Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on August 05th, 2024

Cruzeiro and Fortaleza will be playing against each other on Monday, August 05th, 2024, at 00:00h (UTC), in a Serie A football game in Brazil, check the Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estádio Kleber José de Andrade stadium, in the city of Cariacica, with a capacity for 10000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza betting tip 2024

Despite the season change, the Serie A has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.43 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.49 goals per game of the last championship.

Cruzeiro last match

Cruzeiro comes from a victory in the last match. The game against Botafogo, valid for the Serie A, ended with a 0-3. The team coached by F. Seabra lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 3.60.

A key player in the victory Cruzeiro, Kaio Jorge was one of the few athletes who achieved any individual prominence in the contest. In a performance without much inspiration from the team, he helped a lot for a positive result.

Fortaleza last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie A, Fortaleza, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the São Paulo team with a final score of 1-0.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 2.30.

Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza h2h

When these teams last met at Serie A, Fortaleza was 5th place while Cruzeiro was in 2nd place. Fortaleza deployed in a 3-5-2 formation while Cruzeiro set up a 4-3-3 alignment.

These teams played last against each other in a highly contested Serie A game during the 2024 season ending in a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Cruzeiro

Serie A leaderboard now

The Cruzeiro team with 35 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores, with a campaign of 11 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses.

In the 21st round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 1 point as opposed to Fortaleza team which is just above, in the 4th place.

Cruzeiro analysis

At the end of round 20 in Serie A, Cruzeiro scored 28 goals and conceded 20 goals.

its ball possession percentage is 49.74% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Fortaleza and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Taking the fight or in this case, the game to your opponent’s prove unwise for this team, having won 3 games as the visiting team, compared to their record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws playing in their home base.

Cruzeiro has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 28 times with 1840 attacks, while Fortaleza has only scored 24 times with 1721 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Cruzeiro

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Matheus Pereira. He has already scored 6 times this season and has helped Cruzeiro come away with the positive result on several occasions.

Fortaleza

Serie A leaderboard now

The Fortaleza team with 36 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores, with a campaign of 10 wins, 6 draws, and 3 losses.

In the 21st round, the team has the same number of points when compared to Palmeiras team who occupies position 3.

Fortaleza analysis

Fortaleza goal quotient is definitely positive, with 24 down scored and 18 conceded after 20 rounds played.

Fortaleza has been in impressive form lately, winning 4 out of their last 5 matches, and drawing 1. They have been showing great resilience and determination, and it seems that they are on track to achieve their goals this season.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Serie A.

Best goalscorer from Fortaleza

Juan Martin Lucero has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 8 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Fortaleza to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Cruzeiro is Matheus Pereira, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Fortaleza is Juan Martin Lucero, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Taking into consideration that Fortaleza scores an average of 0.75 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.62.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5.02 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.65 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Fortaleza side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 time this season, very different from Cruzeiro who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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