On the 9th of July, in this week 17 match, Guarani and Cruzeiro will play a match in Campinas in a meeting of these two Serie B teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. Guarani is fresh off their 1-1 draw against CRB. Gabriel da Conceição dos Santos struck first for CRB in the 42nd minute, then Leandro Vilela tied it up for Guarani in the 81st minute on a feed from Lucão squeezing out at least the one point for Guarani. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Cruzeiro recorded a 1-1 draw against Ituano. Jose Guilherme Guidolin Pegorari struck first for Cruzeiro on an own goal in the 55th minute, but Bernardo Schappo got the equalizer for Ituano in the 79th minute earning Ituano a comeback draw. Cruzeiro looks to continue their winning ways, having 9 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Cruzeiro is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Matheus Bidu and Edu each only have 1 goal in their last five. Guarani hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Matheus Pereira and Rodrigo Andrade, and they each have 1 goal.