Match preview: Home crowd has big expectations when Cruzeiro take on Remo

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Fri 29.October
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (58170 seats)

Glory for the home side, the away team claims a mighty victory or a tactical 0-0 draw? Anything can happen when the mid-table sides Cruzeiro and Remo duel at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto.

Insights:
  • Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Remo have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Serie B

Remo could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Serie B game only four sleeps ago.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Remo, who are travelling more than 2700 kilometers to play this game.

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Cruzeiro form and stats

4-8-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Cruzeiro so far this season.

Cruzeiro haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 209 minutes ago. E. Schroeder Brock scored that one.

The fans are hoping that Cruzeiro will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Serie B game against Avai (placed 3rd). Midfielder Bruno José was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.44 (out of ten) in that game. José hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Botafogo.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Cruzeiro matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, four draws and one defeat (from six games).

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Vila Nova are coming to town in four days.

The Cruzeiro fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 15 matches. Cruzeiro have conceded 20 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Remo form and stats

Remo have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 3-5-7 (15 played). It's a growing despair in Remo as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Serie B home defeat versus Ponte Preta with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Remo goalie Thiago could enjoy a superb day's work against Ponte Preta, but despite achieving eight saves the defeat could not be evaded. Goalkeeper Thiago got the top player rating of the team with 8.32/10. Thiago stopped the opponent with eight saves.

That result followed a home victory 9-0 versus Galvez in the Copa Verde.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Remo playing away, we found three games. Results were one away win, zero draws and two home wins.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Remo as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Remo have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Remo - Cruzeiro 1-0 was the result in these participants' latest H2H game, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

CruzeiroM. Martins Moreno
M. Martins Moreno
5 goals
RemoF. Gedoz da Conceição
F. Gedoz da Conceição
4 goals
RemoR. Gorne Silva
R. Gorne Silva
4 goals

Cruzeiro missing players

Remo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cruzeiro Remo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 3 Played P 4 15 31
8 4 0 Won W 0 3 10
15 8 2 Drew D 2 5 8
8 3 1 Lost L 2 7 13
36 20 5 Scored S 2 14 25
36 20 6 Conceded C 5 22 33
84% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
65% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 80% 55%
42% 47% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 47% 35%
19% 27% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 13% 6%
10% 13% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
55% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 45%
35% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 23%
26% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 42%
 
6.6 7.6 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 4.9 5.1
4 3.6 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.9 5.2
2.5 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.6 2.5
7 3 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
13.9 16.4 14.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 10.9 11.6
5.4 6.5 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.3 3.2
22% 21% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 29% 25%
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.
  • Remo have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Remo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Remo have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Serie B
  • Remo 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 Coritiba 31 16 9 6 39 24 16 9 5 2 24 11 15 7 4 4 15 13 15 57
2 Botafogo 31 16 7 8 45 27 16 13 1 2 34 10 15 3 6 6 11 17 18 55
3 Avai 31 15 8 8 36 25 16 9 4 3 20 11 15 6 4 5 16 14 11 53
4 Goias 31 14 10 7 37 24 15 9 4 2 23 10 16 5 6 5 14 14 13 52
5 CRB 31 13 11 7 40 33 15 5 8 2 20 15 16 8 3 5 20 18 7 50
6 Vasco da Gama 31 13 8 10 38 34 15 9 3 3 22 12 16 4 5 7 16 22 4 47
7 Guarani 31 12 10 9 43 35 16 8 4 4 23 15 15 4 6 5 20 20 8 46
8 CSA 31 13 6 12 36 31 16 7 5 4 22 15 15 6 1 8 14 16 5 45
9 Náutico 31 12 9 10 40 39 16 6 6 4 25 21 15 6 3 6 15 18 1 45
10 Vila Nova 32 10 12 10 27 27 16 5 8 3 7 6 16 5 4 7 20 21 0 42
11 Sampaio Correa 31 10 10 11 33 34 15 7 4 4 19 13 16 3 6 7 14 21 -1 40
12 Cruzeiro 31 8 15 8 36 36 15 4 8 3 20 20 16 4 7 5 16 16 0 39
13 Remo 31 10 8 13 25 33 16 7 3 6 11 11 15 3 5 7 14 22 -8 38
14 Operario PR 31 10 8 13 26 35 15 6 3 6 15 17 16 4 5 7 11 18 -9 38
15 Ponte Preta 31 9 10 12 31 34 15 7 5 3 22 15 16 2 5 9 9 19 -3 37
16 Brusque 32 10 8 14 33 46 16 6 5 5 18 13 16 4 3 9 15 33 -13 35
17 Londrina 31 7 11 13 22 36 16 4 5 7 12 17 15 3 6 6 10 19 -14 32
18 Vitoria 31 6 14 11 23 26 16 4 7 5 15 12 15 2 7 6 8 14 -3 32
19 Confianca 31 8 7 16 32 42 15 5 2 8 17 20 16 3 5 8 15 22 -10 31
20 Brasil de Pelotas 31 3 11 17 18 39 15 3 6 6 11 16 16 0 5 11 7 23 -21 20

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 Coritiba 31 16 9 6 39 24 16 9 5 2 24 11 15 7 4 4 15 13 15 57
2 Botafogo 31 16 7 8 45 27 16 13 1 2 34 10 15 3 6 6 11 17 18 55
3 Avai 31 15 8 8 36 25 16 9 4 3 20 11 15 6 4 5 16 14 11 53
4 Goias 31 14 10 7 37 24 15 9 4 2 23 10 16 5 6 5 14 14 13 52
5 CRB 31 13 11 7 40 33 15 5 8 2 20 15 16 8 3 5 20 18 7 50
6 Vasco da Gama 31 13 8 10 38 34 15 9 3 3 22 12 16 4 5 7 16 22 4 47
7 Guarani 31 12 10 9 43 35 16 8 4 4 23 15 15 4 6 5 20 20 8 46
8 CSA 31 13 6 12 36 31 16 7 5 4 22 15 15 6 1 8 14 16 5 45
9 Náutico 31 12 9 10 40 39 16 6 6 4 25 21 15 6 3 6 15 18 1 45
10 Vila Nova 32 10 12 10 27 27 16 5 8 3 7 6 16 5 4 7 20 21 0 42
11 Sampaio Correa 31 10 10 11 33 34 15 7 4 4 19 13 16 3 6 7 14 21 -1 40
12 Cruzeiro 31 8 15 8 36 36 15 4 8 3 20 20 16 4 7 5 16 16 0 39
13 Remo 31 10 8 13 25 33 16 7 3 6 11 11 15 3 5 7 14 22 -8 38
14 Operario PR 31 10 8 13 26 35 15 6 3 6 15 17 16 4 5 7 11 18 -9 38
15 Ponte Preta 31 9 10 12 31 34 15 7 5 3 22 15 16 2 5 9 9 19 -3 37
16 Brusque 32 10 8 14 33 46 16 6 5 5 18 13 16 4 3 9 15 33 -13 35
17 Londrina 31 7 11 13 22 36 16 4 5 7 12 17 15 3 6 6 10 19 -14 32
18 Vitoria 31 6 14 11 23 26 16 4 7 5 15 12 15 2 7 6 8 14 -3 32
19 Confianca 31 8 7 16 32 42 15 5 2 8 17 20 16 3 5 8 15 22 -10 31
20 Brasil de Pelotas 31 3 11 17 18 39 15 3 6 6 11 16 16 0 5 11 7 23 -21 20

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, or just Série B, is the second highest level of Brazilian football on a national level. It has changed format frequently, but currently holds 20 teams playing a double round-robin format. Top four are promoted to Série A while bottom four face relegation.