Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st June 2023
The Serie A game at Cruzeiro's stadium this coming Thursday sees visitors Fortaleza facing home side Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro are nine in the rankings with 14 points after ten matches played , whereas Fortaleza rank 11 in the Serie A on 14 points.
The unsatisfactory results in recent Serie A matches surely left a stain on morale at Cruzeiro. A win on Thursday against Fortaleza could be key to turning the tide again.
Cruzeiro go into their next Serie A match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding ten. That amounts to an average of one per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.
Fortaleza hit the target 12 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.2 goals a game. They conceded 0.8 goals per match for a total of eight goals, while claiming five clean sheets as well.
The most recent outing between Cruzeiro and Fortaleza ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 9/4.
Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza Prediction
Cruzeiro Form
In their last three matches, Cruzeiro lost 0-1 against Gremio, 0-1 against Atletico MG and drew 2-2 with Bahia. Cruzeiro claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Serie A. They also drew zero and lost four, scored three goals and conceded seven.
Fortaleza Form
Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Fortaleza at the moment. Against Palmeiras, they came out on top in a 1-0 win, before drawing 0-0 against Bahia. Most recently they were left reeling in a 2-0 defeat win against Botafogo RJ. Fortaleza won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches says five goals conceded and seven scored.
Cruzeiro, as well as Fortaleza, have been keeping things tight in recent matches with goals few and far between. This suggests a close encounter shy on goals is on the cards on Thursday.
Cruzeiro took ten points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Serie A table. This amounts to three wins after scoring 12 times and conceding six. Fortaleza won one match and picked up six points from their last five encounters with teams in the top half of the Serie A. They scored five goals and conceded five. Cruzeiro are looking at a record of four wins, two draws and four defeats in the Serie A this season. Fortaleza are looking at three wins, five draws and two defeats in the Serie A.
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Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza Stats
- In 27 of the last 29 Cruzeiro home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Cruzeiro have lost the last 4 home matches in a row without scoring a goal
- In 13 of the last 15 Cruzeiro home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Cruzeiro have lost the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Cruzeiro have lost the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Fortaleza away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Fortaleza matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Fortaleza have lost the last 4 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Fortaleza have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches without scoring a goal
- In the last 5 Fortaleza matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza Squads
Cruzeiro Squad
The 42-year-old Cruzeiro manager, Pepa, will select the lineup against Fortaleza from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Serie A this season):
Anderson (0/0), Marlon (0/0), Rafael (0/10), Claudinho (0/0), Igor Marques (0/3), Kaiki (0/0), Luciano Castan da Silva (0/0), Marlon (2/10), Neris (0/2), Oliveira (1/8), Reynaldo (0/1), Wesley (0/0), William (0/10), Daniel (0/3), Fernando Henrique (0/0), Ian Luccas (0/0), Juan Christian (0/0), Jussa (0/4), Machado (0/10), Mateus Vital (0/8), Neto (0/8), Nikao (0/5), Rafael Bilu (0/4), Ramiro (1/6), Wallisson (0/7), Wesley (3/8), Arielson (0/0), Bruno Rodrigues (3/10), Gilberto (3/10), Henrique Dourado (1/7), Matheus Davo (0/0), Richard (0/4), Robert (0/0), Stenio (0/5).
Fortaleza Squad
Below is the full team squad of Fortaleza. The manager Vojvoda will pick his starting XI against Cruzeiro from these players:
Fernando Miguel (0/4), Joao Ricardo (0/5), Kennedy (0/0), Marcelo Boeck (0/0), Mauricio (0/1), Bernardo Schappo (0/0), Brayan Ceballos (0/3), Bruno Pacheco (0/9), Emanuel Britez (0/9), Lucas Esteves (0/0), Marcelo Conceicao (0/0), Sammuel (0/0), Tinga (0/9), Titi (0/9), Vinicius (0/0), Vitor Ricardo (0/0), Yago Pikachu (2/10), Amorim (0/0), Caio Alexandre (1/10), Calebe (0/10), Dudu (0/1), Hercules (1/9), Jose Welison (0/0), Lucas Crispim (0/2), Lucas Sasha (0/6), Thiago Galhardo (2/7), Tomas Pochettino (1/10), Vinicius Zanocelo (0/0), Guilherme Augusto (0/7), Juan Martin Lucero (0/6), Moises Vieira (3/6), Pedro Rocha (0/0), Renato Kayzer (0/0), Romarinho (0/7), Silvio Romero (2/9), Wesley Braga (0/0).
Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza Team News
Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza Lineups
Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza H2H
It finished all square on when Cruzeiro last faced Fortaleza. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 9/4. Fortaleza look back on two wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Cruzeiro. The home side has a 50% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 4-2-2. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza Results
Both teams found the back of the net four times in the last eight matches between Cruzeiro and Fortaleza.
Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza Betting Tips
Gilberto is showing good form for Cruzeiro, scoring one goals in their last six matches. Silvio Romero scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Cruzeiro won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing five as well. Fortaleza won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost four in this run. Cruzeiro scored the opening goal five times of a possible 10 at Cruzeiro's stadium, while Fortaleza did likewise in five of their 10 most recent away games.
Over 2.5 goals happened four times in the past eight encounters between Cruzeiro and Fortaleza, with Cruzeiro scoring 1.52 goals on average per game. Fortaleza averaged 0.89 goals, while both teams scored four times. Cruzeiro witnessed over 2.5 goals in four of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.3 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Fortaleza's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.