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Cruzeiro EC vs Sao Paulo FC, Serie A 2019 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2019
Cruzeiro EC
1 – 0
Full Time
Sao Paulo FC
Thu 17 Oct 2019 · 00:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Y 53' Reinaldo
Fred 53' Y
David 67' Y
Y 90' Dani Alves

Overview

Match Preview

Cruzeiro EC vs Sao Paulo FC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Fabricio Vilarinho Da Silva
  • Referee Bruno Raphael Pires
  • Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
  • Referee Bruno Pires
  • Referee Ronei Candido Alves

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 22 33
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 21 29
12 Sao Paulo FC 22 27
13 EC Vitoria 22 26
14 Gremio FBPA 21 25
15 SC Internacional 22 23
16 Mirassol FC 21 23
17 Santos FC 21 22
18 CR Vasco da Gama 21 22
19 Clube do Remo 22 22
20 Chapecoense AF 21 10

Head-to-Head

4
2
7
Cruzeiro EC 13 games · Avg 1.9 goals Sao Paulo FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-17 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 Sao Paulo FC 2019-06-02 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Cruzeiro EC 2018-11-18 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 Cruzeiro EC 2018-07-29 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 Sao Paulo FC 2017-08-13 Sao Paulo FC 3–2 Cruzeiro EC

Recent Form

Cruzeiro EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Sao Paulo FC H 1–0 W
13 Oct Chapecoense AF A 1–1 D
10 Oct Fluminense FC H 0–0 D
06 Oct SC Internacional H 1–1 D
30 Sep Goiás EC A 0–1 L
25 Sep Ceará SC A 0–0 D
Sao Paulo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Cruzeiro EC A 0–1 L
13 Oct SC Corinthians Paulista H 1–0 W
10 Oct EC Bahia A 0–0 D
05 Oct Fortaleza EC H 2–1 W
28 Sep CR Flamengo A 0–0 D
26 Sep Goiás EC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Cruzeiro EC Sao Paulo FC
#6 Position #12
33 Points 27
22 Played 22
9 / 6 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 6 / 9
30 Scored 27
31 Conceded 26
-1 GD +1
1.50 PPG 1.23
41% Win % 32%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
15% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Sao Paulo FC this season

Cruzeiro EC are 6th (33 pts). Sao Paulo FC are 12th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Sao Paulo FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
–/8
61-75
3/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC
Kaio Jorge 6 G
Christian 5 G 3 A
Matheus Pereira 5 G 2 A
Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A
Sao Paulo FC
Jonathan Calleri 7 G 1 A
Luciano 6 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G
Artur Guimaraes 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Cruzeiro EC to score. At the same time, São Paulo FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Ederson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 253 appearances.
  • 10' Egidio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' The travelling São Paulo FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' David is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for São Paulo FC tonight.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . Cruzeiro EC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Antony is clearly more than just a goal scorer for São Paulo FC.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cruzeiro EC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Brazil international Edilson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Sao Paulo FC team. Juanfran is replaced by Vitor on 46 minute.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Reinaldo.
  • 58' Thiago Neves doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 63' Tche Tche, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 64' The Sao Paulo FC manager makes a substitution. Hernanes departs to be replaced by Igor Gomes.
  • 67' David catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 67.
  • 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luan, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 74' The whistle greets Ederson as he departs to be replaced by Jadson.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Ederson as he leaves the pitch. Jadson steps in for Cruzeiro EC.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Cruzeiro EC — Ariel Cabral on, David off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' São Paulo FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Dani Alves picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The points are shared — Cruzeiro EC 1-0 São Paulo FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Abel Braga

Sao Paulo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Diniz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ferreira 4
Diego Souza 2
Thiago Neves 2
Jonathan Calleri 2
William da Silva 1
Christian 1
Everton 1
Diego Souza 1

Head to Head

2019-10-17 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 Sao Paulo FC 2019-06-02 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Cruzeiro EC 2018-11-18 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 Cruzeiro EC 2018-07-29 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 Sao Paulo FC 2017-08-13 Sao Paulo FC 3–2 Cruzeiro EC

Cruzeiro EC Form

2019-10-17 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 Sao Paulo FC W 2019-10-13 Chapecoense AF 1–1 Cruzeiro EC D 2019-10-10 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 Fluminense FC D 2019-10-06 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 SC Internacional D 2019-09-30 Goiás EC 1–0 Cruzeiro EC L 2019-09-25 Ceará SC 0–0 Cruzeiro EC D

Sao Paulo FC Form

2019-10-17 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 Sao Paulo FC L 2019-10-13 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 SC Corinthians Paulista W 2019-10-10 EC Bahia 0–0 Sao Paulo FC D 2019-10-05 Sao Paulo FC 2–1 Fortaleza EC W 2019-09-28 CR Flamengo 0–0 Sao Paulo FC D 2019-09-26 Sao Paulo FC 0–1 Goiás EC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.06 Cruzeiro EC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Sao Paulo FC xG
I would bet for: Cruzeiro EC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cruzeiro EC39% Draw31% Sao Paulo FC30%
Actual: Cruzeiro EC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Cruzeiro EC or Draw
71%
Draw or Sao Paulo FC
61%
Cruzeiro EC or Sao Paulo FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cruzeiro EC24% Draw54% Sao Paulo FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.6%
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11.4%
2 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
2.5%
3 – 0
2.5%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC

Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push Sao Paulo FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 21% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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