Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cruzeiro EC vs CA Mineiro, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2026
Cruzeiro EC
1 – 3
Full Time
CA Mineiro
Sun 3 May 2026 · 00:00 UTC Mineirao HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 12' Alan Minda
0–2 32' Maycon pen
0–3 72' Mateo Cassierra
Kaio Jorge pen 86' 1–3
Y 5' Ruan
Y 45' Alan Franco
Y 56' Lyanco
Christian 56' Y
Keny Arroyo 64' Y
Keny Arroyo 66' YR
Y 69' Mateo Cassierra
Y 72' Reinier
Matheus Pereira 72' Y
Kaiki Bruno 75' R
YR 79' Lyanco
Y 84' Junior Alonso

Overview

Match Preview

Cruzeiro EC vs CA Mineiro — Serie A at Mineirao.

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 total

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

1
5
8
Cruzeiro EC 14 games · Avg 1.6 goals CA Mineiro
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-03 Cruzeiro EC 1–3 CA Mineiro 2025-10-16 CA Mineiro 1–1 Cruzeiro EC 2025-05-18 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 CA Mineiro 2024-08-11 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 CA Mineiro 2024-04-21 CA Mineiro 3–0 Cruzeiro EC

Recent Form

Cruzeiro EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May CA Mineiro H 1–3 L
25 Apr Clube do Remo A 1–0 W
18 Apr Grêmio 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
CA Mineiro
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#11 Position #9
24 Points 24
18 Played 18
6 / 6 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 8
24 Scored 22
28 Conceded 23
-4 GD -1
1.33 PPG 1.33
33% Win % 39%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season
22% Clean Sheets
CA Mineiro this season

Cruzeiro EC are 11th (24 pts). CA Mineiro are 9th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
CA Mineiro
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
–/1
61-75
2/1
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC
Christian 5 G 3 A
Kaio Jorge 4 G
Matheus Pereira 3 G 2 A
Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A
CA Mineiro
Victor Hugo Gomes 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cruzeiro EC and CA Mineiro has kicked off!
  • 5' That looks like a foul for a card for Ruan.
  • 10' Everson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 12' Alan Minda puts CA Mineiro on the lead.
  • 17' CA Mineiro is showing some good football. However, CA Mineiro are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 22' It’s high time Artur Jorge made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 32' GOAL! Maycon scores on 32.
  • 37' It looks like no one’s ball. CA Mineiro is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 42' Kaio Jorge has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Alan Franco. He receives a card.
  • 50' CA Mineiro looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Mateo Cassierra scoring 1 goals.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 56' Lyanco was booked on 56.
  • 61' The travelling CA Mineiro supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Keny Arroyo on 64.
  • 66' Cruzeiro EC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 69' It’s a booking for CA Mineiro player. Mateo Cassierra gets a card.
  • 72' What a strike from Mateo Cassierra! The score is 0-3.
  • 72' It’s a booking for CA Mineiro player. Reinier gets a card.
  • 74' The referee calls foul for Kaiki Bruno. He receives a card.
  • 75' The referee calls foul for Kaiki Bruno. He receives a card.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a card for Lyanco.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Junior Alonso. He receives a card.
  • 86' What a strike from Kaio Jorge! The score is 1-3.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for CA Mineiro players.

Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Artur Jorge

CA Mineiro Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eduardo Domínguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nathan 1
Matheus Pereira 1
Vinicius 1
Ruan 1
Hulk 1
Jemerson 1
Paulinho 1
Guilherme Arana 1

Head to Head

2026-05-03 Cruzeiro EC 1–3 CA Mineiro 2025-10-16 CA Mineiro 1–1 Cruzeiro EC 2025-05-18 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 CA Mineiro 2024-08-11 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 CA Mineiro 2024-04-21 CA Mineiro 3–0 Cruzeiro EC

Cruzeiro EC Form

2026-05-03 Cruzeiro EC 1–3 CA Mineiro L 2026-04-25 Clube do Remo 0–1 Cruzeiro EC W 2026-04-18 Cruzeiro EC 2–0 Grêmio FBPA W 2026-04-12 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 RB Bragantino W 2026-04-04 Sao Paulo FC 4–1 Cruzeiro EC L 2026-04-01 Cruzeiro EC 3–0 EC Vitoria W

CA Mineiro Form

2026-05-03 Cruzeiro EC 1–3 CA Mineiro W 2026-04-26 CA Mineiro 0–4 CR Flamengo L 2026-04-19 Coritiba FBC 2–0 CA Mineiro L 2026-04-11 Santos FC 1–0 CA Mineiro L 2026-04-05 CA Mineiro 2–1 CA Paranaense W 2026-04-02 Chapecoense AF 0–4 CA Mineiro W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 Cruzeiro EC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 CA Mineiro xG
I would bet for: Cruzeiro EC or CA Mineiro 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cruzeiro EC34% Draw29% CA Mineiro37%
Actual: CA Mineiro win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Cruzeiro EC or Draw
62%
Draw or CA Mineiro
66%
Cruzeiro EC or CA Mineiro
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cruzeiro EC24% Draw47% CA Mineiro29%
Actual: CA Mineiro win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
7.4%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC

Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push CA Mineiro covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+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
28% ✓

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