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Vasco DA Gama vs Cruzeiro: result 2-0 and analysis

Serie ARegular Season - 29Kick-off on October 14, 2018 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

Vasco DA Gama
2-0
Cruzeiro

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What was the result of Vasco DA Gama vs Cruzeiro?

Vasco DA Gama won 2-0 on October 14, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 49′Yago PikachuVasco DA Gama
  • 70′Maximiliano Gastón LópezVasco DA Gama

Official lineup for Vasco DA Gama vs Cruzeiro

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Vasco DA Gama

4-3-2-1
  1. 11Maximiliano Gastón López
  1. 43Bruno Ritter
  2. 32Bruno Cosendey
  1. 15Andrey
  2. 22Yago Pikachu
  3. 13Luiz Gustavo
  1. 34Werley Ananias da Silva
  2. 27Ramon
  3. 25Leandro Castán da Silva
  4. 6Fabricio dos Santos Silva
  1. 33Fernando Miguel

Cruzeiro

4-4-2
  1. 11David
  2. 7Rafael Augusto Sóbis do Nascimento
  1. 9Frederico Chaves Guedes
  2. 16Lucas Silva
  3. 20Bruno Silva
  4. 21F. Mancuello
  1. 14Cacá
  2. 4Murilo
  3. 15Patrick Brey
  4. 2Ezequiel
  1. 12Rafael
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Vasco DA Gama have 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats; Cruzeiro have 4, 8 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Vasco DA Gama
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 10, 2018Botafogo(away)1-1Serie A
Oct 1, 2018Parana(away)1-1Serie A
Sep 27, 2018Santos(away)1-1Serie A
Sep 24, 2018Bahia(home)2-1Serie A
Sep 15, 2018Flamengo(home)1-1Serie A
Cruzeiro
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 11, 2018Corinthians(home)1-0Copa Do Brasil
Sep 30, 2018Palmeiras(away)1-3Serie A
Sep 27, 2018Palmeiras(home)1-1Copa Do Brasil
Sep 23, 2018Santos(home)2-1Serie A
Sep 16, 2018Atletico-MG(home)0-0Serie A

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Vasco DA Gama wins, 2 draws, 2 Cruzeiro wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 7, 2018Cruzeiro 1-1 Vasco DA GamaSerie A
Nov 26, 2017Cruzeiro 0-1 Vasco DA GamaSerie A
Aug 3, 2017Vasco DA Gama 0-3 CruzeiroSerie A
Sep 17, 2015Cruzeiro 2-2 Vasco DA GamaSerie A
Jun 14, 2015Vasco DA Gama 1-3 CruzeiroSerie A
Nov 23, 2013Vasco DA Gama 2-1 CruzeiroSerie A

Last archived meeting: Cruzeiro vs Vasco DA Gama on Jun 7, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Vasco DA Gama score 0.9 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Cruzeiro score 0.9 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Vasco DA Gama0.91.4110/156/15
Cruzeiro0.90.959/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Vasco DA Gama sit 15th in Serie A (35 points from 30 matches) and Cruzeiro sit 4th (51 points from 31 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Cruzeiro3115610504651
15Vasco DA Gama309813364335

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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