Cruzeiro hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 28 points and a 15th position in the Serie B table. Visiting Confiança holds 10th place with 32 pts.
- Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Confiança have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
It's quite the trip for Confiança when visiting Cruzeiro as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.
Cruzeiro form and stats
Cruzeiro have collected 16 points from their Serie B home games so far after 4-4-4. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
A good away victory last time out for Cruzeiro, who won 1-0 against Chapecoense (placed 1st). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Figueirense that ended 1-1.
Cruzeiro are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. 12 goals have been conceded.
Confiança form and stats
There's been little loot from Confiança's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 12 away games in the Serie B. Confiança only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
Confiança had fun at their own home (Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto) last time out, beating Cuiabá 2-0. Reis and Bruno Paraíba scored. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Avaí wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Figueirense in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Confiança as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Confiança have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Confiança - Cruzeiro 1-1, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  R. Gorne Silva 5 goals | I. Reis Silva Morais 5 goals |  A. Santos Sousa 4 goals |
Cruzeiro missing players
Confiança missing players
| Cruzeiro | Confiança | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 25 | 15 | 9 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 25 |
| 21 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 24 |
| 91% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 96% |
| 52% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 65% |
| 30% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 13% | 8% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 22% |
| 9% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 58% | 52% |
| 39% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 17% | 30% |
| 26% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 306 | 175 | 47 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 136 | 282 |
| 93 | 52 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 43 | 97 |
| 27% | 29% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 23% | 26% |
- Confiança have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cruzeiro 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 | Chapecoense | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 47 |
| 2 | América Mineiro | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 43 |
| 3 | Sampaio Corrêa | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 40 |
| 4 | Juventude | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Cuiabá | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| 6 | Avaí | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 36 |
| 7 | Ponte Preta | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 36 |
| 8 | CSA | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 34 |
| 9 | CRB | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | Confiança | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 32 |
| 11 | Guarani | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | Operário PR | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
| 13 | Paraná | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -4 | 29 |
| 14 | Brasil de Pelotas | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 29 |
| 15 | Cruzeiro | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 16 | Vitoria | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 17 | Nautico | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 20 |
| 18 | Figueirense | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 19 | Botafogo SP | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 18 |
| 20 | Oeste | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -28 | 11 |