This match features two teams living in the basement of the Serie B, Cruzeiro holding 17th place and Sampaio Corrêa lying 18th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Cruzeiro form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Cruzeiro have to build on here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in the Serie B.
Cruzeiro are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Cuiaba. Before that, Cruzeiro had a home game versus Ponte Preta which ended with a victory 3-0.
Heartbreak for Cruzeiro in their last match as Cuiaba's F. Marques scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
There will be little rest for Cruzeiro after this match as they are travelling to Oeste for a Serie B game in only three days.
The Cruzeiro fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. From these home matches, Cruzeiro have conceded only 6 goals.
Sampaio Corrêa form and stats
1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Sampaio Corrêa playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.
Sampaio won their last game, 1-0 versus CSA played at home. A 1-1 draw at Guarani's stadium before that.
After this away game Sampaio Corrêa return home for a Serie B game against Botafogo SP. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Sampaio are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. Sampaio have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. da Silva Dantas 4 goals |   M. Martins Moreno 2 goals | R. Salmazzo 2 goals |
Cruzeiro missing players
Sampaio Corrêa missing players
| Cruzeiro | Sampaio Corrêa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 54% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 38% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 20% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 46% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 23% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.9 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 176 | 109 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 56 | 118 |
| 54 | 31 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 28 | 49 |
| 26% | 26% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 22% |
- Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cruzeiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sampaio Corrêa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Sampaio Corrêa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sampaio Corrêa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| 2 | Chapecoense | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Juventude | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Parana | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Ponte Preta | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Operario PR | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | CRB | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | America Mineiro | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Vitoria | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Avai | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Brasil de Pelotas | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Confianca | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Botafogo SP | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Nautico | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | CSA | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 16 | Figueirense | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 17 | Cruzeiro | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 18 | Sampaio Corrêa | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 19 | Guarani | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 20 | Oeste | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 6 |