Cruzeiro have gone over 2.5 goals in 21 of 31 league games this season (68%) — 60% at home, 75% away. They've scored 50 and conceded 46, so their matches average 3.10 goals, and both teams have scored in 71% of them. Record: 15-6-10 in the Serie A, where the division average is 51% over 2.5.
Full Cruzeiro season view in the app →They are one of the division's more open sides: 68% of their games beat 2.5 goals, 16 points above the Serie A average of 51%. That ranks them 1st of 20 for goals in their matches, 3rd for scoring (1.61 a game) and 5th for goals conceded (1.48). They've kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in 31 games.
Across 31 matches with half-time data, 53% of the goals in their games have come after the break (45 before, 51 after). Cruzeiro themselves have scored 19 in first halves and 31 in second — a distinctly second-half team.
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | O2.5 | O3.5 | BTTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 46 | 68% | 35% | 71% |
| Home | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 60% | 27% | 67% |
| Away | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 75% | 44% | 75% |
Home/away splits are small samples — our 30,582-match study found ~94% of such gaps are indistinguishable from chance, which is why the app's ratings pool them rather than trusting the split.
Their most common result this season is 2–1 (6 times). Biggest win: 3–0 at home to Vitoria (Thu 2 Apr). Heaviest defeat: 0–4 away at Botafogo. 4 of their 31 games have produced five goals or more.
In 38 league games last season Cruzeiro's matches went over 2.5 goals 47% of the time. This season they're running hotter at 68%, up 20 points, though 31 games is a small sample to read much into.
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