Serie A · 2023

Cruzeiro 1–1 Palmeiras · Serie A

1–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Cruzeiro and Palmeiras drew 1–1.

Shots
148
Shots on target
65
Expected goals
1.561.38
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cruzeiro and Palmeiras drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Cruzeiro – Palmeiras): shots 14–8, shots on target 6–5, expected goals 1.56–1.38, possession 56%–44%. 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.

Palmeiras's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Palmeiras's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.68 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 for2.2 goals/match1.68 goals/match1.22 goals/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 Cruzeiro, Palmeiras.

3.12 days ▲Rest daysCruzeiro · Palmeiras3.23 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCruzeiroPalmeirasBaseline
Rest days3.12 days3.23 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.32 corners/matchCornersCruzeiro · Palmeiras● 6.37 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricCruzeiroPalmeirasBaseline
Corners6.32 corners/match6.37 corners/match5.3 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots8 shotsCruzeiro 14 shots, Palmeiras 8 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots5 shotsCruzeiro 6 shots, Palmeiras 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.56 xG1.38 xGCruzeiro 1.56 xG, Palmeiras 1.38 xG
  • Possession56%44%Cruzeiro 56%, Palmeiras 44%
  • Corners3 corners4 cornersCruzeiro 3 corners, Palmeiras 4 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls19 foulsCruzeiro 9 fouls, Palmeiras 19 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Cruzeiro
0Draws
1Palmeiras
Palmeiras — Cruzeiro · Serie A1–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Cruzeiro favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Palmeiras in 7 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Cruzeiro38 matchesPalmeiras38 matches
0.92 goals/matchGoals scored38/38▲ 1.68 goals/match
0.84 goals/matchGoals allowed38/380.87 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals38/38▲ 1.53 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShots38/38▲ 16.1 shots/match
4.39 shots/matchShots on target38/38▲ 5.53 shots/match
51.5%Possession38/38● 52.7%
6.32 corners/matchCorners38/38● 6.37 corners/match
15 fouls/matchFouls38/3815.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples38 / 38home / 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: Thu, 7 Dec 2023, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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