shock?
- Cruzeiro have the most scored goals (30) in Serie B
- Chapecoense have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Serie B
Chapecoense have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Cruzeiro form and stats
11-1-0 is the performance here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto so far in the Serie B, giving Cruzeiro a total of 34 from their 12 games here. Outstanding results!
The spoils were shared in Cruzeiro's previous game, also at home. Visiting Chapecoense (placed 15th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. The attacker Chay was announced as "man of the match" for Cruzeiro with a rating of 7.8/10. Chay served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Londrina.Trench warfare? In this club's last 24 league matches, 20 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).
A decent goal production from Cruzeiro in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 12 league matches. Defensively Cruzeiro have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Chapecoense form and stats
Playing away, Chapecoense have won 4 games, drawn 6 and suffered 3 defeats in the Serie B this season. When Chapecoense is visiting a side on the top half, they have won 2 of 3 matches. Grêmio, Sport Recife, Bahia, Vasco da Gama and Londrina is teams we like to compare Cruzeiro with. Chapecoense has showed their ability to avoid defeat with four draws in a row, but are also dodging victories. They last avoided the draw 20 days ago, in the Ituano fixture.
Chapecoense has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Cruzeiro for a 1-1 draw. Midfield player Ferreira was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.1/10. Ferreira scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Novorizontino.The attacking power of Chapecoense when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
Here's what happened when the sides faced each other earlier this season; Cruzeiro - Chapecoense 1-1. Cruzeiro-Chapecoense H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cruzeiro four wins, Chapecoense four wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  P. Perotti 4 goals |  M. Machado dos Santos 1 goals |
Cruzeiro missing players
Chapecoense missing players
| Cruzeiro | Chapecoense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 16 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 30 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 23 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 69% | 71% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 46% | 54% |
| 17% | 17% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 31% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 33% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 42% |
| 54% | 75% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 54% | 42% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 46% |
| 7.1 | 6.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | 16.4 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 10.5 | 12 |
| 4.9 | 5.9 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 25% | 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 27% | 27% |
| 10.1 | 9 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.3 | 13.7 | 13 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
- Chapecoense have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have not yet lost a game at home.
- Cruzeiro have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cruzeiro have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cruzeiro have the most points (34) at home in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most scored goals (30) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most scored goals in the second half (20) 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 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 | Cruzeiro | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 53 |
| 2 | Bahia | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 43 |
| 3 | Grêmio | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 43 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 42 |
| 5 | Londrina | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 34 |
| 6 | Sport Recife | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| 7 | Sampaio Correa | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | Tombense | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Ituano | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Criciuma | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | CRB | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -9 | 29 |
| 13 | Brusque | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Novorizontino | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Chapecoense | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Operario PR | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -10 | 25 |
| 17 | CSA | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | Náutico | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 21 |
| 19 | Vila Nova | 24 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 21 |
| 20 | Guarani | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 20 |
