This is the game, this is Serie B and this is Cruzeiro - Operário PR. Prepare with our complete match preview!
- Cruzeiro have the most points from losing position (12) in Serie B
- Operário PR have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Serie B
Both teams have had enough rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an energetic fixture!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Cruzeiro form and stats
Cruzeiro have collected 15 points from their Serie B home games so far after 3-6-2. Cruzeiro has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Remo defeat 58 days ago.
Cruzeiro's previous game was a Serie B match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Ponte Preta (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Goalkeeper Fábio got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.43 out of ten. Fábio stopped the opponent with three saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Manager V. Luxemburgo da Silva felt very clever after Bruno José scored the winning goal against Ponte Preta, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 46th minute.
Before that, Cruzeiro played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Goias.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cruzeiro handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, eight draws and four defeats.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cruzeiro as they are travelling to their away game against Vasco da Gama in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.
Cruzeiro are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 11 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cruzeiro defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Operário PR form and stats
Playing away, Operário PR have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Serie B this season.
Operário have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 325 minutes ago. P. Sergio was the goal scorer.
Operário are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Sampaio Correa (placed 7th). Renie, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.41. Renie won 1 of 4 duels.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Vitoria.Operário are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, four draws and five defeats. From a total of ten matches.
Goals are few and far between in Operário's away league games. Only 5 goals from 11 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Operário have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Operário PR - Cruzeiro 2-1. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two contenders are: two wins for Cruzeiro, zero draws and one win for Operário PR. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  M. Martins Moreno 5 goals |  F. Ferreira Batista 3 goals |  P. Luiz de Souza 3 goals |
Cruzeiro missing players
Operário PR missing players
| Cruzeiro | Operário PR | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 27 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 30 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 83% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 64% | 78% |
| 61% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 36% | 48% |
| 48% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 27% | 30% |
| 26% | 36% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 9% | 9% |
| 13% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 9% |
| 57% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 9% | 26% |
| 35% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 55% | 48% |
| 26% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 73% | 48% |
| 6.7 | 7.9 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4 | 5.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13.6 | 15.5 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.2 | 12 |
| 4.9 | 6.1 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 24% | 24% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 14% | 21% |
- Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cruzeiro have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Operário PR have scored away.
- Cruzeiro have the most points from losing position (12) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Operário PR have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Operário PR have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Serie B
- Operário PR have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 45 |
| 2 | Goias | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 42 |
| 3 | Botafogo | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 41 |
| 4 | CRB | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 40 |
| 5 | Avai | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Guarani | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Sampaio Correa | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 35 |
| 8 | Nautico | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Operário PR | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 33 |
| 10 | Vasco da Gama | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Remo | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | CSA | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| 13 | Cruzeiro | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 14 | Brusque | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -11 | 27 |
| 15 | Vila Nova | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Ponte Preta | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | -4 | 25 |
| 17 | Vitoria | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 23 |
| 18 | Londrina | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 21 |
| 19 | Brasil de Pelotas | 23 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 16 |
| 20 | Confianca | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 14 |