Match Report
Fluminense (4th, 42 pts) visited Cruzeiro (6th, 39 pts) with 3 points between them. Cruzeiro had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 6th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.4/1.44 for Cruzeiro and 1.56/1.28 for Fluminense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
Cruzeiro were unbeaten in 7, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Across 27 recorded meetings, Cruzeiro have 9 wins to Fluminense's 11, with 7 draws, at 2.44 goals per meeting. Goals have dried up lately: 1.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.44 across the full history.
The match was played at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (capacity 62,170). Fluminense led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cruzeiro: Matheus Pereira (75') · Fluminense: John Kennedy (43')
Key stats
Possession: Cruzeiro 61% · Fluminense 39% · Total shots: 19-10 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 5-4




