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Serie A · 2023

Internacional 0–0 Cruzeiro · Serie A

0–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Internacional and Cruzeiro drew 0–0.

Shots
159
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
2.021.03
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Internacional and Cruzeiro drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Internacional – Cruzeiro): shots 15–9, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 2.02–1.03, 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.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.15 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/match1.15 goals/match1.15 goals/match

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

Internacional show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Internacional's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

12 shots/match ▲ShotsInternacional · Cruzeiro14.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricInternacionalCruzeiroBaseline
Shots12 shots/match14.9 shots/match14 shots/match
Shots against14 shots/match12.2 shots/match13.8 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots9 shotsInternacional 15 shots, Cruzeiro 9 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsInternacional 4 shots, Cruzeiro 3 shots
  • Expected goals2.02 xG1.03 xGInternacional 2.02 xG, Cruzeiro 1.03 xG
  • Possession54%46%Internacional 54%, Cruzeiro 46%
  • Corners2 corners4 cornersInternacional 2 corners, Cruzeiro 4 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls14 foulsInternacional 12 fouls, Cruzeiro 14 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Internacional13 matchesCruzeiro13 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored13/13▲ 1.15 goals/match
1.08 goals/matchGoals allowed13/13▲ 0.85 goals/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals13/13▲ 1.52 xG/match
12 shots/matchShots13/13▲ 14.9 shots/match
3.92 shots/matchShots on target13/13▲ 4.69 shots/match
50.8%Possession13/13● 52.7%
4.69 corners/matchCorners13/13● 6.85 corners/match
11.8 fouls/matchFouls13/1314.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples13 / 13home / 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, 2 Jul 2023, 04:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

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

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