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 34 games · 54 pts (2026/26)
Cruzeiro EC 34 games · 60 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Rodrigo Pereira de Lima (Brazil)

12 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	CR Flamengo	34	76
2	SE Palmeiras	34	73
3	Cruzeiro EC	34	60
4	Fluminense FC	34	57
5	CA Paranaense	34	54
6	EC Bahia	34	53
7	CA Mineiro	34	50
8	RB Bragantino	34	47
9	Santos FC	34	47
10	São Paulo FC	34	44
11	Botafogo FR	34	42
12	Coritiba FBC	34	42
13	CR Vasco da Gama	33	41
14	Mirassol FC	34	40
15	SC Internacional	34	38
16	EC Vitoria	34	38
17	SC Corinthians Paulista	34	37
18	Gremio FBPA	34	37
19	Clube do Remo	34	29
20	Chapecoense AF	33	21

Head-to-Head

CA Paranaense 12 games · Avg 2.5 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
#5	Position	#3
54	Points	60
34	Played	34
15 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	18 / 6 / 10
51	Scored	55
43	Conceded	48
+8	GD	+7
1.59	PPG	1.76
44%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
CA Paranaense this season

26% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season

CA Paranaense are 5th (54 pts). Cruzeiro EC are 3rd (60 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Paranaense

0-15

7/6

16-30

5/6

31-45

6/4

46-60

6/1

61-75

3/6

76+

8/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cruzeiro EC

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/8

31-45

10/7

46-60

7/2

61-75

8/2

76+

13/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Paranaense

Kevin Viveros	21 G	3 A
Stiven Mendoza	6 G	1 A
Leozinho	5 G
Julimar	3 G	1 A

Cruzeiro EC

Kaio Jorge	14 G	2 A
Matheus Pereira	9 G	7 A
Christian	5 G	3 A
Neizer Villarreal	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between CA Paranaense and Cruzeiro EC is underway.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

CA Paranaense Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Arthur Gomes	2
Pablo Felipe	2
Matheus Pereira	2
Jonathan	1
Nikao	1
Bruno Guimaraes	1
Julimar	1
Lucas Romero	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

1.82 CA Paranaense xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Cruzeiro EC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Paranaense51% Draw24% Cruzeiro EC25%

Actual: CA Paranaense win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

CA Paranaense or Draw

75%

Draw or Cruzeiro EC

49%

CA Paranaense or Cruzeiro EC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Paranaense35% Draw43% Cruzeiro EC22%

Actual: CA Paranaense win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.1%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

0 – 0

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — CA Paranaense

Handicap	CA Paranaense covers	Push	Cruzeiro EC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

CA Paranaense keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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