It's the second chance for points this season as Cruzeiro and CRB battle it out at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto.
It's no vacation for neither Cruzeiro nor CRB as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for CRB when visiting Cruzeiro as the cities are 1800 kilometers apart.
Cruzeiro form and stats
Last season, Cruzeiro's league statistics were 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the Mineiro 1. Over these eleven matches they scored 12 goals and conceded 4. Playing at home last season Cruzeiro managed 3-1-1 (win-draw-lost) with 6 goals and 1 conceded. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Cruzeiro to get some points in this home game.
The Cruzeiro supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Juazeirense in Copa do Brasil and win 1-0.
Prior to that, an away loss at Confianca in the Serie B.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Cruzeiro have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won one time, drawn five and lost two.
There will be little rest for Cruzeiro after this match as they are travelling to Juazeirense for a Copa do Brasil game in only three days.
CRB form and stats
Let's have a look at how CRB performed last season in the Alagoano: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. In total they scored 14 and conceded 7 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 0 and lost 2 with 5/3 goals scored/conceded. The last three matches for CRB have all ended in a draw.
CRB failed to get anything from their last game, a Copa do Brasil home match vs Palmeiras that ended with defeat 0-1.
A draw for CRB before that, at their own venue hosting Remo (2-2).We have checked recent matches where CRB have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were two victories, three draws and five defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the CRB manager A. Aal as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Palmeiras.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: one win for Cruzeiro, four draws and one win for CRB. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Torres 1 goals |  H. de Oliveira Costa 1 goals |
Cruzeiro missing players
CRB missing players
| Cruzeiro | CRB | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Cruzeiro | Last season | CRB | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 13 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 46% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | ||
| 23% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 42% | ||
| 15% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 23% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 50% | ||
| 54% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | ||
| 31% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | ||
| 7.3 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.8 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 9.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.7 | ||
| 21% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guarani | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Confianca | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Coritiba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Brusque | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Náutico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Operario PR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 7 | CRB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Remo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Botafogo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Vila Nova | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Vitória | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Brasil de Pelotas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Goias | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Londrina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Sampaio Correa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Ponte Preta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | CSA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Cruzeiro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Avaí | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Vasco da Gama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Mineiro | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 27 |
| 2 | America Mineiro | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Tombense | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | URT | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 16 |
| 6 | Pouso Alegre | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Caldense | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Uberlandia | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 12 |
| 10 | CAP Patrocinense | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 10 |
| 11 | Boa | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 8 |
| 12 | Coimbra | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -11 | 6 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CRB | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | CSA | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 |
| 3 | CSE | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | ASA | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Alianca AL | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Murici | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Jacyoba | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 8 | Coruripe | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -15 | 4 |
| 9 | CEO | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -13 | 2 |