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 28 games · 49 pts (2026/26)
Cruzeiro EC 28 games · 45 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	CR Flamengo	28	60
2	SE Palmeiras	28	57
3	CA Paranaense	28	49
4	Fluminense FC	28	48
5	EC Bahia	28	46
6	Cruzeiro EC	28	45
7	CA Mineiro	27	40
8	Santos FC	27	38
9	Coritiba FBC	28	38
10	RB Bragantino	27	36
11	Sao Paulo FC	27	36
12	Botafogo FR	28	35
13	EC Vitoria	28	33
14	SC Corinthians Paulista	28	32
15	Mirassol FC	28	32
16	CR Vasco da Gama	27	31
17	Gremio FBPA	28	29
18	SC Internacional	28	28
19	Clube do Remo	28	23
20	Chapecoense AF	27	18

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
#3	Position	#6
49	Points	45
28	Played	28
14 / 7 / 7	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 9
43	Scored	42
32	Conceded	40
+11	GD	+2
1.75	PPG	1.61
50%	Win %	46%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
CA Paranaense this season

21% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season

CA Paranaense are 3rd (49 pts). Cruzeiro EC are 6th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CA Paranaense

0-15

5/4

16-30

3/4

31-45

5/3

46-60

6/–

61-75

3/3

76+

6/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cruzeiro EC

0-15

3/3

16-30

3/6

31-45

6/5

46-60

5/2

61-75

6/2

76+

10/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CA Paranaense

Kevin Viveros	18 G	3 A
Stiven Mendoza	5 G	1 A
Leozinho	4 G
Julimar	3 G	1 A

Cruzeiro EC

Matheus Pereira	9 G	4 A
Kaio Jorge	7 G	1 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.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for CA Paranaense players.

Lineups

CA Paranaense Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Arthur Gomes	2
Pablo Felipe	2
Matheus Pereira	2
Bruno Guimaraes	1
Julimar	1
Lucas Romero	1
Giorgian De Arrascaeta	1
Wesley	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

1.85 CA Paranaense xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 Cruzeiro EC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CA Paranaense54% Draw24% Cruzeiro EC22%

Actual: CA Paranaense win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

CA Paranaense or Draw

78%

Draw or Cruzeiro EC

46%

CA Paranaense or Cruzeiro EC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CA Paranaense37% Draw43% Cruzeiro EC20%

Actual: CA Paranaense win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

1 – 0

0 – 0

6.4%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

3.4%

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%	22%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

CA Paranaense keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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