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                        27/07/2025 at  15:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
                    
 
                 
                
                
				
				                
				
				                
                 
                 
                     
                     
                                                -  Serie A Betano - Round 17
 
                                                - Referee: Claus R. (Bra)
 
                                                - Where to Watch on TV: 
 
                                                
                    
                    
                    
                    
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 Brazil | Amazon Prime Video, Claro TV+, Globoplay, Premiere, Sky+, TV Globo, Vivo Play, Zapping | 
 China | K-Ball | 
 Ecuador | Canal del Futbol, El Canal del Futbol app, El Canal del Futbol | 
 Mexico | Fanatiz | 
 Portugal | Canal 11 | 
 Russia | MATCH! Futbol 3, Match TV, Sportbox.ru | 
 Spain | #Vamos | 
 Usa | Fanatiz | 
                      
                     
                  
				
				            
            
            
                            				
                
                
				
				                 
                    
                        Match Stats
                    
                    
                        
                                
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| Expected Goals (xG) | 
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| 1.44 | 0.64 | 
| Ball Possession | 
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| 64% | 36% | 
| Total shots | 
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| 16 | 9 | 
| Shots on target | 
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| 5 | 3 | 
| Big Chances | 
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| 1 | 2 | 
| Corner Kicks | 
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| 10 | 3 | 
| Passes | 
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| 85% (430/503) | 78% (226/290) | 
| Yellow Cards | 
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| 0 | 1 | 
| Expected Goals (xG) | 
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| 1.44 | 0.64 | 
| xG on target (xGOT) | 
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| 1.56 | 0.50 | 
| Total shots | 
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| 16 | 9 | 
| Shots on target | 
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| 5 | 3 | 
| Shots off target | 
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| 7 | 3 | 
| Blocked Shots | 
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| 4 | 3 | 
| Shots inside the Box | 
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| 8 | 5 | 
| Shots outside the Box | 
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| 8 | 4 | 
| Hit the Woodwork | 
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| 0 | 0 | 
| Headed Goals | 
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| 0 | 2 | 
| Big Chances | 
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| 1 | 2 | 
| Corner Kicks | 
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| 10 | 3 | 
| Touches in opposition box | 
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| 26 | 7 | 
| Accurate through passes | 
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| 1 | 0 | 
| Offsides | 
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| 0 | 4 | 
| Free Kicks | 
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| 11 | 8 | 
| Passes | 
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| 85% (430/503) | 78% (226/290) | 
| Long passes | 
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| 56% (27/48) | 50% (26/52) | 
| Passes in final third | 
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| 74% (125/169) | 55% (35/64) | 
| Crosses | 
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| 13% (5/38) | 25% (4/16) | 
| Expected assists (xA) | 
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| 1.09 | 0.37 | 
| Throw-ins | 
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| 17 | 14 | 
| Fouls | 
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| 8 | 11 | 
| Tackles | 
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| 67% (10/15) | 67% (10/15) | 
| Duels won | 
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| 45 | 37 | 
| Clearances | 
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| 15 | 38 | 
| Interceptions | 
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| 5 | 12 | 
| Errors leading to shot | 
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| 0 | 0 | 
| Errors leading to goal | 
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| 0 | 1 | 
| Goalkeeper Saves | 
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| 1 | 4 | 
| xGOT faced | 
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| 0.50 | 1.56 | 
| Goals prevented | 
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| -1.50 | 0.53 | 
                        
                      
                 
				 				 
				 
				                  
                    
                        Key Moments
                    
                    
					    Here there are
                                
- 1st Half (1 - 1)
 - 4', 1 - 0, Kaio Jorge ⚽, 
 - 39', 1 - 1, Galeano A. ⚽, Lourenco (A), 
 - 44', Pedro Henrique 🟨, 
 - 2nd Half (0 - 1)
 - 46', Wanderson ↓, Marquinhos ↑, 
 - 56', Pedro Henrique ↓, Fernandinho ↑, 
 - 58', Eduardo ↓, Gabriel Barbosa ↑, 
 - 60', 1 - 2, Galeano A. ⚽, Fernandinho (A), 
 - 73', Kaiki ↓, Bolasie Y. ↑, 
 - 76', Lourenco ↓, Fernando Sobral ↑, 
 - 83', Lucas Silva ↓, Matheus Henrique ↑, 
 - 83', Diego ↓, Lucas Mugni ↑, 
 - 83', Galeano A. ↓, Ramos R. ↑, 
 - 84', Richardson ↓, Lucas Lima ↑, 
 
                        
                      
                 
				 				 
				 				 
				 
				 				 
				 
				 
				
