Cruzeiro head into Serie B’s midweek set of fixtures with a one-point lead over Vasco da Gama in the battle for the league title. Cruzeiro play 24 hours ahead of Vasco da Gama in midweek action, meaning they can put pressure on the second-place side.
Sport Recife won just one of their last six head-to-head meetings with Cruzeiro. They were outscored 7-3 in those matches. The last five games between these teams saw Cruzeiro either win or draw versus Sport Recife.
Cruzeiro are top of the league table with 31 points from 13 matches. They took 15 points from the last 18 points on offer. Cruzeiro scored nine goals and conceded two to their last six opponents.
Sport Recife are winless in their last four games, although each of their last three matches in Serie B finished as draws. Goals were hard to come by in Sport Recife’s last six games as they scored a mere three times.
Guarani host Ituano on Wednesday with both clubs near the bottom of the Serie B table. Itauano won the last two meetings between these sides including a Paulista A1 tournament match earlier this season by a score of 3-0.
Guarani took five points from the last 18 points on offer in the league. They were outscored 10-5 in their last six matches. Guarani went winless in their last two games.
Ituano also took five points from the last 18 points available to them. The visitors were outscored 8-6 in their last six matches.
CRB are in midtable and in decent form ahead of Tombense’s visit on Thursday. The club is in ninth place and two points behind sixth-place Tombense ahead of the fixture.
Tombense are in brilliant form. They are unbeaten in six straight Serie B fixtures. Tombense picked up 14 points from their last six matches while scoring 10 goals and conceding five times.
CRB took 11 points from the last six games. Goals weren’t as fluid as they were for Tombense, however. CRB scored just five goals in their last six matches. CRB are unbeaten in five straight home matches in Serie B.
Second-place Vasco da Gama visit 11th-place Novorizontino on Thursday. A win for Vasco and Cruzeiro loss on Wednesday could see them move ahead in the table. Cruzeiro win on Wednesday would put pressure on Vasco da Gama in the title race prior to kick off with Novorizontino.
Vasco da Gama are the Serie B form team. They picked up 16 points from the last 18 points on offer with four straight matches ending as wins. Vasco da Gama outscored their last six opponents 10-2.
Novorizontino are in poor form ahead of Vasco’s arrival. The home team took four points from the last 18 points available. Novorizontino are coming off of a 1-0 away win against Bahia. However, Novorizontino were outscored 9-4 in their last six matches.