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Santos FC vs Cruzeiro EC, 2018

Campeonato Brasileiro da Serie A · 2018
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Full Time
Sun 27 May 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Santos FC vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A .

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 May Cruzeiro EC H 0–1 L
20 May Sao Paulo FC A 0–1 L
14 May Parana Clube H 3–1 W
07 May Gremio FBPA A 1–5 L
21 Apr EC Bahia A 0–1 L
27 Nov CR Flamengo A 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 May Santos FC A 1–0 W
19 May CA Mineiro A 0–1 L
19 May CA Mineiro A 0–1 L
13 May SC Recife H 2–0 W
13 May SC Recife H 2–0 W
06 May Botafogo FR H 1–0 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Santos FC to score. At the same time, Cruzeiro EC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • With this win, Cruzeiro EC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Santos FC Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 3
1.02 Santos FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Cruzeiro EC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Santos FC or Cruzeiro EC 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Santos FC34% Draw33% Cruzeiro EC33%
Actual: Cruzeiro EC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Santos FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Cruzeiro EC
66%
Santos FC or Cruzeiro EC
67%

Half-Time Result

Santos FC23% Draw55% Cruzeiro EC22%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.4%
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
12.9%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
2.3%
3 – 0
2.3%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Santos FC

Handicap Santos FC covers Push Cruzeiro EC covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% 86%
-1 14% 21% 66%
-0.5 34% 66%
+0.5 69% 31%
+1 69% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Santos FC keeps clean sheet
39%
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
37%

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