Cruzeiro vs Ponte Preta
Brasileiro Serie A
Date: Sunday, 9th October 2016,
Kick-off at 1:00 UK
Venue: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
Brasileiro Serie A
Date: Sunday, 9th October 2016,
Kick-off at 1:00 UK
Venue: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
Cruzeiro have a massive task at hand with just 9 matches left in the season and they stay inside the relegation zone. They are one of the five club’s in Brazil’s top tier to have never relegated. The Raposa are currently 17th in the league and a couple of wins from here could lift them up towards the top half of the table.
Ponte Preta are currently 10th in the Brazilian Serie A, but at a 6 point gap from the 17th placed Cruzeiro. They tend to do well while playing in front of their home fans and will be definitely aiming to better their 11th placed finish last season. While their away from is a big worry after managing just 2 wins from the 14 matches so far this season.
Head To Head
Cruzeiro were big 4-0 winners at Ponte Preta earlier in the season. They are unbeaten in 5 games against the side from Sao Paulo state.
Stats
Cruzeiro have won 6 of their last 11 in all competitions. Ponte Preta have kept just 1 clean sheet in 13 league away games and have conceded twice or more in all of the last 7.
Team News
Minimal changes are expected from Cruzeiro after that crucial 1-0 win over Gremio last weekend. Willian could replace Ramon Abila up front though.
Without a win in 4 games, the visitors could switch things up a little here. Wellington Paulista and Matheus Jesus are pushing for recalls.
