Cruzeiro are ready for a new test after their 1-1 against Vasco da Gama previously. CSA are coming to play!
- Cruzeiro have the most points from losing position (13) in Serie B
- CSA haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Serie B game only three days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Cruzeiro form and stats
3-7-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Cruzeiro, who have the most conceded goals (18) at home in Serie B, so far this season. Cruzeiro haven’t lost a league-game in twelve attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Remo, 67 days ago.
Cruzeiro travelled for their previous game, a trip to Vasco da Gama that ended 1-1. The attacker Felipe Augusto was named "man of the match" for Cruzeiro with a rating of 7.6/10. Augusto served one assist and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Operario PR that ended 1-1.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 14 games) they have won two times, drawn eight and lost four.
Cruzeiro are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Guarani awaits in three days.
The Cruzeiro fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
CSA form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie B matches, CSA have produced an overall stat of 5-0-7 so far.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. CSA goalkeeper Thiago Rodrigues de Oliveira Nogueira is eager to challenge this, with his 224 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Impressive finishing from Iury and Marco Túlio secured the home win 2-0 against Botafogo in their previous game. Goalkeeper Thiago Rodrigues got the top player rating of the team with 8.04/10. Rodrigues stopped the opponent with three saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Londrina with the score of 2-0.We have checked recent matches where CSA have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were two victories, three draws and two defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as CSA are hosting Ponte Preta in the Serie B only three days away.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 12 goals have been conceded by CSA in these games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties meet on the pitch this season, as the records show this recent match: CSA - Cruzeiro 2-1. Cruzeiro-CSA H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Cruzeiro one win, CSA three wins, two draws. three of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  I. Freitas de Castilho 6 goals |   M. Martins Moreno 5 goals |  G. Santana Pinto 4 goals |
Cruzeiro missing players
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| Cruzeiro | CSA | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 29 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 84% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 64% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 58% | 56% |
| 44% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 24% |
| 24% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 32% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 36% |
| 24% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 50% | 44% |
| 6.8 | 7.9 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.4 | 15.4 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.2 | 10.8 |
| 4.9 | 6.1 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 24% | 23% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | 27% |
- CSA haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cruzeiro have the most conceded goals (18) at home in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most points from losing position (13) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | Coritiba | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 49 |
| 2 | Goias | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 45 |
| 3 | Botafogo | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 44 |
| 4 | CRB | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Guarani | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | Avai | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | Sampaio Corrêa | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
| 8 | CSA | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Nautico | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | Operario PR | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 34 |
| 12 | Remo | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Cruzeiro | 25 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 31 |
| 14 | Ponte Preta | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -3 | 29 |
| 15 | Brusque | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -11 | 29 |
| 16 | Vila Nova | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 27 |
| 17 | Vitoria | 25 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 25 |
| 18 | Londrina | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -12 | 24 |
| 19 | Confianca | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -14 | 18 |
| 20 | Brasil de Pelotas | 25 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 16 |