Brasileirão Série A · Matchweek 23
Corinthians
COI
1–2Full 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.
54%Possession56%
52%Territory47%
8%From set plays6%
0.07Chance quality0.14
5.5%Directness4.9%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Corinthians, 4 for Cruzeiro. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Corinthians
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 29 of 329 matches, not the full season.