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Cruzeiro vs Fluminense Prediction & Betting tips
Cruzeiro and Fluminense meet at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, in a match for the 34 th round of Serie A. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 07-20-2017, the two teams tied (1-1 ). The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 4. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 06-11-2016, for Serie A, Cruzeiro won by (4-2). Rafael Sóbis (26 ‘), Willian (45’), G. De Arrascaeta (46 ‘) and Alisson (51’) scored the goals of the game, for Cruzeiro, and Richarlison (9 ‘) and R. Ábila (90’) Autogolo), for the Fluminense. Attention to the home factor, since the Cruzeiro usually conquer different results at home and abroad.
Cruzeiro :
The home team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 51 points won, after 14 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Atlético PR, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Flamengo, by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 7 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 17 goals scored and 9 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Cruzeiro has won 4, tied 5 and lost 1, for which they have won 17 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 16 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 12 of the last 16 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 33 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 12 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Cruzeiro made a great start to the second half of the Brazilian championship, but failed to maintain the same performance and now accumulates only one victory in the last five days, period in which he suffered three defeats. In his last match, he finished half the time of the opponent and did not have a good defensive performance, thus reaching his third game in a row without winning as a visitor, being that in two of them he did not manage to score zero. However, the defensive performance has contrasted sharply with the one he presented throughout the competition, as he has one of the five best defenses, not having suffered goals in eight home games. One of the strengths of the team is the volume of finishes, an issue in which it has the second best average of the championship. The coach must keep the team in 4-2-3-1 for this match and will not be able to count on Enrique, who is serving a suspension.
Fluminense:
The away team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 43 points won, after 10 wins, 13 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Botafogo, by (1-2). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Coritiba, by (2-2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the last 10 away matches for the championship, Fluminense has 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 33 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 16 matches they suffered in the first goal.
The Fluminense has not managed to take advantage of the home factor in the last days of the Brazilian championship, since their last victory happened far from their fans, while in their domains comes from two draws in a row. In the last of them, the team did not manage to create a good volume of finalizations, but it had control of the game and missed few passes, but after having achieved the comeback, left the victory to escape with another goal, the situation being one of the weak points of the team. The defensive performance shown in this match was no exception and the team is among the six worst defenses of the competition, not having suffered goals in a single game inside the home. Despite having good numbers in the attack, the club has counted on the opportunism of their strikers, as it is one of the teams with the fewest chances to score. For this game, two important absences are already confirmed: Henrique Dorado and Sornoza.
Cruzeiro vs Fluminense head to head matches
21.07.17 SA Fluminense Cruzeiro 1 : 1
06.11.16 SA Cruzeiro Fluminense 4 : 2
17.07.16 SA Fluminense Cruzeiro 2 : 0
17.02.16 PL Cruzeiro Fluminense 3 : 4
18.10.15 SA Cruzeiro Fluminense 2 : 0