Cruzeiro lead Brasileirão return form before Santos clash at Vila Belmiro | OneFootball

Santos host Cruzeiro at Vila Belmiro on Saturday, with the visitors topping the Brasileirão return form after taking 15 points from seven matches.

Kick-off is 21:00 in the 27th round. Diario Do Peixe notes Cruzeiro have set the pace in the second half of the season.

Their run features five wins and two defeats, 12 goals scored and 8 conceded, a 71% haul. The reverse fixture ended 0-0.

Cruzeiro are the sixth-best away side in Série A, with 17 points from 12 trips, five wins, two draws and five defeats, 14 scored and 21 conceded, a 47% return.

They also rank fifth for goals scored this season, with 38.

Santos arrive unbeaten in four and are chasing a third straight league win for the first time this campaign.

However, they are yet to win a Brasileirão home match at Vila Belmiro since the World Cup break. They sit 13th for home form with 19 points from 13, five wins, four draws and four defeats, 18 scored and 17 conceded.

Source: Diario Do Peixe

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