Cruzeiro played 2-2 against Vitoria last week, a game to remember. Next up is this strong Sampaio Corrêa side.
- Cruzeiro have the most conceded goals (28) in Serie B
- Sampaio Corrêa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Serie B
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cruzeiro and Sampaio Corrêa.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sampaio Corrêa, who are travelling more than 2400 kilometers to play this game.
Cruzeiro form and stats
With 1 Serie B win, 5 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Cruzeiro are certainly not brimming with confidence. Cruzeiro have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The spoils were shared in Cruzeiro's previous game, also at home. Visiting Vitoria (placed 17th) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. Giovanni (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.64/10. Giovanni scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 28 successful passes (of 30 total). The hometeam coach M. Batista Junior made a successful contribution in the game against Vitoria, bringing on Giovanni who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.
Before that match, a win away at Brusque.Cruzeiro are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Náutico awaits in three days.
Cruzeiro have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto with 13 goals in 8 league matches. Cruzeiro have conceded 16 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Sampaio Corrêa form and stats
The visitors are W3-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B. Sampaio has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
The Sampaio goalkeeper Luiz Daniel de Carvalho Silva is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 225 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Pimentinha and Daniel Costa scored in Sampaio's previous match, the home game against Náutico that ended 2-0. Luiz Daniel was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.3. The agile goalkeeper Daniel stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Sampaio goalie Luiz Daniel was high and low in the Náutico game, contributing six saves towards the victory.
Prior to that result Sampaio won their away game at Vila Nova. The scoreline was 2-0.A new game in only three days for Sampaio Corrêa, the Serie B home match versus Avaí. Busy days.
The attacking power of Sampaio Corrêa when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sampaio are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Cruzeiro victory, zero draws and one Sampaio Corrêa win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ferreira da Silva 7 goals |   M. Barbosa Teixeira 4 goals |  M. Martins Moreno 3 goals |
Cruzeiro missing players
Sampaio Corrêa missing players
| Cruzeiro | Sampaio Corrêa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | 13 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 28 | 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 82% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 76% |
| 71% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 44% | 53% |
| 65% | 75% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 22% | 29% |
| 35% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 11% | 24% |
| 18% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 65% | 75% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 22% | 29% |
| 24% | 12% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 56% | 59% |
| 29% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 56% | 35% |
| 6.8 | 7.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.3 | 5.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.6 | 14.6 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 8.4 | 9.3 |
| 5.2 | 6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 25% | 27% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 31% | 40% |
- Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cruzeiro have the most conceded goals (16) at home in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most conceded goals (28) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most points from losing position (11) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Sampaio Corrêa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Serie B
| 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 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 33 |
| 2 | Náutico | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | Sampaio Corrêa | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Guarani | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 29 |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | CRB | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Goias | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Avaí | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Botafogo | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Brusque | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | Operario PR | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | CSA | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Remo | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Vila Nova | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Cruzeiro | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Ponte Preta | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Vitoria | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 14 |
| 18 | Confiança | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 13 |
| 19 | Londrina | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 13 |
| 20 | Brasil de Pelotas | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 12 |