Serie A · 2024

Internacional 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

Internacional won 1–0.

Shots
195
Shots on target
93
Expected goals
2.660.16
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

Internacional beat Cruzeiro 1–0. Recorded in this match (Internacional – Cruzeiro): shots 19–5, shots on target 9–3, expected goals 2.66–0.16, possession 44%–56%. 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.

Internacional's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Internacional's last-five shots average is above their season average.

19.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season14.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots19.6 shots/match14.4 shots/match12.9 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Internacional.

7.12 days ▲Rest daysInternacional · Cruzeiro5.96 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricInternacionalCruzeiroBaseline
Rest days7.12 days5.96 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches1 match—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots5 shotsInternacional 19 shots, Cruzeiro 5 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots3 shotsInternacional 9 shots, Cruzeiro 3 shots
  • Expected goals2.66 xG0.16 xGInternacional 2.66 xG, Cruzeiro 0.16 xG
  • Possession44%56%Internacional 44%, Cruzeiro 56%
  • Corners12 corners3 cornersInternacional 12 corners, Cruzeiro 3 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls9 foulsInternacional 12 fouls, Cruzeiro 9 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Internacional
1Draws
0Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro — Internacional · Serie A1–2
Internacional — Cruzeiro · Serie A0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Internacional20 matchesCruzeiro23 matches
0.95 goals/matchGoals scored20/23▲ 1.35 goals/match
0.9 goals/match ▲Goals allowed20/231.09 goals/match
1.49 xG/match ▲Expected goals19/231 xG/match
14.4 shots/match ▲Shots19/2312.7 shots/match
4.74 shots/matchShots on target19/234.78 shots/match
51.8% ●Possession19/2351.7%
5.16 corners/match ●Corners19/235.04 corners/match
16.1 fouls/matchFouls19/2313 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples20 / 23home / 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: Mon, 26 Aug 2024, 02:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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