CA Paranaense vs Cruzeiro EC, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2026

CA Paranaense

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Cruzeiro EC

Wed 18 Mar 2026 · 22:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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CA Paranaense vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A .

CA Paranaense 23 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Cruzeiro EC 22 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Rodrigo Pereira de Lima (Brazil)

10 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	SE Palmeiras	23	48
2	CR Flamengo	21	42
3	CA Paranaense	23	41
4	Fluminense FC	23	38
5	EC Bahia	22	33
6	Cruzeiro EC	22	33
7	RB Bragantino	22	32
8	SC Corinthians Paulista	22	32
9	Coritiba FBC	23	31
10	Botafogo FR	21	30
11	CA Mineiro	21	29
12	Sao Paulo FC	22	27
13	EC Vitoria	22	26
14	Gremio FBPA	21	25
15	SC Internacional	22	23
16	Mirassol FC	21	23
17	Santos FC	21	22
18	CR Vasco da Gama	21	22
19	Clube do Remo	22	22
20	Chapecoense AF	21	10

Head-to-Head

CA Paranaense 11 games · Avg 2.4 goals Cruzeiro EC

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-18 CA Paranaense 2–1 Cruzeiro EC 2024-10-26 CA Paranaense 3–0 Cruzeiro EC 2024-06-26 Cruzeiro EC 2–0 CA Paranaense 2023-11-30 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 CA Paranaense 2023-07-29 CA Paranaense 3–3 Cruzeiro EC

Recent Form

CA Paranaense

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Cruzeiro EC	H	2–1	W
15 Mar	Fluminense FC	A	2–3	L
25 Feb	RB Bragantino	A	1–1	D
19 Feb	SC Corinthians Paulista	H	0–1	L
12 Feb	Santos FC	H	2–1	W
28 Jan	SC Internacional	A	1–0	W

Cruzeiro EC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	CA Paranaense	A	1–2	L
15 Mar	CR Vasco da Gama	H	3–3	D
12 Mar	CR Flamengo	A	0–2	L
25 Feb	SC Corinthians Paulista	H	1–1	D
11 Feb	Mirassol FC	A	2–2	D
06 Feb	Coritiba FBC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

CA Paranaense		Cruzeiro EC
#3	Position	#6
41	Points	33
23	Played	22
12 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 7
31	Scored	30
20	Conceded	31
+11	GD	-1
1.78	PPG	1.50
52%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
CA Paranaense this season

27% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season

CA Paranaense are 3rd (41 pts). Cruzeiro EC are 6th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Paranaense

0-15

2/4

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

1/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cruzeiro EC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/–

61-75

4/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Paranaense

Kevin Viveros	14 G	2 A
Stiven Mendoza	5 G
Julimar	3 G	1 A

Cruzeiro EC

Kaio Jorge	6 G
Christian	5 G	3 A
Matheus Pereira	5 G	2 A
Neizer Villarreal	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. CA Paranaense host Cruzeiro EC — let the battle begin!
It finishes all square. CA Paranaense and Cruzeiro EC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

CA Paranaense Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Arthur Gomes	2
Pablo Felipe	2
Nikao	1
Bruno Guimaraes	1
Julimar	1
Giorgian De Arrascaeta	1
Wesley	1
Hernan Barcos	1

Head to Head

CA Paranaense Form

2026-03-18 CA Paranaense 2–1 Cruzeiro EC W 2026-03-15 Fluminense FC 3–2 CA Paranaense L 2026-02-25 RB Bragantino 1–1 CA Paranaense D 2026-02-19 CA Paranaense 0–1 SC Corinthians Paulista L 2026-02-12 CA Paranaense 2–1 Santos FC W 2026-01-28 SC Internacional 0–1 CA Paranaense W

Cruzeiro EC Form

2026-03-18 CA Paranaense 2–1 Cruzeiro EC L 2026-03-15 Cruzeiro EC 3–3 CR Vasco da Gama D 2026-03-12 CR Flamengo 2–0 Cruzeiro EC L 2026-02-25 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 SC Corinthians Paulista D 2026-02-11 Mirassol FC 2–2 Cruzeiro EC D 2026-02-06 Cruzeiro EC 1–2 Coritiba FBC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.76 CA Paranaense xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.03 Cruzeiro EC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Paranaense55% Draw25% Cruzeiro EC20%

Actual: CA Paranaense win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

CA Paranaense or Draw

79%

Draw or Cruzeiro EC

45%

CA Paranaense or Cruzeiro EC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Paranaense38% Draw45% Cruzeiro EC17%

Actual: CA Paranaense win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 0

10%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

9.3%

0 – 0

3 – 1

5.5%

1 – 2

5.5%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — CA Paranaense

Handicap	CA Paranaense covers	Push	Cruzeiro EC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	23%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

CA Paranaense keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.