Brazil - Série AStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro, taking place on Sunday, 22 October 2023, at Arena MRV in Belo Horizonte.
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Atletico Mineiro, Recent FormAtlético Mineiro will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 2-0 win in their away outing against Palmeiras. In that game they had 44% possession and managed 14 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Palmeiras who had 12 attempts and 4 on target.
Manager Luiz Felipe Scolari will be pleased with his team's performances recently, having only conceded 3 in their last 6 games, while still managing to score a respectable 8 goals. They've kept a clean sheet in 4 of their last 6 matches, and playing at home this season, they have scored in 12 of their 13 games.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
Paulo Paulinho will be feeling confident about adding his name to the scoresheet once more at Arena MRV, having notched up 6 goals for Atlético Mineiro in their last 6 league matches at home.
Cruzeiro, Recent FormWith Flamengo sitting a clear 14 places above them in the table, Cruzeiro won't feel totally dejected with their 2-0 home defeat by them last time out. They achieved 43% possession in that match and had 11 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Flamengo's tally of 9 efforts at goal, 2 of which were on target.
It seems pretty certain that Zé Ricardo will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 4 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 4 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have failed to score in 4 of their last 6 games; however, when playing away from home this season, they've notched up 6 clean sheets in 13 games.
They've had a less than ideal run of form recently, winning just 1 of their last 6 games.
Arthur Gomes has scored 2 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against Atlético Mineiro.
Atlético Mineiro recorded a 0-1 win last time these two sides went head to head in the league.
Atlético will be looking to extend their current run of 5 clean sheets against Raposa. The Raposa defence has struggled at Arena MRV, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 9 visits.
In the league, Atlético has a good track record when they host Cruzeiro, getting the better of them in their last 3 home games.
Atlético manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Edenílson Andrade dos Santos (Sprained ankle), Rodrigo Battaglia (Knee), Mariano Ferreira Filho (Thigh), Pedro Pedrinho (Thigh) and Eduardo Vargas (Knee) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Zé Ricardo has a number of injury concerns in his Cruzeiro squad to contend with: Rafael Bilu (Achilles tendon), Rafael Elias (Knee) and Ramiro Moschen Benetti (Meniscus)
Atletico Mineiro Playing at home | Cruzeiro Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Goals scored | 1.4 |
| 0.9 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 33' | Time first goal scored | 32' |
| 53' | Time first goal conceded | 50' |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2.6 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.2 | Subs used | 4.5 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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