Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Cruzeiro 9th on 52, Cuiabá 20th on 30. Cruzeiro's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Cuiabá ran at 0.76 scored and 1.29 conceded, Cruzeiro at 1.13 and 1.08.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Cuiabá wins, 1 for Cruzeiro, 1 draw, at 1.25 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
The venue was Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, with room for 42,968 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.