Serie A · 2024

Cruzeiro 3–1 Atlético Goianiense · Serie A

3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Cruzeiro won 3–1.

Shots
1117
Shots on target
64
Expected goals
1.751.38
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cruzeiro beat Atlético Goianiense 3–1. Recorded in this match (Cruzeiro – Atlético Goianiense): shots 11–17, shots on target 6–4, expected goals 1.75–1.38, possession 50%–50%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Cruzeiro.

3.65 days ▲Rest daysCruzeiro · Atlético Goianiense7.79 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCruzeiroAtlético GoianienseBaseline
Rest days3.65 days7.79 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Cruzeiro's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.36 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 for1 goal/match1.36 goals/match1.22 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots17 shotsCruzeiro 11 shots, Atlético Goianiense 17 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots4 shotsCruzeiro 6 shots, Atlético Goianiense 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.75 xG1.38 xGCruzeiro 1.75 xG, Atlético Goianiense 1.38 xG
  • Possession50%50%Cruzeiro 50%, Atlético Goianiense 50%
  • Corners8 corners3 cornersCruzeiro 8 corners, Atlético Goianiense 3 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls7 foulsCruzeiro 13 fouls, Atlético Goianiense 7 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Cruzeiro
0Draws
0Atlético Goianiense
Atlético Goianiense — Cruzeiro · Serie A0–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Cruzeiro favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Atlético Goianiense in 2 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Cruzeiro25 matchesAtlético Goianiense25 matches
1.36 goals/match ▲Goals scored25/250.84 goals/match
1.04 goals/match ▲Goals allowed25/251.6 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goals25/25▲ 1.12 xG/match
12.9 shots/matchShots25/25▲ 13.9 shots/match
4.8 shots/match ▲Shots on target25/254.52 shots/match
52.4% ●Possession25/2545.5%
5.36 corners/match ●Corners25/254.44 corners/match
13 fouls/matchFouls25/2512.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples25 / 25home / 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: Sun, 1 Sept 2024, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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