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Vasco da Gama 2–0 Cruzeiro · Serie A

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Vasco da Gama won 2–0.

Shots
1221
Shots on target
43
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Vasco DA Gama beat Cruzeiro 2–0. Recorded in this match (Vasco DA Gama – Cruzeiro): shots 12–21, shots on target 4–3, possession 47%–53%, corners 3–9. 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

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

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.52 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 for2.2 goals/match1.52 goals/match1.15 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Vasco DA Gama.

2.96 days ▲Rest daysVasco DA Gama · Cruzeiro5.92 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricVasco DA GamaCruzeiroBaseline
Rest days2.96 days5.92 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches—

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Vasco DA Gama have recorded the higher season possession share.

55.3% ●PossessionVasco DA Gama · Cruzeiro47%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricVasco DA GamaCruzeiroBaseline
Possession55.3%47%49.7%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots21 shotsVasco da Gama 12 shots, Cruzeiro 21 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsVasco da Gama 4 shots, Cruzeiro 3 shots
  • Possession47%53%Vasco da Gama 47%, Cruzeiro 53%
  • Corners3 corners9 cornersVasco da Gama 3 corners, Cruzeiro 9 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls13 foulsVasco da Gama 13 fouls, Cruzeiro 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardVasco da Gama 2 cards, Cruzeiro 1 card
  • Passes369 passes396 passesVasco da Gama 369 passes, Cruzeiro 396 passes
  • Pass accuracy79%80%Vasco da Gama 79%, Cruzeiro 80%
  • Shots inside box7 shots16 shotsVasco da Gama 7 shots, Cruzeiro 16 shots
  • Blocked shots5 blocks7 blocksVasco da Gama 5 blocks, Cruzeiro 7 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves2 savesVasco da Gama 4 saves, Cruzeiro 2 saves
  • Offsides0 offsides1 offsideVasco da Gama 0 offsides, Cruzeiro 1 offside

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Vasco da Gama
3Draws
2Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro — Vasco da Gama · Serie A1–0
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: Vasco da Gama favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Cruzeiro in 5 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Vasco da Gama25 matchesCruzeiro25 matches
1.52 goals/matchGoals scored25/251.56 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed25/25▲ 0.76 goals/match
13.6 shots/matchShots25/2514 shots/match
4.92 shots/matchShots on target25/254.68 shots/match
55.3% ●Possession25/2547%
4.48 corners/matchCorners25/25● 6.04 corners/match
2.2 cards/matchCards25/252.6 cards/match
13.6 fouls/matchFouls25/2513.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples25 / 25home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • 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: Sun, 28 Sept 2025, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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