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Cruzeiro EC vs Santos FC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018
Cruzeiro EC
2 – 1
Full Time
Santos FC
Sun 23 Sep 2018 · 22:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cruzeiro EC vs Santos FC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Helton Nunes
  • Referee Braulio da Silva Machado
  • Referee Neuza Ines Back
  • Referee Breno Rodrigues

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 34 76
2 SE Palmeiras 34 73
3 Cruzeiro EC 34 60
4 Fluminense FC 34 57
5 CA Paranaense 34 54
6 EC Bahia 34 53
7 CA Mineiro 34 50
8 RB Bragantino 34 47
9 Santos FC 34 47
10 São Paulo FC 34 44
11 Botafogo FR 34 42
12 Coritiba FBC 34 42
13 CR Vasco da Gama 33 41
14 Mirassol FC 34 40
15 SC Internacional 34 38
16 EC Vitoria 34 38
17 SC Corinthians Paulista 34 37
18 Gremio FBPA 34 37
19 Clube do Remo 34 29
20 Chapecoense AF 33 21

Head-to-Head

5
1
4
Cruzeiro EC 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals Santos FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-23 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 Santos FC 2018-05-27 Santos FC 0–1 Cruzeiro EC

Recent Form

Cruzeiro EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
02 Sep SC Internacional H 0–0 D
26 Aug Fluminense FC H 2–1 W
Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Cruzeiro EC A 1–2 L
16 Sep São Paulo FC H 0–0 D
09 Sep Parana Clube A 2–0 W
06 Sep Gremio FBPA H 0–0 D
01 Sep CR Vasco da Gama A 3–0 W
25 Aug EC Bahia H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Cruzeiro EC Santos FC
#3 Position #9
60 Points 47
34 Played 34
18 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 12 / 11 / 11
55 Scored 50
48 Conceded 49
+7 GD +1
1.76 PPG 1.38
53% Win % 35%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season
24% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

Cruzeiro EC are 3rd (60 pts). Santos FC are 9th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC
0-15
4/4
16-30
4/8
31-45
10/7
46-60
7/2
61-75
8/2
76+
13/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Santos FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
4/3
31-45
9/8
46-60
7/4
61-75
3/4
76+
11/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC
Kaio Jorge 14 G 2 A
Matheus Pereira 9 G 7 A
Christian 5 G 3 A
Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A
Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 15 G 4 A
Neymar 8 G 3 A
Alvaro Barreal 5 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Cruzeiro EC vs Santos FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cruzeiro EC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Brazil international Yuri has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Cruzeiro EC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Manoel is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Santos FC.
  • 30' Santos FC is showing some good football. However, Santos FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' Santos FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 40' Cruzeiro EC 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.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Cruzeiro EC in their trying to find a way past Santos FC's compact .
  • 50' Santos FC have won 377 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 65' Robson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' Jonathan Copete has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' Santos FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 85' Santos FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Benjamin Rollheiser scoring 1 goals.
  • 90' Santos FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mano Menezes

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cuca

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.61 Cruzeiro EC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Santos FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cruzeiro EC48% Draw26% Santos FC26%
Actual: Cruzeiro EC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Cruzeiro EC or Draw
74%
Draw or Santos FC
52%
Cruzeiro EC or Santos FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cruzeiro EC33% Draw46% Santos FC21%
Actual: Santos FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC

Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push Santos FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Santos FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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