Fortaleza Basquete Cearense vs Cruzeiro Prediction
📡How will the use of zone defense affect the outcome? Players from the teams Fortaleza Basquete Cearense and Cruzeiro will answer this question when they play on 29 December at 22:30 in the "Brazil League" tournament. Bookmakers offer the following odds for the teams: and , respectively. As we can see, there is no clear favorite in the game, however, by studying our forecast, you will be able to better understand who is more deserving of victory in the upcoming match.
Head-to-Head

Fortaleza Basquete Cearense Team Overview
🏆This season, Fortaleza Basquete Cearense has stepped onto the court for 18 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 4 victories, 14 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Fortaleza Basquete Cearense boasts a success rate of 22.22%, while their defeats account for 77.78% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 166.56 points, with an average of 77.67 points per match and conceding 88.89 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 78.22 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 89.67 points per game.
Match Results: Fortaleza Basquete Cearense

Cruzeiro Team Overview
🏆This season, Cruzeiro has stepped onto the court for 17 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 5 victories, 12 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Cruzeiro boasts a success rate of 29.41%, while their defeats account for 70.59% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 162.59 points, with an average of 77.47 points per match and conceding 85.12 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 70.4 points per game, misses on average 82.4 points per meeting.
Match Results: Cruzeiro
Prediction for the 1st quarter
1st Quarter Statistics: Fortaleza Basquete Cearense (home) vs Cruzeiro (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 9 vs 5;
- wins: 2 (22.22%) vs 1 (20%);
- losses: 7 (77.78%) vs 4 (80%);
- draws: 0 (0%) vs 0 (0%).
- average total points scored: 18.78 vs 16.8;
- average total points conceded: 23.33 vs 23.8.
Last 10 Matches (overall):
- wins: 3 vs 2;
- losses: 7 vs 8;
- draws: 0 vs 0;
- average 1st quarter total: 42.5 (scored - 18.6, conceded - 23.9) vs 41.4 (scored - 17.2, conceded - 24.2).
- Fortaleza Basquete Cearense lost the 1st quarter in 6 of last 7 home games (Brazil League).
Prediction on the outcome
Statistics: Fortaleza Basquete Cearense vs Cruzeiro
- Number of matches played in the tournament: 18 vs 17;
- Number of wins: 4 (22.22%) vs 5 (29.41%);
- Number of losses: 14 (77.78%) vs 12 (70.59%);
- Home team tournament wins on their court: 2;
- Away team tournament wins on the road: 1.
Last 10 matches:
- Number of wins: 2 vs 3;
- Number of losses: 8 vs 7;
- Home team wins on their court: 2;
- Away team wins on the road: 0.
Prediction on the over/under
Statistics: Fortaleza Basquete Cearense vs Cruzeiro
- average total in the tournament: 166.56 vs 162.59;
- average total points scored: 77.67 vs 77.47;
- average total points conceded: 88.89 vs 85.12;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 39.22 vs 37;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 38.44 vs 40.47;
- Fortaleza Basquete Cearense: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 78.22;
- Cruzeiro: average total points scored away in the tournament - 70.4;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 76.8 (home - 78.17) vs 80.2 (away - 70.25).
- Fortaleza Basquete Cearense have scored under 81.5 points in last 5 games (Brazil League).
