Football betting preview: Juventude vs Cruzeiro

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Competition: Brazil Serie B
Competition: Sat 16.January
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi

5th position in the Serie B table for Juventude so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 13th-placed Cruzeiro visits Estádio Alfredo Jaconi.

Insights:
  • Juventude has the most scored goals (46) in Serie B

It's no vacation for neither Juventude nor Cruzeiro as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

It's quite the trip for Cruzeiro when visiting Juventude as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.

Cruzeiro are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Juventude form and stats

Juventude, who have the most scored goals (46) in Serie B, have played 17 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-6-2 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi.

No payout for Juventude in their previous match, an away game at Brasil de Pelotas that ended in defeat 1-2. Prior to that, an away loss at Cuiaba.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Juventude as they are travelling to their away game against Avaí in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.

The Juventude fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 17 league matches. Juventude are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 17 matches.

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Cruzeiro form and stats

8-5-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cruzeiro in their Serie B matches away.

Cruzeiro might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Oeste proved too strong as Cruzeiro slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sampaio Corrêa at their stadium, the result 1-0.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Operario PR in just four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cruzeiro as they have only managed to score 16 times from 17 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Cruzeiro as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Cruzeiro - Juventude 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Juventude won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Cruzeiro has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / seven

Juventude missing players

Cruzeiro missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Juventude Cruzeiro
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 17 34
14 9 4 Won W 2 8 13
10 6 0 Drew D 1 5 11
10 2 2 Lost L 2 4 10
46 27 9 Scored S 5 16 37
36 13 7 Conceded C 6 13 30
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
62% 65% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 41% 53%
47% 47% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 24% 32%
26% 24% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 12%
12% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
53% 53% 67% BTTS BTTS 60% 41% 47%
35% 47% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 47% 38%
21% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 24% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.3 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2.4
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
11.9 13.1 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10.8 12.9
4.1 5.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 3.6 4.3
33% 31% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 26% 26%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Juventude has the most scored goals (46) in Serie B
  • Juventude have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 América Mineiro 34 19 10 5 40 21 17 10 4 3 26 14 17 9 6 2 14 7 19 67
2 Chapecoense 34 18 12 4 38 18 17 10 6 1 16 5 17 8 6 3 22 13 20 66
3 Cuiaba 34 15 10 9 40 33 17 11 5 1 26 10 17 4 5 8 14 23 7 55
4 CSA 34 15 7 12 44 33 17 12 1 4 30 14 17 3 6 8 14 19 11 52
5 Juventude 34 14 10 10 46 36 17 9 6 2 27 13 17 5 4 8 19 23 10 52
6 Avaí 34 14 6 14 36 43 17 7 3 7 18 22 17 7 3 7 18 21 -7 48
7 Guarani 34 13 9 12 39 39 17 8 5 4 25 17 17 5 4 8 14 22 0 48
8 Ponte Preta 34 13 9 12 42 45 17 8 5 4 24 24 17 5 4 8 18 21 -3 48
9 Operario PR 34 12 12 10 33 30 17 8 6 3 24 12 17 4 6 7 9 18 3 48
10 Brasil de Pelotas 34 11 14 9 30 28 17 7 8 2 18 10 17 4 6 7 12 18 2 47
11 CRB 34 13 7 14 36 39 17 9 5 3 21 11 17 4 2 11 15 28 -3 46
12 Sampaio Corrêa 34 13 6 15 43 36 17 8 0 9 20 16 17 5 6 6 23 20 7 45
13 Cruzeiro 34 13 11 10 37 30 17 5 6 6 21 17 17 8 5 4 16 13 7 44
14 Confianca 34 11 9 14 36 42 17 7 5 5 21 20 17 4 4 9 15 22 -6 42
15 Náutico 34 9 12 13 30 38 17 7 8 2 20 13 17 2 4 11 10 25 -8 39
16 Vitoria 34 8 14 12 41 44 17 7 5 5 21 15 17 1 9 7 20 29 -3 38
17 Paraná 34 9 9 16 33 45 17 6 6 5 19 15 17 3 3 11 14 30 -12 36
18 Figueirense 34 8 12 14 28 35 17 5 7 5 16 11 17 3 5 9 12 24 -7 36
19 Botafogo SP 34 8 9 17 24 33 17 6 4 7 18 16 17 2 5 10 6 17 -9 33
20 Oeste 34 6 8 20 26 54 17 4 3 10 12 24 17 2 5 10 14 30 -28 26

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 América Mineiro 34 19 10 5 40 21 17 10 4 3 26 14 17 9 6 2 14 7 19 67
2 Chapecoense 34 18 12 4 38 18 17 10 6 1 16 5 17 8 6 3 22 13 20 66
3 Cuiaba 34 15 10 9 40 33 17 11 5 1 26 10 17 4 5 8 14 23 7 55
4 CSA 34 15 7 12 44 33 17 12 1 4 30 14 17 3 6 8 14 19 11 52
5 Juventude 34 14 10 10 46 36 17 9 6 2 27 13 17 5 4 8 19 23 10 52
6 Avaí 34 14 6 14 36 43 17 7 3 7 18 22 17 7 3 7 18 21 -7 48
7 Guarani 34 13 9 12 39 39 17 8 5 4 25 17 17 5 4 8 14 22 0 48
8 Ponte Preta 34 13 9 12 42 45 17 8 5 4 24 24 17 5 4 8 18 21 -3 48
9 Operario PR 34 12 12 10 33 30 17 8 6 3 24 12 17 4 6 7 9 18 3 48
10 Brasil de Pelotas 34 11 14 9 30 28 17 7 8 2 18 10 17 4 6 7 12 18 2 47
11 CRB 34 13 7 14 36 39 17 9 5 3 21 11 17 4 2 11 15 28 -3 46
12 Sampaio Corrêa 34 13 6 15 43 36 17 8 0 9 20 16 17 5 6 6 23 20 7 45
13 Cruzeiro 34 13 11 10 37 30 17 5 6 6 21 17 17 8 5 4 16 13 7 44
14 Confianca 34 11 9 14 36 42 17 7 5 5 21 20 17 4 4 9 15 22 -6 42
15 Náutico 34 9 12 13 30 38 17 7 8 2 20 13 17 2 4 11 10 25 -8 39
16 Vitoria 34 8 14 12 41 44 17 7 5 5 21 15 17 1 9 7 20 29 -3 38
17 Paraná 34 9 9 16 33 45 17 6 6 5 19 15 17 3 3 11 14 30 -12 36
18 Figueirense 34 8 12 14 28 35 17 5 7 5 16 11 17 3 5 9 12 24 -7 36
19 Botafogo SP 34 8 9 17 24 33 17 6 4 7 18 16 17 2 5 10 6 17 -9 33
20 Oeste 34 6 8 20 26 54 17 4 3 10 12 24 17 2 5 10 14 30 -28 26

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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.