Serie A · 2024

Cruzeiro 0–0 Atlético Mineiro · Serie A

0–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro drew 0–0.

Shots
612
Shots on target
14
Expected goals
0.290.64
Possession
35%65%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Cruzeiro – Atlético Mineiro): shots 6–12, shots on target 1–4, expected goals 0.29–0.64, possession 35%–65%. 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

weak

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

10.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.5 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
Shots10.6 shots/match12.5 shots/match12.8 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Atlético Mineiro have recorded the higher season possession share.

50.7%PossessionCruzeiro · Atlético Mineiro● 60.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricCruzeiroAtlético MineiroBaseline
Possession50.7%60.1%50.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots6 shots12 shotsCruzeiro 6 shots, Atlético Mineiro 12 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot4 shotsCruzeiro 1 shot, Atlético Mineiro 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.29 xG0.64 xGCruzeiro 0.29 xG, Atlético Mineiro 0.64 xG
  • Possession35%65%Cruzeiro 35%, Atlético Mineiro 65%
  • Corners4 corners4 cornersCruzeiro 4 corners, Atlético Mineiro 4 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls12 foulsCruzeiro 19 fouls, Atlético Mineiro 12 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Cruzeiro
0Draws
2Atlético Mineiro
Atlético Mineiro — Cruzeiro · Serie A3–0
Atlético Mineiro — Cruzeiro · Serie A0–1
Cruzeiro — Atlético Mineiro · Serie A0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Cruzeiro favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Atlético Mineiro in 4 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Cruzeiro21 matchesAtlético Mineiro20 matches
1.38 goals/matchGoals scored21/201.4 goals/match
1.05 goals/match ▲Goals allowed21/201.4 goals/match
1.03 xG/matchExpected goals21/20▲ 1.22 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots21/20▲ 14.5 shots/match
4.52 shots/matchShots on target21/204.6 shots/match
50.7%Possession21/20● 60.1%
5.05 corners/matchCorners21/20● 5.05 corners/match
13.2 fouls/matchFouls21/2013.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 20home / 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, 11 Aug 2024, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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