Brasileirão Série A · Matchweek 16
Palmeiras
PAL
1–1Full time
Cruzeiro
CRU
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
59%Possession54%
42%Territory41%
31%From set plays24%
0.10Chance quality0.13
5.3%Directness3.7%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Palmeiras, 3 for Cruzeiro. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 25 of 267 matches, not the full season.