Serie B: Cruzeiro - CSA preview and statistics

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Wed 16.December
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (58170 seats)

Cruzeiro will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind CSA.

Insights:
  • Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • CSA has the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Serie B

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cruzeiro and CSA.

CSA have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Cruzeiro form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie B, Cruzeiro have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 14 games.

The Cruzeiro goalkeeper Fabio Deivson Lopes Maciel is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 242 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie B.

Cruzeiro enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Vitoria's place. The match ended 1-0 with Ramon scoring. Before that, Cruzeiro played out a draw 0-0 when visiting CRB.

Cruzeiro are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Avaí awaits in three days.

Cruzeiro has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Cruzeiro's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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CSA form and stats

CSA have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 3-4-6 (13 played).

CSA had fun at their own home (Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto) last time out, beating Oeste 2-1. Nadson scored. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Confianca at their stadium, the result 5-1.

CSA has another fixture away, a Serie B game, against Juventude in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

CSA have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. 15 goals have been conceded by CSA in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: CSA - Cruzeiro 3-1. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - one - two (Cruzeiro wins - draws - CSA wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CSAP. Luiz de Souza
P. Luiz de Souza
9 goals
CruzeiroM. Silva Carvalho
M. Silva Carvalho
4 goals
CruzeiroA. Santos Sousa
A. Santos Sousa
4 goals

Cruzeiro missing players

CSA missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cruzeiro CSA
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 6 13 28
12 5 0 Won W 1 3 13
8 4 1 Drew D 2 4 5
8 5 3 Lost L 3 6 10
33 20 2 Scored S 8 13 38
25 15 5 Conceded C 9 15 28
89% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 85% 93%
54% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 62% 64%
36% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 46% 50%
14% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 8% 18%
11% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 8% 7%
46% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 54% 50%
39% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 17% 31% 32%
25% 21% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.6 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.5 2.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
12.9 14.1 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 10.2 11.2
4.1 4.4 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.8 4.3
29% 32% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 26% 31%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • CSA has the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Serie B
  • 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 27 15 9 3 29 10 12 7 4 1 9 2 15 8 5 2 20 8 19 54
2 America Mineiro 27 14 8 5 29 18 13 7 3 3 18 12 14 7 5 2 11 6 11 50
3 Sampaio Corrêa 28 13 6 9 41 28 14 8 0 6 20 13 14 5 6 3 21 15 13 45
4 CSA 28 13 5 10 38 28 15 10 1 4 25 13 13 3 4 6 13 15 10 44
5 Cuiaba 27 12 8 7 33 28 15 9 5 1 23 10 12 3 3 6 10 18 5 44
6 Juventude 27 11 10 6 41 28 15 7 6 2 24 12 12 4 4 4 17 16 13 43
7 Avaí 28 12 4 12 31 37 14 7 1 6 15 18 14 5 3 6 16 19 -6 40
8 Guarani 27 11 7 9 33 30 13 7 3 3 21 13 14 4 4 6 12 17 3 40
9 Ponte Preta 28 11 7 10 34 37 15 7 4 4 20 21 13 4 3 6 14 16 -3 40
10 Confianca 27 10 9 8 32 33 13 6 5 2 17 15 14 4 4 6 15 18 -1 39
11 Cruzeiro 28 12 8 8 33 25 14 5 4 5 20 15 14 7 4 3 13 10 8 38
12 Operário PR 28 8 11 9 24 26 14 5 6 3 18 12 14 3 5 6 6 14 -2 35
13 CRB 27 9 7 11 28 33 13 6 5 2 16 9 14 3 2 9 12 24 -5 34
14 Vitoria 28 7 12 9 36 32 15 6 4 5 19 14 13 1 8 4 17 18 4 33
15 Brasil de Pelotas 27 7 12 8 23 25 12 4 7 1 12 7 15 3 5 7 11 18 -2 33
16 Parana 27 7 8 12 27 38 14 5 5 4 16 13 13 2 3 8 11 25 -11 29
17 Figueirense 27 6 10 11 20 27 13 3 6 4 12 9 14 3 4 7 8 18 -7 28
18 Nautico 27 6 9 12 24 34 13 4 7 2 15 12 14 2 2 10 9 22 -10 27
19 Botafogo SP 27 6 5 16 16 28 13 4 2 7 11 13 14 2 3 9 5 15 -12 23
20 Oeste 28 3 7 18 20 47 14 2 3 9 8 20 14 1 4 9 12 27 -27 16

Table
  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 27 15 9 3 29 10 12 7 4 1 9 2 15 8 5 2 20 8 19 54
2 America Mineiro 27 14 8 5 29 18 13 7 3 3 18 12 14 7 5 2 11 6 11 50
3 Sampaio Corrêa 28 13 6 9 41 28 14 8 0 6 20 13 14 5 6 3 21 15 13 45
4 CSA 28 13 5 10 38 28 15 10 1 4 25 13 13 3 4 6 13 15 10 44
5 Cuiaba 27 12 8 7 33 28 15 9 5 1 23 10 12 3 3 6 10 18 5 44
6 Juventude 27 11 10 6 41 28 15 7 6 2 24 12 12 4 4 4 17 16 13 43
7 Avaí 28 12 4 12 31 37 14 7 1 6 15 18 14 5 3 6 16 19 -6 40
8 Guarani 27 11 7 9 33 30 13 7 3 3 21 13 14 4 4 6 12 17 3 40
9 Ponte Preta 28 11 7 10 34 37 15 7 4 4 20 21 13 4 3 6 14 16 -3 40
10 Confianca 27 10 9 8 32 33 13 6 5 2 17 15 14 4 4 6 15 18 -1 39
11 Cruzeiro 28 12 8 8 33 25 14 5 4 5 20 15 14 7 4 3 13 10 8 38
12 Operário PR 28 8 11 9 24 26 14 5 6 3 18 12 14 3 5 6 6 14 -2 35
13 CRB 27 9 7 11 28 33 13 6 5 2 16 9 14 3 2 9 12 24 -5 34
14 Vitoria 28 7 12 9 36 32 15 6 4 5 19 14 13 1 8 4 17 18 4 33
15 Brasil de Pelotas 27 7 12 8 23 25 12 4 7 1 12 7 15 3 5 7 11 18 -2 33
16 Parana 27 7 8 12 27 38 14 5 5 4 16 13 13 2 3 8 11 25 -11 29
17 Figueirense 27 6 10 11 20 27 13 3 6 4 12 9 14 3 4 7 8 18 -7 28
18 Nautico 27 6 9 12 24 34 13 4 7 2 15 12 14 2 2 10 9 22 -10 27
19 Botafogo SP 27 6 5 16 16 28 13 4 2 7 11 13 14 2 3 9 5 15 -12 23
20 Oeste 28 3 7 18 20 47 14 2 3 9 8 20 14 1 4 9 12 27 -27 16

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, or just Série B, is the second highest level of Brazilian football on a national level. It has changed format frequently, but currently holds 20 teams playing a double round-robin format. Top four are promoted to Série A while bottom four face relegation.