Brazil - Série AStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Cruzeiro and Botafogo, taking place on Sunday, 06 August 2023, at Estádio Mineirão in Belo Horizonte.
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Cruzeiro, Recent FormCruzeiro will have been quite satisfied taking a point from their last match against Athletico Paranaense, which ran out a 3-3 draw. In that game they had 47% possession and managed 14 attempts on goal, with 5 on target, compared to Athletico Paranaense who had 15 attempts and 6 on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 5, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 4 goals and some valuable points in the process. They have been unable to score at home in 5 of their last 6 games; however, they've kept a clean sheet in 4 of their last 6 games overall.
They've had a terrible run of form at Estádio Mineirão recently and having lost 4 of their last 6 home games managing just 1 win. If they want to get anywhere this season, they'll need to do something very quickly to fix their home form, having lost 5 of the first 9 league games at Estádio Mineirão.
Botafogo, Recent FormIn their last match Botafogo enforced their superiority over Coritiba with a 4-1 home win. Their share of possession in that meeting was 57%, while racking up 14 shots along the way, 7 of which were on target. Coritiba had 9 shots on goal with 5 on target.
With 13 goals scored from their past 6 matches and just 3 conceded, their manager Bruno Lage will be more than happy with his team's form of late. They've kept a clean sheet in 4 of their last 6 games, and they've scored in 16 of their 17 games this season.
Their strong run of form, both away and at home now gives them an unbeaten streak of 8 games in a row.
On an individual basis, Tiquinho Soares will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 13 goals in Botafogo's 17 league games this season.
The last time these two sides met, it wasn't one to remember, finishing without a goal and both sides taking just a point for their efforts.
It's been a very long time since Estrela Solitária came to Estádio Mineirão in the league and scored a goal, having left goalless in their last 4 visits. The Botafogo defence tends to hold pretty firm when they visit Raposa in the league, with Botafogo conceding just 1 goal in their last 3 meetings.
This match has run out a draw on the previous 2 encounters between these sides in the league; however, Cruzeiro may have a slight edge with them currently enjoying a 8 match unbeaten streak against their opponents.
Cruzeiro 0 - 0 BotafogoBotafogo 3 - 3 CruzeiroCruzeiro manager Pepa Marques da Costa has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Rafael Bilu (Achilles tendon), Wesley Gasolina (Knee) and Ramiro Moschen Benetti (Meniscus) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With both Patrick de Paula (Knee) and Rafael Pereira da Silva (Knee) being out for the rest of the season and Luis Henrique (Shoulder) and Gabriel Pires (Calf) unavailable in the shorter term, Botafogo manager Bruno Lage will be relieved to have no other major fitness concerns going into this tie.
Cruzeiro Playing at home | Botafogo Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.4 | Goals scored | 1.5 |
| 0.8 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 29' | Time first goal scored | 48' |
| 45' | Time first goal conceded | 42' |
| 3.3 | Yellow cards | 2.9 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.7 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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