This is a vital face-off in the bottom part of the Serie B, with both Cruzeiro and Ponte Preta feeling more anxiety than glee. This fixture is a classic "six-pointer" with the host team at 14th and the visitors in 15th spot.
- Cruzeiro have the most points from losing position (12) in Serie B
- Ponte Preta have the fewest points (4) away in Serie B
The hosts Cruzeiro saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Serie B. That game was an away game at Goias, so at least Cruzeiro are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Cruzeiro form and stats
The story so far in the Serie B for Cruzeiro at their home stadium (Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto) is 2 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.
The home team returns to Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto after being equal after 90 minutes with Goias (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the Serie B game ended 1-1. Thiago was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Goias after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Before that, Cruzeiro played out a draw 0-0 when visiting CRB.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cruzeiro handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, eight draws and four defeats.
The Cruzeiro fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cruzeiro defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Ponte Preta form and stats
There's been little loot from Ponte Preta's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 11 away games in the Serie B. Ponte Preta only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 14 away games in a row.
Ponte Preta won their last game, 3-2 versus Sampaio Correa played at home. Midfield player Moisés was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.54/10. Moisés hit the woodwork two (!) times, served one assist, hit five key passes and dribled passed the opponent 7 of 8 times. A victory against Sampaio Correa as mentioned above, but the margin of victory could have been bigger as Ponte hit the posts three times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Vasco da Gama wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.We have checked recent matches where Ponte have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were one victory, three draws and six defeats.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Ponte's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 11 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Ponte Preta in these games.
Head 2 Head
The latest logged history featuring both these participants is the Ponte Preta - Cruzeiro 0-1 played previously this season. Head to head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Cruzeiro won six games, two matches ended with a tie and Ponte Preta have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  M. Martins Moreno 5 goals |   M. Vieira da Veiga 5 goals | J. Nascimento Brito 4 goals |
Cruzeiro missing players
Ponte Preta missing players
| Cruzeiro | Ponte Preta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 26 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| 30 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 25 |
| 82% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 86% |
| 64% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 68% |
| 50% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 9% | 36% |
| 27% | 40% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 59% | 70% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 50% |
| 32% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 9% | 18% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 64% | 45% |
| 6.9 | 8.4 | 8.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.1 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.6 | 15.7 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 9.5 | 11.2 |
| 5 | 6.3 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 24% | 24% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 15% | 30% |
- Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cruzeiro have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ponte Preta 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.
- Cruzeiro have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ponte Preta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Ponte Preta have the fewest points (4) away in Serie B
- Ponte Preta have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Serie B
- Ponte Preta have yet to win a 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 | Coritiba | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 45 |
| 2 | CRB | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 40 |
| 3 | Goias | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Botafogo | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 |
| 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 | Nautico | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Sampaio Correa | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 34 |
| 9 | Vasco da Gama | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Operario PR | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 32 |
| 11 | CSA | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Remo | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Brusque | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Cruzeiro | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 | Ponte Preta | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -3 | 25 |
| 16 | Vila Nova | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 17 | Vitoria | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 18 | Londrina | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 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 |