Cruzeiro have journeyed here for an exciting duel against the home side Tombense. Read up on the fixture with this thorough Serie B preview!
- Tombense have the most dropped points from leading position (4) 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 Tombense and Cruzeiro.
Tombense form and stats
Tombense are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two Serie B games here at Estádio Soares de Azevedo. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Tombense.
The spoils were shared in Tombense's previous game, also at home. Visiting Cruzeiro (placed 10th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. David, defender, was given a rating of 7.3/10 in that game, top of the team. David won 5 of 7 duels.
Erik lost again
At Estádio Soares de Azevedo, Tombense has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Cruzeiro form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Serie B for Cruzeiro with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Cruzeiro are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Tombense (placed 12th). The draw against Tombense came from a losing position. The Cruzeiro manager Suárez brought on Brock as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. The attacker Jajá got a match rating of 7.63 in that game. Jajá hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Cruzeiro has managed 1 goal and let in 3 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the statistics show this recent game: Tombense - Cruzeiro 1-1. Data for the former ten meetings involving these two participants are: two wins for Tombense, three draws and five wins for Cruzeiro. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ferreira da Silva 2 goals |  E. Galdino Moreira 1 goals |  E. Schroeder Brock 1 goals |
Tombense missing players
Cruzeiro missing players
| Tombense | Cruzeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 2.7 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 6.7 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.3 | 12.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12 | 11.3 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 14.7 | 13 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9.5 | 9.7 |
| 3.3 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
- Tombense have the most dropped points from leading position (4) in Serie B
| Tombense | Last season | Cruzeiro | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 14 | 6 | Played | P | 7 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Scored | S | 11 | 26 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | ||
| 93% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 86% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 86% | 71% | ||
| 7% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 21% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | ||
| 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 57% | ||
| 21% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 36% | ||
| 50% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 6.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.9 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 12.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 24% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 38% | ||
| 12.3 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bahia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Ituano | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Chapecoense | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Sport Recife | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Operario PR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Sampaio Corrêa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Gremio | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Londrina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Criciuma | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Cruzeiro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Ponte Preta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Tombense | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Vasco da Gama | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Brusque | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | CSA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Novorizontino | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Vila Nova | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 18 | CRB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Guarani | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Nautico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Mineiro | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 28 |
| 2 | Athletic Club | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Caldense | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 18 |
| 5 | America Mineiro | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Villa Nova | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Democrata GV | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Pouso Alegre | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 10 |
| 9 | CAP Patrocinense | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 10 | Tombense | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 11 | Uberlandia | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 9 |
| 12 | URT | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -12 | 7 |
