Both teams enter Sunday's contest in buoyant mood and will view this fixture as a good opportunity to claim another three points in their quest to climb the Brasileiro table.
While Coritiba's attackers could pose a threat to Cruzeiro's backline, we believe that the hosts, who will be regarded as the favourites, will come out on top to boost their top-four hopes.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cruzeiro win with a probability of 65.01%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for Coritiba had a probability of 13.66%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cruzeiro win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.02%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.02%), while for a Coritiba win it was 0-1 (5.3%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood.
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