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Cruzeiro EC vs Botafogo FR, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro da Serie A · 2018
Sun 6 May 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cruzeiro EC vs Botafogo FR — Serie A .

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May Botafogo FR H 1–0 W
30 Apr Sport Club Internacional A 0–0 D
29 Apr SC Internacional A 0–0 D
22 Apr Fluminense FC A 0–1 L
22 Apr Fluminense FC A 0–1 L
14 Apr Grêmio FBPA H 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May Cruzeiro EC A 0–1 L
28 Apr Grêmio FBPA H 2–1 W
24 Apr SC Recife A 1–1 D
23 Apr SC Recife A 1–1 D
17 Apr SE Palmeiras H 1–1 D
16 Apr SE Palmeiras H 1–1 D

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Cruzeiro EC and Botafogo FR.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

Botafogo FR Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 3
1.12 Cruzeiro EC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Botafogo FR xG
I would bet for: Cruzeiro EC or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cruzeiro EC44% Draw31% Botafogo FR25%
Actual: Cruzeiro EC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Cruzeiro EC or Draw
76%
Draw or Botafogo FR
56%
Cruzeiro EC or Botafogo FR
69%

Half-Time Result

Cruzeiro EC27% Draw56% Botafogo FR17%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.1%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
10.4%
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC

Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push Botafogo FR covers
-2.5 6% 94%
-2 6% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% 83%
-1 17% 24% 59%
-0.5 41% 59%
+0.5 76% 24%
+1 76% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
45%
Botafogo FR keeps clean sheet
33%

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