Pedro⚽Leo Pereira🟨
Fagner🟨N. Villarreal🔄Cassio🔄Everton🔄Emerson Royal🔄Lucas Paqueta🔄Gerson🔄Lucas Silva🔄Fagner🔄E. Pulgar🟨G. de Arrascaeta🔄Pedro🔄J. Carrascal⚽Fabricio Bruno🟨Flamengo got the job done on Thursday 12 March, winning 2-0 at home to Cruzeiro (Serie A). At the break it was 1-0 to Flamengo. They never let the lead slip. Flamengo had 15 shots and Cruzeiro 13, with Cruzeiro enjoying 56% possession.
The goals for Flamengo came from Pedro (5') and J. Carrascal (90').
One of our two tips landed, with Flamengo to win coming in.
In 28 meetings since July 2012, Flamengo have won 14, Cruzeiro have taken six and eight were drawn. Every tip we publish on the two sides together sits on our Flamengo vs Cruzeiro prediction page.
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
| FlamengoHome | Rating | CruzeiroAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,695 | Overall | 1,606 |
| 1,704 | Match venue | 1,554 |
| 1,704 | At home | 1,596 |
| 1,643 | Away | 1,554 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,613 | Attack | 1,505 |
| 1,629 | Defence | 1,605 |
| 1,592 | Home attack | 1,521 |
| 1,600 | Away attack | 1,435 |
| 1,648 | Home defence | 1,616 |
| 1,599 | Away defence | 1,609 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,620 | Goal environment | 1,207 |
| 1,565 | Home goals | 1,425 |
| 1,555 | Away goals | 1,282 |
| 1,551 | Possession | 1,501 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,529 | Set-piece attack | 1,519 |
| 1,529 | Set-piece defence | 1,519 |
| 1,600 | Close games | 1,567 |
| 1,727 | Winning margin | 1,611 |
Match venue compares Flamengo at home with Cruzeiro away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Flamengo1:1Cruzeiro1:1
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