A total of 30 rounds of matches have been played and both Cruzeiro and Vasco da Gama are up there with the best. Get ready!
- Cruzeiro have the most scored goals (41) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vasco da Gama have scored away.
Cruzeiro have less rest than Vasco da Gama in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Serie B game only four days ago. That game was an away game at CRB, so at least Cruzeiro are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Cruzeiro form and stats
13-2-0 is the performance here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto so far in the Serie B, giving Cruzeiro a total of 41 from their 15 games here. Outstanding results!
The Cruzeiro goalkeeper Rafael Cabral Barbosa is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 230 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie B.
Happy days for Cruzeiro in their previous game, a fixture away at CRB (placed 9th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Cruzeiro goalkeeper Cabral did an outstanding job against CRB with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory. The goalie Cabral was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.82 out of ten. Cabral topped it up with a clean sheet.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Operario PR in a game that was won 1-0.Trench warfare? Looking at this team's last 30 league matches, 24 have had less than three goals (under 2.5).
Cruzeiro have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto with 25 goals in 15 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Cruzeiro have only let in 4 goals at home.
Vasco da Gama form and stats
There's been little loot from Vasco da Gama's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 15 away games in the Serie B. Vasco da Gama only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Vasco, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team.
Vasco da Gama had fun at their own home (Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto) last time out, beating Nautico 4-1. Figueiredo, Eguinaldo, Raniel and Santos scored. Vasco da Gama goalie Rodrigues was high and low in the Nautico game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Midfield player Santos was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Santos scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Gremio's place.The attacking power of Vasco da Gama when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 15 league matches away. Vasco have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent recorded result involving both these teams is the Vasco da Gama - Cruzeiro 1-0 played previously this season. Head to head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Cruzeiro won three games, three matches ended in a draw and Vasco da Gama have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Nascimento da Silva Junior 8 goals |   R. Santana de Vasconcelos 8 goals | A. Nascimento dos Santos 6 goals |
Cruzeiro missing players
Vasco da Gama missing players
| Cruzeiro | Vasco da Gama | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 19 | 13 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 41 | 25 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 35 |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 25 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 83% |
| 67% | 67% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 57% |
| 20% | 20% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 37% | 27% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 47% | 40% |
| 53% | 73% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 47% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 7.1 | 7.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15.4 | 16.7 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 10.1 | 10.9 |
| 5 | 6 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 27% | 28% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 24% | 31% |
| 10.3 | 8.5 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
- Cruzeiro have not yet lost a game at home.
- Cruzeiro have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cruzeiro have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vasco da Gama have scored away.
- Cruzeiro have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cruzeiro have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most points (41) at home in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most scored goals (41) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the the best goal difference (+25) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Cruzeiro haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Cruzeiro | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 25 | 65 |
| 2 | Gremio | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 53 |
| 3 | Bahia | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 51 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 48 |
| 5 | Londrina | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
| 6 | Sport Recife | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -1 | 43 |
| 7 | Ituano | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 41 |
| 8 | Ponte Preta | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | CRB | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -7 | 40 |
| 10 | Criciuma | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 40 |
| 11 | Tombense | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -4 | 40 |
| 12 | Sampaio Correa | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 39 |
| 13 | Novorizontino | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 35 |
| 15 | Guarani | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 35 |
| 16 | Vila Nova | 30 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 34 |
| 17 | CSA | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -8 | 32 |
| 18 | Brusque | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 31 |
| 19 | Operario PR | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | -13 | 30 |
| 20 | Nautico | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 27 | -19 | 27 |
