Cruzeiro – Atletico-PR PREDICTION & TIPS
Cruzeiro and Atletico-PR face off in the Governador Magalhães Pinto Stadium in a match for the 32nd round of the Brasileirão Serie A. Cruzeiro won away by (0-2) the last time they faced in this edition of the league in 13-07 -2017. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the home team, who in the last 4 games won 3 and lost 1. However, in the last match in this stadium, for the Serie A on 12-07-2016, Atletico-PR won by (0-3). The goals of the match were scored by Pablo Felipe (65 ‘) and André Lima (68’ and 82 ‘) for Atlético-PR.
After 13 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses, the home team is in 5th place, having won 48 points. In the last match, they drew with Palmeiras away by (2-2), after having lost at home in a game against Atlético-MG, (1-3). In the last 10 home games for the championship, Cruzeiro has 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, having won 17 points out of 30. In matches played in their championship stadium, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 6 of their 15 matches. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In his home matches for this competition there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 11 of the last 15 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. In 31 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 11 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
Cruzeiro has already won its place for the next Copa Libertadores through the Brazilian Cup and now does not have major responsibilities in the Brazilian Championship, as the title chances are almost nil. The team is characterized by a medium-sized attack that has scored 38 goals and is the tenth worst in the A-series, while the defense, on the other hand, has suffered 30 goals and is the fifth less leaked, demonstrating the imbalance between the offensive and defensive sectors. Playing at home, such as this Sunday’s match, Cruzeiro has seventh best advantage of the national team, lost only 1 of the last 13 games against their fans, just in the classic for the rival Atletico Mineiro and it is worth mentioning that it is the fifth team that less suffered goals in the condition of principal. For the game against Atletico-PR, coach Mano Menezes will not be able to count on midfielder Lucas Romero on account of suspension and the rest of the team must be maintained in relation to the last round.
After 11 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses, the visiting team is in 9th place, having won 42 points. In the final match, he drew 0-0 with Chapecoense, having won 2-1 at home in a game against Sport in the previous match. In the league, Atletico-PR had 12 points out of 30, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in their last 10 games. In the matches played out in the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 6 of his 16 matches. The team allowed their opponents goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In their away games for this competition there is a tendency to have few goals, since 8 of the last 15 that disputed finished with Less than 1.5 goals. In 31 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 15 times and only got 3 turns on the scoreboard. In the last 15 away games for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: scored 5 of his 14 goals between the minutes (0’-15 ‘); suffered 9 of his 19 goals in minutes (31’-45 ‘).
Atletico-PR has not lost 3 games since winning 2 wins and 1 draw and is looking for another positive result to continue to dream of a place in the Copa Libertadores next season. The team has some flaws in both the offensive and defensive systems as it has scored 37 goals, being the ninth worst attack of the competition, while the defense has conceded 37 goals and is the ninth less leaked, demonstrating that it requires higher yield of the 2 sectors. Playing away from home, such as this Sunday’s match, Atlético-PR have the seventh best campaign of the Brazilian Championship, but have won only 1 of the last 5 games away from their domains and is the fifth team that scored the least goals as a visitor. For the match against Cruzeiro, coach Fabiano Soares can not count on midfielder Nikão for suspension, a major loss in the offensive system of the team.
Cruzeiro – Atletico-PR FREE TIPS
Cruzeiro – Win @ 1.70
Both teams to score / YES @ 2.00
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