				                 
                    
                        Chances of winning
                    
                    
                        
                                
 Cruzeiro  69% | Draw  20.9% | Ceará  10% | 
Initial Probability
 (when we started the analysis)
Our Initial ML Estimation
                        
                      
                 
				 				 
				 
				                  
                    
                        Cruzeiro - Ceará Odds
                    
                    
                        
                                
            
            
            
			
			
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			   1 | 
			   X | 
			   2 | 
                           Marga | 
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			   Avarage Now (Initially) | 
			   1.4 (1.4) | 
			   4.71 ↑ (4.33) | 
			   10.01 ↑ (8) | 
			   2.6% (7%) |  | 
                               
			
- The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
 
                        
                      
                 
				 				 
				 
				 
            
                                 
                    
                        What is the prediction for Cruzeiro - Ceará?
                    
                    
                        
						        
                                            
                                            Users Predictions: 
                                            
                                            
                                            36 users predict this event. Cruzeiro will win (votes: 30 - 83.3%). Ceará will win (votes: 3 - 8.3%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 8.3%). 
Confidence interval (95%) for Cruzeiro: 71.1% – 95.5%.High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Cruzeiro will win (9 of 10 users predict this - 90%).                                The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.
                        
						
                    
 
                 
                                
                
                                  
                    
                     Preview Facts
                    
                    
                        
                             - Get ready for a battle between the top and the middle of the table (ranked 1 in the zone Promotion ~ Copa Libertadores (Group Stage: ) and 13).
 - Cruzeiro is currently enjoying a strong run with several victories in a row (last 5 games: 4 wins).
 - Ceará has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
  - In this match, Cruzeiro is the obvious favorite.
 - There will not play in Cruzeiro: Janderson
(Knee Injury)
Joao Marcelo
(Knee Injury)
Matheus Henrique
(Knee Injury)
 - There are questionable in Ceará: Gabriel Lacerda
(Inactive)
Luiz Otavio
(Knee Injury)
 - We predict that Cruzeiro will win today's game, with odds of 1.44.
 - In the last 4 head-to-head matches, Cruzeiro won 2 matches, drew 1 match, lost 1 match, and goals 2:2. (average 0.5:0.5).
 - Including home matches between the teams, Cruzeiro won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 1:2. (average 0.5:1).                        
 
                      
                 
                
                                  
                    
                        How many head-to-head matches has Cruzeiro won against Ceará?
                    
                    
                        
                            Cruzeiro has won  of their last 0 head-to-head matches.
                        
                    
 
                 
                
                
                                  
                    
                        How many head-to-head matches has Ceará won against Cruzeiro?
                    
                    
                        
                             Ceará has won  of their last 0 head-to-head matches.
                        
                    
 
                 
                
                
                
                                 
                    
                        What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
                    
                    
                    
                        
                            The latest head-to-head matches between Cruzeiro - Ceará were as follows:
                                                     
                      
                    
                 
                
                
                                
                    
                        Latest results of Cruzeiro                    
                    
                    
                 
                                
                                
				
				
				
                
                
                                 
                                 
                			   
			                       
                            
                                                
Brazilian Serie A Table
2025 |  | Pl | W | D | L |  | Diff | Pts | 
| 1 | Palmeiras | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 55:26 | 29 | 65 | 
| 2 | Flamengo RJ | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 59:16 | 43 | 64 | 
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 31 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 45:22 | 23 | 60 | 
| 4 | Mirassol | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 52:31 | 21 | 56 | 
| 5 | Bahia | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 42:35 | 7 | 52 | 
| 6 | Botafogo RJ | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 41:28 | 13 | 48 | 
| 7 | Fluminense | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 37:37 | 0 | 47 | 
| 8 | Sao Paulo | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 35:33 | 2 | 44 | 
| 9 | Vasco | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 49:43 | 6 | 42 | 
| 10 | Corinthians | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 34:35 | -1 | 42 | 
| 11 | Gremio | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 33:40 | -7 | 39 | 
| 12 | Ceara | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 29:29 | 0 | 38 | 
| 13 | Atletico-MG | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 27:32 | -5 | 37 | 
| 14 | Bragantino | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 35:49 | -14 | 36 | 
| 15 | Internacional | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 35:43 | -8 | 36 | 
| 16 | Santos | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31:43 | -12 | 33 | 
| 17 | Vitoria | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 28:47 | -19 | 31 | 
| 18 | Fortaleza | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 28:45 | -17 | 28 | 
| 19 | Juventude | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 24:58 | -34 | 26 | 
| 20 | Sport Recife | 30 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 22:49 | -27 | 17 | 
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