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Serie A · 2025Estádio Municipal João Havelange

Cruzeiro 1–0 Vasco da Gama · Serie A

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Cruzeiro won 1–0.

Shots
1215
Shots on target
46
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cruzeiro beat Vasco DA Gama 1–0. Recorded in this match (Cruzeiro – Vasco DA Gama): shots 12–15, shots on target 4–6, possession 43%–57%, corners 4–8. 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.

Vasco DA Gama's recent record differs from the season

weak

Vasco DA Gama's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/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 for0.8 goals/match1 goal/match1.08 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots15 shotsCruzeiro 12 shots, Vasco da Gama 15 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsCruzeiro 4 shots, Vasco da Gama 6 shots
  • Possession43%57%Cruzeiro 43%, Vasco da Gama 57%
  • Corners4 corners8 cornersCruzeiro 4 corners, Vasco da Gama 8 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls12 foulsCruzeiro 18 fouls, Vasco da Gama 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards0 cardsCruzeiro 0 cards, Vasco da Gama 0 cards
  • Passes323 passes426 passesCruzeiro 323 passes, Vasco da Gama 426 passes
  • Pass accuracy81%85%Cruzeiro 81%, Vasco da Gama 85%
  • Shots inside box9 shots9 shotsCruzeiro 9 shots, Vasco da Gama 9 shots
  • Blocked shots1 block3 blocksCruzeiro 1 block, Vasco da Gama 3 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves5 saves3 savesCruzeiro 5 saves, Vasco da Gama 3 saves
  • Offsides1 offside0 offsidesCruzeiro 1 offside, Vasco da Gama 0 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Cruzeiro
3Draws
0Vasco da Gama
Cruzeiro — Vasco da Gama · Serie A1–1
Vasco da Gama — Cruzeiro · Serie A0–0
Cruzeiro — Vasco da Gama · Serie A2–2
Vasco da Gama — Cruzeiro · Serie A0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Cruzeiro favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Vasco da Gama in 6 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Cruzeiro6 matchesVasco da Gama6 matches
1.17 goals/match ▲Goals scored6/61 goal/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed6/61.33 goals/match
11 shots/matchShots6/610.7 shots/match
3.33 shots/matchShots on target6/6▲ 4 shots/match
43.3%Possession6/6● 50.5%
4.5 corners/match ●Corners6/63.17 corners/match
3.33 cards/matchCards6/62 cards/match
16 fouls/matchFouls6/612.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 28 Apr 2025, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsCruzeiroVasco da Gama
CompetitionSerie ASerie A 2025
Head-to-headCruzeiro — Vasco da Gama
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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