Cruzeiro vs Goiás: Brasileirão match Analysis and Prediction

Cruzeiro and Goiás will face each other on July 23 at 9:00 PM (CEST) at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in Belo Horizonte. Cruzeiro needs to improve their home performance to aspire to higher positions in the Serie A standings, while the visitors need points to avoid relegation.
Currently, Cruzeiro is in 10th place in the Serie A standings, while Goiás is in 17th place.

Let's analyze the two teams in detail:

Cruzeiro:
In their last match, they drew with Coritiba with a score of 0-0.
In their last 5 matches, they won 2 times, lost 1 time, and drew 2 times. They scored an average of 0.4 goals per match and conceded 0.2 goals.
In this Serie A season, they achieved 6 victories, suffered 5 defeats, and had 4 draws. They scored an average of 1.07 goals per match and conceded 0.73 goals.
Less than 3.5 goals have been scored in the last 10 home matches and less than 2.5 goals in the last 7 home matches.
Furthermore, in the last 7 home matches, at least one team did not score.
In the last 5 matches in Serie A, at least one team did not score.
Cruzeiro has kept a clean sheet in the last 4 matches in Serie A.

Goiás:
In their last match, they drew with Atlético Mineiro with a score of 0-0.
In their last 5 matches, they won 1 time, lost 3 times, and drew 1 time. They scored an average of 1.2 goals per match and conceded 1.8 goals.
In this Serie A season, they achieved 3 victories, suffered 9 defeats, and had 3 draws. They scored an average of 0.93 goals per match and conceded 1.73 goals.
They have conceded at least 1 goal in 14 of their last 15 away matches in Serie A and have not won in 8 of their last 9 matches in Serie A.

Head to head:
In their last direct encounter on September 8, 2021, Cruzeiro and Goiás drew with a score of 1-1.
In the last 5 matches between the two teams, Cruzeiro won 2 times, Goiás won 1 time, and they drew 2 times. Cruzeiro scored an average of 1.0 goal per match, while Goiás scored an average of 0.8 goals per match.

Probable Lineups:

Cruzeiro
Rafael; H. Palacios, Neris, L. Castan da Silva, Marlon; M. Jussa, Wesley, L. Felipe Machado, M. Vital, R. Rodrigues Silva; B. Rodrigues do Nascimento

Goiás
T. Ferreira; M. Da Silva, Lucas Halter, B. Ferreira Melo, Sander; Willian, E. Morelli Casimiro, Anderson Oliveira, L. Oyama, J. Magno; Vinícius

Considering the recent performance of the teams, it could be a match with few goals scored.
BetMines predicts a victory for Cruzeiro. Another interesting prediction is that one of the two teams will not score.