Flamengo - Cruzeiro Football prediction

Flamengo and Cruzeiro are playing in the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) in a match for the 18th matchday of Serie A. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the home team, which in the last 6 games has won 3, drawn 2 and lost 1. However, in the last confrontation at this stage, for the Copa Libertadores, on 08-08-2018, Cruzeiro won by (0-2). The goals were scored by G. De Arrascaeta (10 ') and Thiago Neves (78') for Cruzeiro. In this meeting, the home factor could play a decisive role, as Cruzeiro has shown differences in performance in its games at home and as a visitor.

Analysis of Flamengo

The home team is currently in 2nd place with 34 points, after 10 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate game, won at home against Sport Recife by (4-1). In the latter, he lost out against Grêmio by (2-0). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In the last 9 home games for the championship, Flamengo has 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, so he has 22 points out of 27 possible. In the matches he played at home for the championship there is a result that is repeated often in the late 90 ', 2-0, which occurred in 5 of his 9 games. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. This is a team that does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: scored the first goal in 13 of the last 17 matches for Serie A, 13 of them reached the interval in lead in 6 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the game in 10 In 17 games played in this competition, never managed to get back the score in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Cruzeiro  Review

The visiting team is currently in 8th place with 25 points, after 7 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate game, lost at home against Sao Paulo by (0-2). In the last game, tied off against Vitória by (1-1). 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 14 goals scored and 12 conceded; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with a total of 26 goals scored and 9 conceded. For the championship, the Cruzeiro won 9 points in 27 possible, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 9 games they played as a visitor. In his league games as a visitor, the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (8 out of 9 matches). The team conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has been regular, since it managed to materialize in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 9 of their last 9 games for this competition finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 17 games in this event, only got 2 turns in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal. There have been 1 period in the last 20 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 6 of his 17 goals in the minutes (76'-90 ').