Saturday , 14 November 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
10 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 3 total

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 35 51
8 RB Bragantino 34 47
9 Santos FC 34 47
10 Sao Paulo FC 34 44
11 Botafogo FR 34 42
12 Coritiba FBC 34 42
13 CR Vasco da Gama 33 41
14 Mirassol FC 35 41
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

2
5
8
Cruzeiro EC 15 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 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
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
#3 Position #7
60 Points 51
34 Played 35
18 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 14 / 9 / 12
55 Scored 44
48 Conceded 40
+7 GD +4
1.76 PPG 1.46
53% Win % 40%

Key Stats

27% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season
24% Clean Sheets
CA Mineiro this season

Cruzeiro EC are 3rd (60 pts). CA Mineiro are 7th (51 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
CA Mineiro
0-15
3/5
16-30
8/1
31-45
5/6
46-60
2/2
61-75
8/5
76+
9/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
CA Mineiro
Bernard 5 G 4 A
Tomas Cuello 5 G 2 A
Victor Hugo Gomes 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: CA Mineiro gets underway.
  • 5' It’s a booking for CA Mineiro player. Ruan gets a card.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CA Mineiro needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 12' Alan Minda is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 17' It’s high time Artur Jorge made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with CA Mineiro winning 100% of all matches.
  • 27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 32' Maycon has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 32 minutes.
  • 37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 42' Cruzeiro EC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 45' Alan Franco has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CA Mineiro that had 486 games and scored 492 goals.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cruzeiro EC and CA Mineiro are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' The referee shows CA Mineiro player a card on 56.
  • 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cruzeiro EC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 64' The referee has no hesitation. Keny Arroyo is booked for Cruzeiro EC — card on 64.
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Keny Arroyo. He receives a card.
  • 69' Mateo Cassierra picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' The Colombia Mateo Cassierra breaks the deadlock on 72 minutes. 0-3!
  • 72' That is a card for CA Mineiro. Reinier will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kaiki Bruno.
  • 75' Kaiki Bruno picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' CA Mineiro receives a card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Junior Alonso. He receives a card.
  • 86' What a moment for Kaio Jorge! That strike on 86 puts his side firmly in control.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Kaio Jorge 2
Vinicius 1
Ruan 1
Hulk 1
Jemerson 1
Paulinho 1
Guilherme Arana 1
Matias Zaracho 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 Gremio 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
1.34 Cruzeiro EC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 CA Mineiro xG
I would bet for: Cruzeiro EC or CA Mineiro 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cruzeiro EC35% Draw29% CA Mineiro36%
Actual: CA Mineiro win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
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 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Cruzeiro EC or Draw
64%
Draw or CA Mineiro
65%
Cruzeiro EC or CA Mineiro
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cruzeiro EC26% Draw47% CA Mineiro27%
Actual: CA Mineiro win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
8.1%
0 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 0
7.7%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC

Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push CA Mineiro covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
CA Mineiro keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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