Cruzeiro boast strong record against Sport | OneFootball

Cruzeiro will face Sport this Sunday (5), at 8:30 pm (Brasília time), at Mineirão, for the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship, seeking to return to winning after two games and continue in the fight for the top positions in the tournament. The match is another crucial step to secure three points and keep the goal of a spot in next year's Copa Libertadores closer and closer.

The record as a home team and the history against Sport are factors that contribute to confidence in a positive result.

In 13 matches played at Mineirão, Raposa has won 31 points, the result of 10 victories, one draw, and only one defeat. The balance still shows offensive strength and defensive balance, with 25 goals scored and 10 conceded, which corresponds to an 86.1% success rate as a home team.

In addition to the good moment at home, the historical record favors Raposa against Sport in Belo Horizonte. In more than four decades of confrontations, the team from Pernambuco only won twice: the first in 1978, by 2 to 1, in a match of the Brazil Cup, and the second in 2016, by the same score, in a match valid for the Brazilian Championship.

Since then, the clubs have faced each other eight more times in general. There were five celestial victories, two draws, and only one triumph for Sport — this in 2022, when they won 3 to 1 in a Serie B match, at Ilha do Retiro. On the other hand, Sport is experiencing an opposite scenario this season. Last in the competition, it has only 15 points in 26 rounds and suffers one of the worst campaigns as a visitor: in 12 games away from home, it has only won one victory, three draws, and suffered eight defeats, achieving a meager six points away from their domains.

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