Serie A: Cruzeiro vs Goias

Goias will take on Cruzeiro this Sunday in their upcoming Serie A match at the Independencia.

Cruzeiro will enter the round 16 game in 10th place in the Serie A table with 22 points under their belt, while Goias lags behind in 17th place, with only 12 points in total. However, the last two matches between these teams were both nail-biting 1-1 draws. Will history repeat itself this weekend?

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Cruzeiro Form

Cruzeiro enter the upcoming match having gone unbeaten in their previous three matches. It began with a 0-0 draw against Internacional. They then proceeded to beat Vasco da Gama 0-1, before drawing 0-0 with Coritiba. In Serie A, Cruzeiro only managed to win one home game out of a possible six at the Independencia. Out of these six encounters, they drew one and lost four, scoring only one goal and conceding five goals.

Goias Form

Goias ended up winless in their previous three matches. The visitors suffered two straight defeats first all, 1-2 against Coritiba and 4-3 against Santos. They then recovered to claim a point in a hard-fought 0-0 draw with Atletico Mineiro. Goias took just a single victory from the last six away games in the Serie A. They also drew one and lost four times. Their opponents outscored them by 11 goals to six.

Cruzeiro vs Goias Stats

For those interested in betting on the upcoming match between Cruzeiro and Goias, the following facts may prove useful. These statistics are based on the teams’ recent matches across all tournaments

• In 30 of the last 32 Cruzeiro home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• In 16 of the last 18 Cruzeiro home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
• In the last 6 Cruzeiro home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
• In 17 of the last 19 Cruzeiro matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• In 7 of the last 8 Cruzeiro matches the sum of goals was under 1.5

• In 11 of the last 13 Goias matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• In 10 of the last 12 Goias away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• Goias have conceded in 11 of the last 13 away matches
• In the last 3 matches in a row Goias played, both teams scored
• In the last 3 Goias matches the sum of goals was over 2.5

Bruno Rodrigues, who has scored just once lately in the Serie A, is eager to hit the target again and lead Cruzeiro to victory. But Goias won’t go down without a fight, as they hope Guilherme can inflict some serious damage on their upcoming opponents after scoring a brace in his previous match.

Cruzeiro vs Goias Betting Tips

Cruzeiro boast a good home record against Goias, having not lost to them in six meetings. In their last 10 matches at the Independencia, Cruzeiro won four, drew one, and lost five. Meanwhile, Goias won three of their last 10 away games, drawing two and losing five.

Both teams to score

Cruzeiro have kept a clean sheet for four consecutive games and scored the first goal in four out of 10 matches. They have also scored in their last six home meetings with Goias. In their previous 10 matches, Cruzeiro managed two wins without conceding a goal. Goias, on the other hand, scored the opening goal in 4 out of a possible 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the previous ten matches for Cruzeiro, who scored an average of 0.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Goias’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches. Cruzeiro didn’t let in a single goal in the five most recent matches in the Serie A.

Match predictions: Cruzeiro vs Goias

To sum up, the upcoming match between Cruzeiro and Goias seems to be a good betting opportunity.