Cruzeiro EC vs CA Mineiro, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Cruzeiro EC vs CA Mineiro — Serie A at Mineirao.
- Cruzeiro EC 17 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- CA Mineiro 17 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Flavio Rodrigues De Souza
- Assistant 1 Rodrigo Correa (Brazil)
- Assistant 2 Alex Ang Ribeiro
9 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game 🟥 3 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 SE Palmeiras 17 38 2 CR Flamengo 16 31 3 Fluminense FC 17 30 4 CA Paranaense 17 27 5 RB Bragantino 17 26 6 Coritiba FBC 17 26 7 Sao Paulo FC 17 25 8 EC Bahia 16 23 9 Cruzeiro EC 17 23 10 Botafogo FR 16 22 11 EC Vitoria 16 22 12 SC Internacional 17 21 13 Gremio FBPA 17 21 14 CA Mineiro 17 21 15 SC Corinthians Paulista 17 21 16 CR Vasco da Gama 17 20 17 Santos FC 17 18 18 Mirassol FC 16 16 19 Clube do Remo 17 15 20 Chapecoense AF 16 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May CA Mineiro H 1–3 L 25 Apr Clube do Remo A 1–0 W 18 Apr Gremio FBPA H 2–0 W 12 Apr RB Bragantino H 2–1 W 04 Apr Sao Paulo FC A 1–4 L 01 Apr EC Vitoria H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Cruzeiro EC A 3–1 W 26 Apr CR Flamengo H 0–4 L 19 Apr Coritiba FBC A 0–2 L 11 Apr Santos FC A 0–1 L 05 Apr CA Paranaense H 2–1 W 02 Apr Chapecoense AF A 4–0 W Season Stats
Cruzeiro EC CA Mineiro #9 Position #14 23 Points 21 17 Played 17 6 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 8 23 Scored 21 27 Conceded 23 -4 GD -2 1.35 PPG 1.24 35% Win % 35% Key Stats
29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season22% Clean Sheets
CA Mineiro this seasonCruzeiro EC are 9th (23 pts). CA Mineiro are 14th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cruzeiro EC0-151/316-302/331-455/146-603/–61-752/276+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededCA Mineiro0-152/216-304/–31-452/346-60–/161-752/176+3/5■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Cruzeiro ECChristian 5 G 3 A Kaio Jorge 4 G Matheus Pereira 3 G 2 A Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A CA MineiroVictor Hugo Gomes 3 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Mineirao will turn into a battlefield for Cruzeiro EC and CA Mineiro.
- 5' The referee shows CA Mineiro player a card on 5.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 12' CA Mineiro is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alan Minda on 12.
- 17' CA Mineiro seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matheus Pereira, as he is very good at scoring at Mineirao with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
- 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA Mineiro that had 469 games and scored 420 goals.
- 32' What a strike from Maycon! The score is 0-2.
- 37' CA Mineiro is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 42' Gerson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 45' It’s gonna be a card for Alan Franco.
- 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
- 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 56' Lyanco was booked on 56.
- 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cruzeiro EC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 64' That looks like a foul for a card for Keny Arroyo.
- 66' That looks like a foul for a card for Keny Arroyo.
- 69' CA Mineiro receives a card for a hard tackle on 69.
- 72' GOAL! Mateo Cassierra scores on 72.
- 72' It’s gonna be a card for Reinier.
- 74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kaiki Bruno on 74.
- 75' It’s gonna be a card for Kaiki Bruno.
- 79' The referee shows CA Mineiro player a card on 79.
- 84' It’s a booking for CA Mineiro player. Junior Alonso gets a card.
- 86' GOAL! Kaio Jorge scores on 86.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cruzeiro EC.
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Lineups
Cruzeiro EC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 29
- 15
- 10
- 11
- 19
- 88
- 6
- 81
- 34
- 2
- 99
Bench
- 16
- 8
- 23
- 17
- 12
- 94
- 25
- 9
- 43
- 31
- 22
- 70
Coach Artur JorgeCA Mineiro Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 22
- 16
- 11
- 9
- 6
- 13
- 8
- 4
- 21
- 2
- 27
Bench
- 17
- 92
- 10
- 23
- 19
- 1
- 5
- 25
- 3
- 36
- 48
- 29
Coach Eduardo Domínguez -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jemerson 1 Paulinho 1 Guilherme Arana 1 Matias Zaracho 1 Kaio Jorge 1 Mateo Cassierra 1 Roger Guedes 1 Maycon 1 Head to Head
Cruzeiro EC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.33 Cruzeiro EC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.46 CA Mineiro xGI would bet for: Cruzeiro EC or CA Mineiro 72% + Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: CA Mineiro winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.79Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Cruzeiro EC or Draw 63%Draw or CA Mineiro 66%Cruzeiro EC or CA Mineiro 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: CA Mineiro win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%1 – 2 8.4%0 – 0 8%0 – 1 8%2 – 1 7.6%1 – 0 7.2%0 – 2 6.4%2 – 2 5.6%2 – 0 5.3%1 – 3 Actual3 – 1 3.4%0 – 3 3.1%Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC
Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push CA Mineiro covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 18% 67% -0.5 33% — 67% +0.5 61% — 39% +1 61% 20% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 12% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓CA Mineiro keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.