Serie A · 2024

Fluminense 1–0 Cruzeiro · Serie A

1–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Fluminense won 1–0.

Shots
1413
Shots on target
55
Expected goals
1.621.42
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fluminense beat Cruzeiro 1–0. Recorded in this match (Fluminense – Cruzeiro): shots 14–13, shots on target 5–5, expected goals 1.62–1.42, possession 47%–53%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Cruzeiro's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Cruzeiro's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.21 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.21 goals/match1.21 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Fluminense show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Fluminense's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

11.2 shots/match ▲ShotsFluminense · Cruzeiro13 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricFluminenseCruzeiroBaseline
Shots11.2 shots/match13 shots/match13.2 shots/match
Shots against14.1 shots/match12.2 shots/match13.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots13 shotsFluminense 14 shots, Cruzeiro 13 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots5 shotsFluminense 5 shots, Cruzeiro 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.62 xG1.42 xGFluminense 1.62 xG, Cruzeiro 1.42 xG
  • Possession47%53%Fluminense 47%, Cruzeiro 53%
  • Corners2 corners2 cornersFluminense 2 corners, Cruzeiro 2 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls16 foulsFluminense 19 fouls, Cruzeiro 16 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Fluminense
0Draws
1Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro — Fluminense · Serie A2–0
Fluminense — Cruzeiro · Serie A1–0
Cruzeiro — Fluminense · Serie A0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fluminense favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Cruzeiro in 9 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fluminense28 matchesCruzeiro29 matches
0.79 goals/matchGoals scored28/29▲ 1.21 goals/match
1.07 goals/matchGoals allowed28/29▲ 1 goal/match
0.88 xG/matchExpected goals28/29▲ 1.04 xG/match
11.2 shots/matchShots28/29▲ 13 shots/match
4.07 shots/matchShots on target28/29▲ 4.62 shots/match
54.5% ●Possession28/2952.8%
4.18 corners/matchCorners28/29● 5.48 corners/match
12.7 fouls/matchFouls28/2912.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 29home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 4 Oct 2024, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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