Stored context before this match
Before this match, Ceara have 4 scored home results and Cruzeiro 4 scored away results stored in 2018. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Ceara at home: 0.50 points per match (4 measured matches); Cruzeiro away: 1.00 points per match (4 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Ceara scored 0.50 per home match (4 measured matches); Cruzeiro scored 0.25 away (4). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.22 per club appearance across 174 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 1 of 8 pooled club appearances (12.5%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. No earlier meetings between these teams are stored.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.