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CR Flamengo vs Cruzeiro EC, Serie A 2019 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2019
CR Flamengo
3 – 1
Full Time
Cruzeiro EC
Sun 28 Apr 2019 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 5' Murilo
Para 25' Y
Leo Duarte 50' Y
Y 52' Lucas Romero
Gabriel Barbosa 62' Y
Y 62' Edilson
Y 79' Fred
R 85' Murilo
Y 89' Thiago Neves
Diego 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

CR Flamengo vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Anderson Daronco
  • Referee Rafael da Silva Alves
  • Referee Miguel Cataneo Ribeiro Da Costa
  • Referee Daniel Nobre Bins
7 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 18 41
2 CR Flamengo 17 34
3 Fluminense FC 18 31
4 CA Paranaense 18 30
5 RB Bragantino 18 29
6 EC Bahia 17 26
7 Coritiba FBC 18 26
8 Sao Paulo FC 18 25
9 CA Mineiro 18 24
10 SC Corinthians Paulista 18 24
11 Cruzeiro EC 18 24
12 Botafogo FR 17 22
13 EC Vitoria 17 22
14 SC Internacional 18 21
15 Santos FC 18 21
16 Grêmio FBPA 18 21
17 CR Vasco da Gama 18 20
18 Clube do Remo 18 18
19 Mirassol FC 17 16
20 Chapecoense AF 17 9

Head-to-Head

9
3
1
CR Flamengo 13 games · Avg 2.1 goals Cruzeiro EC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-28 CR Flamengo 3–1 Cruzeiro EC 2018-11-25 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 CR Flamengo 2018-08-12 CR Flamengo 1–0 Cruzeiro EC 2017-11-09 CR Flamengo 2–0 Cruzeiro EC 2017-07-15 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 CR Flamengo

Recent Form

CR Flamengo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Cruzeiro EC H 3–1 W
01 Dec CA Paranaense H 1–2 L
25 Nov Cruzeiro EC A 2–0 W
21 Nov Grêmio FBPA H 2–0 W
18 Nov SC Recife A 1–0 W
15 Nov Santos FC H 1–0 W
Cruzeiro EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr CR Flamengo A 1–3 L
02 Dec EC Bahia A 0–0 D
25 Nov CR Flamengo H 0–2 L
21 Nov EC Vitoria H 3–0 W
18 Nov Sao Paulo FC A 0–1 L
14 Nov SC Corinthians Paulista H 1–0 W

Season Stats

CR Flamengo Cruzeiro EC
#2 Position #11
34 Points 24
17 Played 18
10 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 6 / 6 / 6
31 Scored 24
16 Conceded 28
+15 GD -4
2.00 PPG 1.33
59% Win % 33%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
CR Flamengo this season
28% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season

CR Flamengo are 2nd (34 pts). Cruzeiro EC are 11th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CR Flamengo
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/–
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cruzeiro EC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CR Flamengo
Pedro 10 G 4 A
Samuel Lino 4 G 6 A
Giorgian De Arrascaeta 3 G 1 A
Lucas Paqueta 3 G
Cruzeiro EC
Christian 5 G 3 A
Kaio Jorge 4 G
Matheus Pereira 3 G 2 A
Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' CR Flamengo have kicked off against Cruzeiro EC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The referee calls foul for Murilo Cerqueira. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bruno Henrique made 284 appearances and scored 70 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' CR Flamengo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' It’s a booking for CR Flamengo player. Para gets a Yellow card.
  • 30' Henrique has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' CR Flamengo is showing some good football. However, CR Flamengo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' The deadlock is broken! Pedro Rocha gets on the scoresheet on 40 minutes.
  • 41' What composure from Bruno Henrique! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 46' It looks surprising Cruzeiro EC does not make any changes. Gabriel Barbosa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Leo Duarte.
  • 52' Lucas Romero is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
  • 57' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mano Menezes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 62' Edilson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' Thiago Neves is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rodriguinho at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' Sensational shot from Bruno Henrique. CR Flamengo is back in the lead.
  • 69' Rafinha is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pedro Rocha at the 69 minute mark.
  • 70' A change in the Cruzeiro EC ranks — Lucas Romero exits the field as Lucas Silva enters on 70.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marquinhos Gabriel, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Diego. He replaces Giorgian De Arrascaeta on 76 minute.
  • 79' Cruzeiro EC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CR Flamengo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' Murilo Cerqueira picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' A moment of madness from Thiago Neves on 89 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cruzeiro EC will be frustrated.
  • 90' Gabriel Barbosa doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Diego has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in CR Flamengo team. Everton Ribeiro is replaced by Juan on 90 minute.
  • With this win, CR Flamengo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

CR Flamengo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Abel Braga

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mano Menezes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ayrton Lucas 3
Bruno Henrique 2
Gabriel Barbosa 2
Giorgian De Arrascaeta 2
Marlon 2
Pedro 2
Everton Ribeiro 2
David Luiz 1

Head to Head

2019-04-28 CR Flamengo 3–1 Cruzeiro EC 2018-11-25 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 CR Flamengo 2018-08-12 CR Flamengo 1–0 Cruzeiro EC 2017-11-09 CR Flamengo 2–0 Cruzeiro EC 2017-07-15 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 CR Flamengo

CR Flamengo Form

2019-04-28 CR Flamengo 3–1 Cruzeiro EC W 2018-12-01 CR Flamengo 1–2 CA Paranaense L 2018-11-25 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 CR Flamengo W 2018-11-21 CR Flamengo 2–0 Grêmio FBPA W 2018-11-18 SC Recife 0–1 CR Flamengo W 2018-11-15 CR Flamengo 1–0 Santos FC W

Cruzeiro EC Form

2019-04-28 CR Flamengo 3–1 Cruzeiro EC L 2018-12-02 EC Bahia 0–0 Cruzeiro EC D 2018-11-25 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 CR Flamengo L 2018-11-21 Cruzeiro EC 3–0 EC Vitoria W 2018-11-18 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 Cruzeiro EC L 2018-11-14 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 SC Corinthians Paulista W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.13 CR Flamengo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Cruzeiro EC xG
I would bet for: CR Flamengo to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CR Flamengo68% Draw20% Cruzeiro EC12%
Actual: CR Flamengo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

CR Flamengo or Draw
88%
Draw or Cruzeiro EC
32%
CR Flamengo or Cruzeiro EC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CR Flamengo48% Draw41% Cruzeiro EC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.6%
1 – 0
11.6%
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
4.6%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.5%
2 – 2
3.4%
1 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — CR Flamengo

Handicap CR Flamengo covers Push Cruzeiro EC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 21% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 24% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

CR Flamengo keeps clean sheet
48% ✓
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.