Serie A · 2023

Cruzeiro 1–2 Internacional · Serie A

1–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Internacional won 1–2.

Shots
209
Shots on target
53
Expected goals
1.40.57
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Internacional beat Cruzeiro 2–1. Recorded in this match (Cruzeiro – Internacional): shots 20–9, shots on target 5–3, expected goals 1.4–0.57, possession 62%–38%. 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 goals scored average is above their season average.

3 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.19 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 for3 goals/match1.19 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, Internacional.

2.83 days ▲Rest daysCruzeiro · Internacional3.88 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCruzeiroInternacionalBaseline
Rest days2.83 days3.88 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches4 matches—

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

Internacional have a visible away split

moderate

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

10.4 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.4 shots/match12.4 shots/match13.3 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots9 shotsCruzeiro 20 shots, Internacional 9 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots3 shotsCruzeiro 5 shots, Internacional 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.4 xG0.57 xGCruzeiro 1.4 xG, Internacional 0.57 xG
  • Possession62%38%Cruzeiro 62%, Internacional 38%
  • Corners8 corners1 cornerCruzeiro 8 corners, Internacional 1 corner
  • Fouls9 fouls10 foulsCruzeiro 9 fouls, Internacional 10 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Cruzeiro31 matchesInternacional32 matches
0.94 goals/matchGoals scored31/32▲ 1.19 goals/match
0.87 goals/match ▲Goals allowed31/321.25 goals/match
1.23 xG/match ▲Expected goals31/321.12 xG/match
14.1 shots/match ▲Shots31/3212.4 shots/match
4.26 shots/matchShots on target31/324.06 shots/match
51.6%Possession31/32● 52.1%
6.94 corners/match ●Corners31/324.22 corners/match
15.4 fouls/matchFouls31/3213.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples31 / 32home / 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, 5 Nov 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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