Cruzeiro vs Vasco da Gama betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on September 29th, 2024

Cruzeiro and Vasco da Gama will play on Sunday, September 29th, 2024, at 21:30h (UTC), in a Serie A game to be held in Brazil, check the Cruzeiro vs Vasco da Gama betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cruzeiro vs Vasco da Gama will occur

The game takes place in the mythical Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium, in the city of Belo Horizonte, with a capacity for 62000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Cruzeiro vs Vasco da Gama 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 2.44 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.49 goals per game of the last championship.

Cruzeiro last match

Cruzeiro in its last official match drew (0-0) against Cuiabá, in a match valid for Serie A. Coach F. Seabra's lined up a 3-4-3 formation.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 2.88.

Cruzeiro has shown a performance not up to what they use to, but one of the few players who has stood out is certainly Kaio Jorge. Good physical presence and good ball control shown on several occasions, he was one of the team's best in the last match.

Vasco da Gama last match

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

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for their win, 4.10 were a sign of it.

Cruzeiro vs Vasco da Gama h2h

Cruzeiro occupied 9th place when they went against Vasco da Gama, who was in 18th place, in their last match at Serie A. Cruzeiro first went in with a 4-3-2-1 formation, which was engaged by Vasco da Gama with a 4-2-3-1 deployment.

The last time these teams played against each other during the 2024 season in a Serie A themed match was a hard-fought battle as it ended in a 0-0 draw.

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

Cruzeiro

Serie A leaderboard now

The Cruzeiro team with 42 points currently occupies the 7th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores Qualifiers, with a campaign of 12 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses.

In the 28th round the team ranks over the Internacional team with the same score which is just below the scoreboard in position 8, and the same points that the Bahia team that is in the 6th place.

Cruzeiro analysis

After 27 matches, Cruzeiro shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 34 goals and conceded 27.

Fernando Diniz Silva is a renowned strategist who may yet again take his opponents by surprise in this match. As the coach of Cruzeiro, he has a keen understanding of how to set up his team to counter the opposition's strengths and exploit their weaknesses, a tactic that has proven successful, especially when playing at home.

Having a record of 9 wins versus 2 losses, and 2 draws in comparison to the 3 games they won as the visiting team, there’s no place like home for this team.

In comparison to Vasco da Gama 2572 attacks and 30 goals, Cruzeiro has had 2691 attacks and 34 goals.

Best goalscorer from Cruzeiro

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Matheus Pereira is the player to highlight. Helping Cruzeiro with 6 goals scored this season, the Midfielder has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Historical data Cruzeiro

With 4 titles won in the tournament's history the Cruzeiro team is one of the leading names in the competition. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Vasco da Gama

Serie A leaderboard now

The Vasco da Gama team with 35 points currently occupies the 10th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 10 wins, 5 draws, and 11 losses.

In the 28th round, Atlético Mineiro, that is in the 9th place, has a small advantage of 1 point.

Vasco da Gama analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for Vasco da Gama, which after 27 rounds has conceded 36 but has only scored 30.

Best goalscorer from Vasco da Gama

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Pablo Vegetti Pfaffen. The Attacker has already scored 8 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Vasco da Gama, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

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 Vasco da Gama is Pablo Vegetti Pfaffen, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Taking into consideration that Vasco da Gama scores an average of 0.77 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 1.65.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 4.86 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Cruzeiro has an average of 2.4 yellow cards per game over the 27 rounds, while Vasco da Gama has an average of 2.4. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.04 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 Vasco da Gama 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 3 times. 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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