Struggling Cruzeiro will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Juventude in the upcoming league round. It’s 19th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Juventude, who are travelling more than 1500 kilometers to play this game.
Cruzeiro form and stats
Overall Serie B stats at home this season for Cruzeiro are 3-1-4 (wins-draw-losses).
Cruzeiro travelled for their previous game, a trip to Oeste that ended 0-0. Preceding that match was the home game against Sampaio Correa that was lost 1-2.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cruzeiro handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are zero wins, four draws and one defeat.
There will be little rest for Cruzeiro after this match as they are travelling to Operário PR for a Serie B game in only four days.
The Cruzeiro fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Juventude form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Juventude, who have the most scored goals (13) away in Serie B, have produced an overall stat of 3-1-3 so far.
Juventude failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie B home match vs Brasil de Pelotas (placed 14th) that ended with defeat 1-2. A draw for Juventude before that, at their own venue hosting Cuiaba (1-1).
We have checked recent matches where Juventude have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were one victory, seven draws and six defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Avai in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Juventude's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 7 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Juventude struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Cruzeiro won three games, one match ended with a draw and Juventude has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / sixTop Goalscorers
  B. Vasconcelos Lopes 7 goals | R. Jacó Morais 3 goals | G. Costa da Silva Machado 3 goals |
Cruzeiro missing players
Juventude missing players
| Cruzeiro | Juventude | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 53% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 67% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 53% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 71% | 40% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 29% | 13% |
| 47% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 67% |
| 27% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 33% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 203 | 125 | 69 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 75 | 203 |
| 57 | 32 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 26 | 71 |
| 26% | 28% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 86% | 50% | 31% |
- Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cruzeiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Juventude has the most scored goals (13) away in Serie B
- Juventude has the most scored goals in the second half (15) in Serie B
- Juventude have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Juventude haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Cuiaba | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | Chapecoense | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Ponte Preta | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | America Mineiro | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Avai | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
| 6 | Juventude | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Parana | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Operário PR | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Sampaio Correa | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 10 | CSA | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 20 |
| 11 | CRB | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Confiança | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 13 | Vitória | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | Brasil de Pelotas | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Guarani | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Nautico | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 17 | Botafogo SP | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | Figueirense | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Cruzeiro | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 20 | Oeste | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 7 |