Serie A · 2023

Cruzeiro 1–1 Athletico · 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 Athletico drew 1–1.

Shots
266
Shots on target
93
Expected goals
3.350.97
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cruzeiro and Athletico drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Cruzeiro – Athletico): shots 26–6, shots on target 9–3, expected goals 3.35–0.97, possession 57%–43%. 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.

Athletico's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.33 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 for0.6 goals/match1.33 goals/match1.19 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Cruzeiro.

2.96 days ▲Rest daysCruzeiro · Athletico5.02 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCruzeiroAthleticoBaseline
Rest days2.96 days5.02 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches1 match—

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

Athletico have a visible away split

moderate

Athletico's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.5 shots/match14.6 shots/match13.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots26 shots6 shotsCruzeiro 26 shots, Athletico 6 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots3 shotsCruzeiro 9 shots, Athletico 3 shots
  • Expected goals3.35 xG0.97 xGCruzeiro 3.35 xG, Athletico 0.97 xG
  • Possession57%43%Cruzeiro 57%, Athletico 43%
  • Corners2 corners3 cornersCruzeiro 2 corners, Athletico 3 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls13 foulsCruzeiro 10 fouls, Athletico 13 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Cruzeiro
1Draws
0Athletico
Athletico — Cruzeiro · Serie A3–3

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Cruzeiro favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Athletico in 3 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Cruzeiro36 matchesAthletico36 matches
0.94 goals/matchGoals scored36/36▲ 1.33 goals/match
0.86 goals/match ▲Goals allowed36/361.11 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals36/36▲ 1.39 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots36/3614.6 shots/match
4.39 shots/matchShots on target36/364.58 shots/match
51.7% ●Possession36/3648.1%
6.53 corners/match ●Corners36/365.58 corners/match
15.2 fouls/matchFouls36/3615.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples36 / 36home / 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, 1 Dec 2023, 03:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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