Match Report
Cruzeiro went into the game 11th in the table on 49 points; Figueirense sat 17th on 39 — a 10-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.03/0.84 for Cruzeiro and 0.92/1.29 for Figueirense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.08.
10 meetings are on record — 4 won by Cruzeiro, 4 by Figueirense, 2 drawn, at 3.3 goals per meeting. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in Belo Horizonte staged the fixture, a ground that holds 62,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.