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Serie A · 2023

Goiás 0–1 Cruzeiro · Serie A

Goiás

DLWLL
0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Cruzeiro won 0–1.

Shots
1012
Shots on target
37
Expected goals
0.420.84
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cruzeiro beat Goiás 1–0. Recorded in this match (Goiás – Cruzeiro): shots 10–12, shots on target 3–7, expected goals 0.42–0.84, 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.

Goiás's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.97 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 for0.4 goals/match0.97 goals/match1.14 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots12 shotsGoiás 10 shots, Cruzeiro 12 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots7 shotsGoiás 3 shots, Cruzeiro 7 shots
  • Expected goals0.42 xG0.84 xGGoiás 0.42 xG, Cruzeiro 0.84 xG
  • Possession50%50%Goiás 50%, Cruzeiro 50%
  • Corners4 corners5 cornersGoiás 4 corners, Cruzeiro 5 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls17 foulsGoiás 18 fouls, Cruzeiro 17 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Goiás
0Draws
0Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro — Goiás · Serie A0–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Goiás35 matchesCruzeiro35 matches
0.97 goals/matchGoals scored35/350.94 goals/match
1.43 goals/matchGoals allowed35/35▲ 0.86 goals/match
1.01 xG/matchExpected goals35/35▲ 1.2 xG/match
13.3 shots/matchShots35/3513.8 shots/match
3.89 shots/matchShots on target35/35▲ 4.26 shots/match
44.1%Possession35/35● 51.5%
5.37 corners/matchCorners35/35● 6.66 corners/match
17.1 fouls/matchFouls35/3515.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples35 / 35home / 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: Tue, 28 Nov 2023, 04:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsGoiásCruzeiro
CompetitionSerie ASerie A 2023
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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