About Match
The table reads 13th (Cruzeiro, 24 pts) against 9th (Botafogo, 25 pts), 1 points apart. Cruzeiro have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Three points here take Cruzeiro to 27 and up to 7th, overtaking Botafogo, assuming other results stand.
Cruzeiro carry a 9-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 26 meetings between the two: 10 for Cruzeiro, 6 for Botafogo and 10 drawn, at 2.12 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 31% of those meetings. The last five meetings averaged 3.6 goals, well above the all-time 2.12.