Serie A · 2023

Atlético Mineiro 0–1 Cruzeiro · Serie A

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
914
Shots on target
14
Expected goals
0.650.94
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cruzeiro beat Atlético Mineiro 1–0. Recorded in this match (Atlético Mineiro – Cruzeiro): shots 9–14, shots on target 1–4, expected goals 0.65–0.94, possession 54%–46%. 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

moderate

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

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.89 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/match0.89 goals/match1.2 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 Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro.

2.88 days ▲Rest daysAtlético Mineiro · Cruzeiro2.88 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAtlético MineiroCruzeiroBaseline
Rest days2.88 days2.88 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots14 shotsAtlético Mineiro 9 shots, Cruzeiro 14 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot4 shotsAtlético Mineiro 1 shot, Cruzeiro 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.65 xG0.94 xGAtlético Mineiro 0.65 xG, Cruzeiro 0.94 xG
  • Possession54%46%Atlético Mineiro 54%, Cruzeiro 46%
  • Corners1 corner7 cornersAtlético Mineiro 1 corner, Cruzeiro 7 corners
  • Fouls24 fouls15 foulsAtlético Mineiro 24 fouls, Cruzeiro 15 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Atlético Mineiro28 matchesCruzeiro28 matches
1.14 goals/match ▲Goals scored28/280.89 goals/match
0.79 goals/match ▲Goals allowed28/280.86 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals28/281.21 xG/match
13.2 shots/matchShots28/2813.7 shots/match
4.61 shots/match ▲Shots on target28/284.21 shots/match
53.5% ●Possession28/2852%
5.18 corners/matchCorners28/28● 7.21 corners/match
16.4 fouls/matchFouls28/2815.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 28home / 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, 22 Oct 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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