It's been rough for Cruzeiro so far, and I guess you could say the same about Vitória. The strugglers have a chance for some much needed points here.
- Cruzeiro have the most conceded goals (26) in Serie B
- Vitória have the fewest scored goals (3) away 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 Vitória.
Vitória have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Cruzeiro form and stats
Cruzeiro's struggle is real here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto with only 7 points collected from 7 Serie B games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-4-2.
Cruzeiro are returning here after visiting Brusque in a Serie B game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Felipe Augusto and Giovanni scored the goal(s). Midfield player Ariel Cabral got a match rating of 7.23 in that game, the max score being 10. Cabral hit one key pass and had 54 successful passes (of 60 total). The victory against Brusque came after Giovanni's winning goal. The Cruzeiro manager M. Batista Junior was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 63rd minute.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Londrina that ended 2-2.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cruzeiro, as the Serie B home game vs Sampaio Correa is only three days away.
Cruzeiro have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto with 11 goals in 7 league matches. Cruzeiro have conceded 14 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Vitória form and stats
Vitória have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 0-3-4 (7 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Vitória have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 15 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Atletico Alagoinhas game.
The attacking players of Vitória have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 190 minutes.
Vitória's previous game was their home loss versus Vasco da Gama (0-1). Fernando Neto got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, top player of the team. Neto hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A 0-1 defeat away at Gremio before that.After this away game Vitória return home for a Serie B game against CRB. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Vitória are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 7 away games. 7 goals have been conceded by Vitória in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Cruzeiro victories, four draws and zero Vitória wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Barbosa Teixeira 4 goals |  M. Martins Moreno 3 goals | F. Ferreira Batista 3 goals |
Cruzeiro missing players
Vitória missing players
| Cruzeiro | Vitória | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 26 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 81% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 81% |
| 69% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 43% | 44% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 31% | 43% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 19% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 44% |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 50% |
| 7 | 8.1 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.5 | 14.4 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 11.1 | 13.4 |
| 5.1 | 5.9 | 10 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 25% | 27% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 12% | 16% |
- Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cruzeiro have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vitória have scored away.
- Cruzeiro have the most conceded goals (14) at home in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most conceded goals (26) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have the most points from losing position (10) in Serie B
- Cruzeiro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Vitória have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Vitória have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Serie B
- Vitória 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 | Nautico | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| 2 | Coritiba | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Goias | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Avaí | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Sampaio Correa | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Guarani | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Vasco da Gama | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | CRB | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Brusque | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Operario PR | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 24 |
| 11 | Botafogo | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | CSA | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 13 | Remo | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 14 | Vila Nova | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 | Cruzeiro | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | Confiança | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 13 |
| 17 | Vitória | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 18 | Ponte Preta | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 19 | Londrina | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 20 | Brasil de Pelotas | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 12 |