Cruzeiro, Recent Form

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Cruzeiro head into this match with some confidence in the knowledge that they recorded a solid 3-1 home win against Vitoria in their last league encounter.  They achieved 54% possession in that match and had 15 strikes at goal, with 6 hitting the target, up against Vitoria's tally of 8 efforts at goal, 2 of which were on target.  

It's fair to say that manager Fernardo Seabra will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 8 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 8 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points.  They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.  

Cruzeiro will take some comfort from being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home games, but having managed just 2 wins leaves them plenty of room for improvement.  

Internacional, Recent Form

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Internacional manager Eduardo Coudet will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 1-1 draw in his team's last league outing against Atletico Goianiense.  In that game they recorded 72 % of the possession, with 22 attempts on goal, 5 on target. Their opponents found the target on 2 of their 4 shots on goal.  

Coudet will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 9 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 5 goals conceded in the same period.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.  

They have put together an impressive run of away form recently, having clocked up 4 victories from 6 matches on the road.  

Maurício Magalhães Prado will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Cruzeiro in this match, having already scored 2 goals in his last 6 away games for Internacional.