Corinthians - Cruzeiro Football prediction

Corinthians and Cruzeiro join forces at Arena Corinthians in a match for the 15th matchday of Serie A. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has recorded 3 wins in the last 3 games. In fact, the last time they faced in this stadium was 15-06-2017, in a game for Serie A, that ended the victory of Corinthians by (1-0). The only goal of the match was scored by F. Balbuena (43 '). In this meeting the home factor could play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Analysis of Corinthians

The home team is currently in the ninth place, with no points earned, after 5 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate game, won at home against Botafogo by (2-0). In the latter, he lost out against Sao Paulo by (3-1). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in his stadium.

For this competition, you have not lost any of the last 7 games in your stadium. His attack has scored regularly, having scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In his home games there is a tendency to few goals, since in 23 of the last 33 who played there were less than 3 goals. In 14 games played in this competition, he never managed to get back to the score in the five games in which he suffered the first goal.

Corinthians is a club that has won the Serie A of the Brazilian Championship seven times throughout its history, and the last title was won in 2017. In the Paulista Championship this year, the team consecrated champion by winning on penalties the rival Palmeiras. In Serie A of the Brazilian Championship of 2018, the team has tried to get closer to the first positions, being today four points behind the fourth position, Atlético Mineiro. In the last five games that Corinthians played at home, they were all scoring less than 1.5 goals in the first half. I believe that in this confrontation the pattern will be repeated, since Corinthians has a good defense, which will hardly be beat, and will face a team that also has a very strong defense, which should impose a lot of difficulty to attack Corinthians, especially at the beginning of the game .

Cruzeiro Review

After 7 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, the visiting team is in 3rd place, having won 24 points. In the last game, he beat Atletico-PR at home (2-1), having won the home game in a game against América-MG, (3-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with a total of 15 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium, with a total of 29 goals scored and 7 conceded. For the championship, the Cruzeiro won 8 points in 21 possible, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 7 games he played as a visitor. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 19 of their last 30 games finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 14 games in this event, only got 2 turns in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Cruzeiro is one of the great teams of the Brazilian soccer, are four titles of the Brazilian Championship of the Series A, five Copas of Brazil, thirty seven championships of the Mining Championship, besides two Libertadores Cups. The Cruzeiro is having a great season of 2018, was champion of Minas Gerais and in the Brazilian Championship of the Series A has raised in the classification being in the third position, much is due to have returned from the pause of the World Cup with two games in house, one against the América-MG and another against Atletico-PR, will now face Corinthians at the Corinthians Arena, where the São Paulo team has a good record and where they still have not lost in the Brazilian Serie A 2018 Championship.