Serie A · 2023

Fluminense 1–0 Cruzeiro · Serie A

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fluminense won 1–0.

Shots
117
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
0.530.65
Possession
60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fluminense beat Cruzeiro 1–0. Recorded in this match (Fluminense – Cruzeiro): shots 11–7, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 0.53–0.65, possession 60%–40%. 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.

Fluminense's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.42 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 for1.8 goals/match1.42 goals/match1.17 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

6.25 corners/matchCornersFluminense · Cruzeiro● 7.17 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricFluminenseCruzeiroBaseline
Corners6.25 corners/match7.17 corners/match5.15 corners/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Fluminense have recorded the higher season possession share.

61.9% ●PossessionFluminense · Cruzeiro52.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFluminenseCruzeiroBaseline
Possession61.9%52.3%47.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots7 shotsFluminense 11 shots, Cruzeiro 7 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsFluminense 4 shots, Cruzeiro 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.53 xG0.65 xGFluminense 0.53 xG, Cruzeiro 0.65 xG
  • Possession60%40%Fluminense 60%, Cruzeiro 40%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersFluminense 7 corners, Cruzeiro 3 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls15 foulsFluminense 6 fouls, Cruzeiro 15 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Fluminense
0Draws
0Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro — Fluminense · Serie A0–2

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fluminense favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Cruzeiro in 5 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fluminense24 matchesCruzeiro24 matches
1.42 goals/match ▲Goals scored24/240.96 goals/match
1.08 goals/matchGoals allowed24/24▲ 0.88 goals/match
1.42 xG/match ▲Expected goals24/241.31 xG/match
14 shots/matchShots24/2413.8 shots/match
5.67 shots/match ▲Shots on target24/244.38 shots/match
61.9% ●Possession24/2452.3%
6.25 corners/matchCorners24/24● 7.17 corners/match
12.7 fouls/matchFouls24/2415.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples24 / 24home / 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, 21 Sept 2023, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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