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CR Vasco da Gama vs Cruzeiro EC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
CR Vasco da Gama
2 – 0
Full Time
Cruzeiro EC
Sun 14 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

CR Vasco da Gama vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Bruno Salgado Rizo
  • Referee Fabio Rogerio Baesteiro
  • Referee Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro De Souza
  • Referee Anderson Jose De Moraes Coelho

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 23 48
2 CR Flamengo 21 42
3 CA Paranaense 23 41
4 Fluminense FC 23 38
5 EC Bahia 23 34
6 Cruzeiro EC 22 33
7 RB Bragantino 22 32
8 SC Corinthians Paulista 22 32
9 Coritiba FBC 23 31
10 Botafogo FR 21 30
11 CA Mineiro 22 30
12 Sao Paulo FC 22 27
13 Gremio FBPA 22 26
14 EC Vitoria 22 26
15 SC Internacional 22 23
16 Santos FC 22 23
17 Mirassol FC 21 23
18 CR Vasco da Gama 22 23
19 Clube do Remo 22 22
20 Chapecoense AF 22 11

Head-to-Head

4
6
4
CR Vasco da Gama 14 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cruzeiro EC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-14 CR Vasco da Gama 2–0 Cruzeiro EC 2018-06-07 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama 2018-06-07 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama 2017-11-26 Cruzeiro EC 0–1 CR Vasco da Gama 2017-08-03 CR Vasco da Gama 0–3 Cruzeiro EC

Recent Form

CR Vasco da Gama
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Oct Cruzeiro EC H 2–0 W
10 Oct Botafogo FR A 1–1 D
01 Oct Parana Clube A 1–1 D
27 Sep Santos FC A 1–1 D
24 Sep EC Bahia H 2–1 W
15 Sep CR Flamengo H 1–1 D
Cruzeiro EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Oct CR Vasco da Gama A 0–2 L
30 Sep SE Palmeiras A 1–3 L
23 Sep Santos FC H 2–1 W
16 Sep CA Mineiro H 0–0 D
08 Sep SC Recife A 0–0 D
05 Sep Botafogo FR A 1–1 D

Season Stats

CR Vasco da Gama Cruzeiro EC
#18 Position #6
23 Points 33
22 Played 22
5 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 7
23 Scored 30
31 Conceded 31
-8 GD -1
1.05 PPG 1.50
23% Win % 41%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
21% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
CR Vasco da Gama this season
27% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season

CR Vasco da Gama are 18th (23 pts). Cruzeiro EC are 6th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

CR Vasco da Gama
Carlos Gomez 4 G 2 A
Thiago Mendes 3 G 1 A
Cauan Lucas 3 G
Cruzeiro EC
Kaio Jorge 6 G
Christian 5 G 3 A
Matheus Pereira 5 G 2 A
Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Cruzeiro EC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CR Vasco da Gama needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' CR Vasco da Gama are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' CR Vasco da Gama is showing some good football. However, CR Vasco da Gama are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' The travelling Cruzeiro EC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Brazil international Patrick has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' CR Vasco da Gama are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cruzeiro EC's shape.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CR Vasco da Gama side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. CR Vasco da Gama must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alberto Valentim might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' Bruno Silva is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CR Vasco da Gama so far.
  • 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rafael Santos, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' Sassa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 80' Maximiliano Lopez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 85' CR Vasco da Gama are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cruzeiro EC backline.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

CR Vasco da Gama Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alberto Valentim

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mano Menezes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fredy Guarin 1
Filipe Machado 1
Arthur Gomes 1
Bruno Rodrigues 1
Raniel 1
Jose Rodriguez 1
Andrey 1
Gabriel Pec 1

Head to Head

2018-10-14 CR Vasco da Gama 2–0 Cruzeiro EC 2018-06-07 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama 2018-06-07 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama 2017-11-26 Cruzeiro EC 0–1 CR Vasco da Gama 2017-08-03 CR Vasco da Gama 0–3 Cruzeiro EC

CR Vasco da Gama Form

2018-10-14 CR Vasco da Gama 2–0 Cruzeiro EC W 2018-10-10 Botafogo FR 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama D 2018-10-01 Parana Clube 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama D 2018-09-27 Santos FC 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama D 2018-09-24 CR Vasco da Gama 2–1 EC Bahia W 2018-09-15 CR Vasco da Gama 1–1 CR Flamengo D

Cruzeiro EC Form

2018-10-14 CR Vasco da Gama 2–0 Cruzeiro EC L 2018-09-30 SE Palmeiras 3–1 Cruzeiro EC L 2018-09-23 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 Santos FC W 2018-09-16 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 CA Mineiro D 2018-09-08 SC Recife 0–0 Cruzeiro EC D 2018-09-05 Botafogo FR 1–1 Cruzeiro EC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.42 CR Vasco da Gama xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Cruzeiro EC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
CR Vasco da Gama48% Draw27% Cruzeiro EC25%
Actual: CR Vasco da Gama win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

CR Vasco da Gama or Draw
75%
Draw or Cruzeiro EC
52%
CR Vasco da Gama or Cruzeiro EC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CR Vasco da Gama31% Draw49% Cruzeiro EC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.8%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — CR Vasco da Gama

Handicap CR Vasco da Gama covers Push Cruzeiro EC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

CR Vasco da Gama keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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