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 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Cruzeiro EC 18 games · 24 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	18	41
2	CR Flamengo	17	34
3	Fluminense FC	18	31
4	CA Paranaense	18	30
5	RB Bragantino	18	29
6	EC Bahia	17	26
7	Coritiba FBC	18	26
8	Sao Paulo FC	18	25
9	CA Mineiro	18	24
10	SC Corinthians Paulista	18	24
11	Cruzeiro EC	18	24
12	Botafogo FR	17	22
13	EC Vitoria	17	22
14	SC Internacional	18	21
15	Santos FC	18	21
16	Grêmio FBPA	18	21
17	CR Vasco da Gama	18	20
18	Clube do Remo	18	18
19	Mirassol FC	17	16
20	Chapecoense AF	17	9

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
#4	Position	#11
30	Points	24
18	Played	18
9 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 6
24	Scored	24
18	Conceded	28
+6	GD	-4
1.67	PPG	1.33
50%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

39% Clean Sheets
CA Paranaense this season

28% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season

CA Paranaense are 4th (30 pts). Cruzeiro EC are 11th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Paranaense

0-15

1/4

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cruzeiro EC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

5/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

2/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Paranaense

Kevin Viveros	11 G	1 A
Stiven Mendoza	5 G
Julimar	3 G	1 A

Cruzeiro EC

Christian	5 G	3 A
Kaio Jorge	4 G
Matheus Pereira	3 G	2 A
Neizer Villarreal	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. CA Paranaense kicks off things out of here…
Full Time. CA Paranaense beats Cruzeiro EC

Lineups

CA Paranaense Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

1.8 CA Paranaense xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Cruzeiro EC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Paranaense55% Draw24% Cruzeiro EC21%

Actual: CA Paranaense win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

CA Paranaense or Draw

79%

Draw or Cruzeiro EC

45%

CA Paranaense or Cruzeiro EC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Paranaense38% Draw44% Cruzeiro EC18%

Actual: CA Paranaense win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.4%

2 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

5.7%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — CA Paranaense

Handicap	CA Paranaense covers	Push	Cruzeiro EC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	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

35% ✓

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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