Sao Paulo vs Cruzeiro

Sao Paulo

1 - 0

Cruzeiro

🕒 Fri, 16 Sep 2016 01:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Diego Almeida Real 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2016-2017 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Sao Paulo 10 · Cruzeiro 12

Referee Stats

Diego Almeida Real

5 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	60%
Draws	20%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-12).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Sao Paulo had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sao Paulo (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-5

Goals For / Against

29 / 13

Avg: 1.53 / 0.68

Points

Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cruzeiro (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-10

Goals For / Against

19 / 23

Avg: 1.00 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.21

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie A fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.68

PPG

1.21

1.53

1.00

0.68

1.21

47%

O2.5

32%

37%

BTTS

32%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sao Paulo rank10th

Cruzeiro rank12th

Sao Paulo points52

Cruzeiro points51

Sao Paulo: #10 · 52 pts · GD +8

19 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cruzeiro: #12 · 51 pts · GD -1

20 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sao Paulo last 5 home

W D W W L

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals12-2

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cruzeiro last 5 away

L W L W D

Points7/15

Weighted index42

Goals2-2

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sao Paulo trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Cruzeiro trend breakdown

Over 2.532%

BTTS32%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Sao Paulo score at home74%

Sao Paulo clean sheet at home53%

Cruzeiro score away58%

Cruzeiro clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Sao Paulo score first0%

Sao Paulo win after scoring first0%

Cruzeiro score first0%

Cruzeiro win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sao Paulo 0% · Cruzeiro 0%

Vs league average

Sao Paulo score at home1.53 vs 1.49

Sao Paulo concede at home0.68 vs 0.92

Cruzeiro score away1.00 vs 0.92

Cruzeiro concede away1.21 vs 1.49

Sao Paulo score 3% above league average, while Cruzeiro score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Sao Paulo are 25% below league average at home, and Cruzeiro are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Sao Paulo goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Cruzeiro goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

512

436

Passes Accurate

416

336

Passes %

81%

77%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	17
Home Wins	10
Draws	2
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (17.6%)
BTTS	5 (29.4%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	9
Home Wins	7
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (22.2%)
BTTS	4 (44.4%)

Sao Paulo vs Cruzeiro Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

04 Apr 2026 Sao Paulo vs Cruzeiro 4 - 1

2025-2026 Season

31 Aug 2025 Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo 1 - 0 13 Apr 2025 Sao Paulo vs Cruzeiro 1 - 1

2024-2025 Season

15 Sep 2024 Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo 0 - 1 02 Jun 2024 Sao Paulo vs Cruzeiro 2 - 0

2023-2024 Season

02 Nov 2023 Sao Paulo vs Cruzeiro 1 - 0 25 Jun 2023 Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo 1 - 0

2019-2020 Season

17 Oct 2019 Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo 1 - 0 02 Jun 2019 Sao Paulo vs Cruzeiro 1 - 1

2018-2019 Season

18 Nov 2018 Sao Paulo vs Cruzeiro 1 - 0 29 Jul 2018 Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo 0 - 2

2017-2018 Season

13 Aug 2017 Sao Paulo vs Cruzeiro 3 - 2 14 May 2017 Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo 1 - 0

2016-2017 Season

16 Sep 2016 Sao Paulo vs Cruzeiro 1 - 0 05 Jun 2016 Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo 0 - 1

2015-2016 Season

08 Nov 2015 Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo 2 - 1 26 Jul 2015 Sao Paulo vs Cruzeiro 1 - 0