Confiança and Cruzeiro meet at Estádio Estadual Lourival Baptista, in a match for the 5th round of Serie B. This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never met before.
Confiança :
In the last match they played, for the Liga do Nordeste, they lost to the CRB at home by (0‑1). In their last 10 home games, Confiança has recorded 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches.
The team that came from Serie C, did not start the competition well, since so far it has a tie in its debut and comes from two defeats. Now they face perhaps the toughest team in the championship, so it is unlikely that they will win, but if they want to leave the bottom of the table, the team needs to evolve their level of performance. The team will need the determination and improvement of its players for this confrontation.
Cruzeiro :
The team comes to this match after a home loss against Coimbra by (0‑1). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Cruzeiro won 2, tied 3 and lost 5. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but his attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 11 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Cruzeiro started this Serie B very well with three victories in the first games. In the last round he could not maintain the streak and lost. The club has three points in the standings, since it started the championship with six negative points, due to suspension. In this away game, the team wants to win again, so they must show their favoritism on the field.
PREDICTION: Cruzeiro to win @ 1,57
