Cruzeiro vs Caxias Do Sul Prediction 17 March 2026
📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? Cruzeiro and Caxias Do Sul will show us their offensive options as they clash on 17 March at 23:00 in the "Brazil League" tournament. The favorite for the match is the Cruzeiro team, and the victory of each side is rated as follows: against . We will analyze how accurate the bookmakers' ratings are in our prediction.
Head-to-Head
📊Teams Cruzeiro and Caxias Do Sul have only one official match in their history. The contest took place on 01 December 2025 at the venue of Caxias Do Sul, ending with the score 78:63.

Cruzeiro Team Overview
🏆This season, Cruzeiro has stepped onto the court for 30 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 11 victories, 19 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Cruzeiro boasts a success rate of 36.67%, while their defeats account for 63.33% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 165.73 points, with an average of 79.97 points per match and conceding 85.77 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 82.4 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 85.87 points per game.
Match Results: Cruzeiro

Caxias Do Sul Team Overview
🏆This season, Caxias Do Sul has stepped onto the court for 30 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 13 victories, 17 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Caxias Do Sul boasts a success rate of 43.33%, while their defeats account for 56.67% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 149.4 points, with an average of 72.57 points per match and conceding 76.83 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 70.8 points per game, misses on average 78.53 points per meeting.
Match Results: Caxias Do Sul
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 1;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 0; for the visitors on the road - 0;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 37;
- Today's home team averages 15, while the visitors average 22.
First Quarter Stats: Cruzeiro (home) vs Caxias Do Sul (away)
- Tournament matches played: 15 vs 15;
- Number of wins: 6 (40%) vs 7 (46.67%);
- Number of losses: 8 (53.33%) vs 5 (33.33%);
- Number of draws: 1 (6.67%) vs 3 (20%).
- Average points scored: 19 vs 17.87;
- Average points conceded: 22.73 vs 18.87.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 4 vs 3;
- Number of losses: 5 vs 7;
- Number of draws: 1 vs 0;
- Average first quarter total: 42.8 (scored - 20, conceded - 22.8) vs 36.9 (scored - 17.4, conceded - 19.5).
- Caxias Do Sul scored under 20.5 points in the 1st quarter in 9 of last 10 away games (Brazil League).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 1;
- number of wins for the home team - 0, for the away team - 1.
Statistics: Cruzeiro vs Caxias Do Sul
- number of tournament matches played: 30 vs 30;
- number of wins: 11 (36.67%) vs 13 (43.33%);
- number of losses: 19 (63.33%) vs 17 (56.67%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 6;
- number of away wins for the away team: 5.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 5 vs 3;
- number of losses: 5 vs 7;
- number of home wins for the home team: 2;
- number of away wins for the away team: 0.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 63, for the away team - 78;
- average total points in H2H matches - 141.
Statistics: Cruzeiro vs Caxias Do Sul
- average total in the tournament: 165.73 vs 149.4;
- average total points scored: 79.97 vs 72.57;
- average total points conceded: 85.77 vs 76.83;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 38.73 vs 35.83;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 41.23 vs 35.47;
- Cruzeiro: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 82.4;
- Caxias Do Sul: average total points scored away in the tournament - 70.8;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 83.6 (home - 90.33) vs 72 (away - 69).