Cruzeiro vs Náutico Preview & Prediction 26 Nov 2021

Getting nearer the top sides is the task when these mid-table sides do battle. Both will be aiming to improve their league status, Cruzeiro in 12th and Náutico in 8th position.

Insights:

Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Serie B.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Náutico, who are travelling more than 2000 kilometers to play this game.

Cruzeiro can neither be promoted or relegated from Serie B. For Náutico most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Cruzeiro form and stats

5 victories, 9 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Cruzeiro have to build on here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in the Serie B.

An away draw last time out for Cruzeiro, facing Sampaio Correa in a game that ended 1-1. Midfielder Adriano was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.65 (out of ten) in that game. Adriano hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 64 successful passes (of 69 total).

Heartbreak before that as Cruzeiro lost 0-3 at Vitoria's place.

The Cruzeiro fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 24 in 18 matches. 24 goals have been conceded.

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Náutico form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Náutico have produced an overall stat of 6-4-8 so far.

Náutico's previous game was their home loss versus Avai (1-2). Camutanga was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.35. The defender Camutanga won 9 of 15 duels.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Sampaio Correa.

Náutico have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. 25 goals have been conceded by Náutico in these games.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have battled earlier this season: Náutico - Cruzeiro 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Cruzeiro wins - draws - Náutico wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

J. Vicente

11 goals

V. Santos Silva

8 goals

M. Martins Moreno

5 goals

Cruzeiro missing players

Náutico missing players

Total First Half Second Half

Cruzeiro				Náutico
Total	Home	vs mid	Statistics	Stat	vs mid	Away	Total
37	18	5	Played	P	5	18	37
10	5	2	Won	W	1	6	14
17	9	2	Drew	D	2	4	10
10	4	1	Lost	L	2	8	13
42	24	8	Scored	S	5	20	50
44	24	7	Conceded	C	7	25	50
86%	89%	100%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	100%	89%	95%
68%	78%	80%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	80%	61%	76%
41%	44%	40%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	20%	39%	49%
19%	28%	20%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	20%	33%	32%
8%	11%	20%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	20%	17%	14%
54%	61%	80%	BTTS	BTTS	60%	50%	62%
35%	33%	20%	Clean Sheets	C S	0%	28%	22%
24%	17%	0%	Failed to Score	F T	40%	33%	22%

6.5	7.7	6.2	Corners for (avg)	C F	6.6	5.7	6.8
3.8	3.5	4.2	Corners against (avg)	C A	6.8	6.1	4.6
2.4	2.3	2.2	Yellow cards (avg)	Y C	3.2	2.3	2.5
7	3	1	Red cards	R C	1	3	8

14.1	16.2	16.6	Shots (avg)	S (	13.2	11.4	13.8
5.4	6.4	6	Shots on Target (avg)	S O	6.2	4.1	4.9
21%	21%	27%	Goal Efficiency	G E	16%	27%	28%

10.4	10.1	10.8	Shots against (avg)	S A	13.8	15.7	12.6
3.6	3.9	4	Shots on Target against (avg)	S O	5.8	5.9	4.8

Cruzeiro			First Half	Náutico
Total	Home	vs mid	Statistics	Stat	vs mid	Away	Total
37	18	5	Played	P	5	18	37
7	5	1	Won	W	1	1	10
18	7	2	Drew	D	2	12	15
12	6	2	Lost	L	2	5	12
20	14	4	Scored	S	2	6	19
25	14	5	Conceded	C	3	11	23
65%	78%	80%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	60%	44%	65%
35%	44%	60%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	20%	28%	30%
16%	22%	40%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	20%	11%	14%
3%	6%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	0%	6%	3%
3%	6%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	6%	3%
27%	39%	60%	BTTS	BTTS	20%	22%	19%
49%	39%	20%	Clean Sheets	C S	60%	61%	57%
59%	44%	40%	Failed to Score	F T	60%	72%	59%

Cruzeiro			Second Half	Náutico
Total	Home	vs mid	Statistics	Stat	vs mid	Away	Total
37	18	5	Played	P	5	18	37
14	7	2	Won	W	1	6	13
15	7	3	Drew	D	2	6	14
8	4	0	Lost	L	2	6	10
22	10	4	Scored	S	3	14	31
19	10	2	Conceded	C	4	14	27
65%	67%	60%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	80%	83%	86%
24%	28%	20%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	60%	56%	54%
14%	11%	20%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	0%	11%	14%
5%	6%	20%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	0%	6%	3%
3%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	0%	0%
16%	11%	20%	BTTS	BTTS	20%	28%	35%
65%	67%	80%	Clean Sheets	C S	40%	44%	41%
54%	56%	40%	Failed to Score	F T	60%	44%	38%

Key stats in Serie B this season:

Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
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	Botafogo	37	20	9	8	54	29	18	15	1	2	37	11	19	5	8	6	17	18	25	69
2	Coritiba	37	18	10	9	47	32	19	11	5	3	29	14	18	7	5	6	18	18	15	64
3	Avai	37	17	10	10	42	34	18	9	6	3	22	13	19	8	4	7	20	21	8	61
4	Goias	36	16	13	7	44	29	18	10	6	2	28	14	18	6	7	5	16	15	15	61
5	CSA	37	17	8	12	44	33	18	8	6	4	24	15	19	9	2	8	20	18	11	59
6	Guarani	36	16	11	9	52	37	18	10	4	4	28	15	18	6	7	5	24	22	15	59
7	CRB	36	15	12	9	43	36	18	7	9	2	23	16	18	8	3	7	20	20	7	57
8	Náutico	37	14	10	13	50	50	19	8	6	5	30	25	18	6	4	8	20	25	0	52
9	Vasco da Gama	37	13	10	14	43	49	19	9	4	6	25	24	18	4	6	8	18	25	-6	49
10	Vila Nova	37	11	15	11	34	36	19	6	10	3	13	11	18	5	5	8	21	25	-2	48
11	Sampaio Correa	37	12	11	14	40	40	19	9	5	5	25	16	18	3	6	9	15	24	0	47
12	Cruzeiro	37	10	17	10	42	44	18	5	9	4	24	24	19	5	8	6	18	20	-2	47
13	Ponte Preta	37	11	13	13	36	38	18	8	7	3	23	15	19	3	6	10	13	23	-2	46
14	Operario PR	37	12	9	16	33	45	18	8	4	6	20	20	19	4	5	10	13	25	-12	45
15	Brusque	37	13	8	16	42	54	19	9	5	5	25	16	18	4	3	11	17	38	-12	44
16	Remo	37	11	9	17	31	42	18	7	3	8	11	13	19	4	6	9	20	29	-11	42
17	Londrina	37	10	11	16	28	41	18	5	5	8	14	19	19	5	6	8	14	22	-13	41
18	Vitoria	36	8	16	12	30	28	18	5	7	6	18	13	18	3	9	6	12	15	2	40
19	Confianca	37	9	9	19	35	48	19	6	3	10	20	25	18	3	6	9	15	23	-13	36
20	Brasil de Pelotas	37	4	11	22	23	48	19	4	6	9	14	21	18	0	5	13	9	27	-25	23

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	Botafogo	37	20	9	8	54	29	18	15	1	2	37	11	19	5	8	6	17	18	25	69
2	Coritiba	37	18	10	9	47	32	19	11	5	3	29	14	18	7	5	6	18	18	15	64
3	Avai	37	17	10	10	42	34	18	9	6	3	22	13	19	8	4	7	20	21	8	61
4	Goias	36	16	13	7	44	29	18	10	6	2	28	14	18	6	7	5	16	15	15	61
5	CSA	37	17	8	12	44	33	18	8	6	4	24	15	19	9	2	8	20	18	11	59
6	Guarani	36	16	11	9	52	37	18	10	4	4	28	15	18	6	7	5	24	22	15	59
7	CRB	36	15	12	9	43	36	18	7	9	2	23	16	18	8	3	7	20	20	7	57
8	Náutico	37	14	10	13	50	50	19	8	6	5	30	25	18	6	4	8	20	25	0	52
9	Vasco da Gama	37	13	10	14	43	49	19	9	4	6	25	24	18	4	6	8	18	25	-6	49
10	Vila Nova	37	11	15	11	34	36	19	6	10	3	13	11	18	5	5	8	21	25	-2	48
11	Sampaio Correa	37	12	11	14	40	40	19	9	5	5	25	16	18	3	6	9	15	24	0	47
12	Cruzeiro	37	10	17	10	42	44	18	5	9	4	24	24	19	5	8	6	18	20	-2	47
13	Ponte Preta	37	11	13	13	36	38	18	8	7	3	23	15	19	3	6	10	13	23	-2	46
14	Operario PR	37	12	9	16	33	45	18	8	4	6	20	20	19	4	5	10	13	25	-12	45
15	Brusque	37	13	8	16	42	54	19	9	5	5	25	16	18	4	3	11	17	38	-12	44
16	Remo	37	11	9	17	31	42	18	7	3	8	11	13	19	4	6	9	20	29	-11	42
17	Londrina	37	10	11	16	28	41	18	5	5	8	14	19	19	5	6	8	14	22	-13	41
18	Vitoria	36	8	16	12	30	28	18	5	7	6	18	13	18	3	9	6	12	15	2	40
19	Confianca	37	9	9	19	35	48	19	6	3	10	20	25	18	3	6	9	15	23	-13	36
20	Brasil de Pelotas	37	4	11	22	23	48	19	4	6	9	14	21	18	0	5	13	9	27	-25	23