Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cruzeiro EC vs CR Flamengo, Serie A 2019 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2019
Cruzeiro EC
1 – 2
Full Time
CR Flamengo
Sat 21 Sep 2019 · 20:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 26' Bruno Henrique
Luis Orejuela 72' Y
Y 84' Rafinha
Fred 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cruzeiro EC vs CR Flamengo — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Raphael Claus
  • Referee Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis
  • Referee Neuza Ines Back
  • Referee Marco Aurelio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira
12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2
3
9
Cruzeiro EC 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals CR Flamengo
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-21 Cruzeiro EC 1–2 CR Flamengo 2019-04-28 CR Flamengo 3–1 Cruzeiro EC 2018-11-25 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 CR Flamengo 2018-08-12 CR Flamengo 1–0 Cruzeiro EC 2017-11-09 CR Flamengo 2–0 Cruzeiro EC

Recent Form

Cruzeiro EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep CR Flamengo H 1–2 L
14 Sep SE Palmeiras A 0–1 L
08 Sep Gremio FBPA H 1–4 L
01 Sep CR Vasco da Gama H 1–0 W
25 Aug CS Alagoano A 1–1 D
18 Aug Santos FC H 2–0 W
CR Flamengo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Cruzeiro EC A 2–1 W
14 Sep Santos FC H 1–0 W
07 Sep Avaí FC A 3–0 W
01 Sep SE Palmeiras H 3–0 W
25 Aug Ceará SC A 3–0 W
17 Aug CR Vasco da Gama A 4–1 W

Season Stats

Cruzeiro EC CR Flamengo
#6 Position #1
45 Points 60
28 Played 28
13 / 6 / 9 W / D / L 18 / 6 / 4
42 Scored 55
40 Conceded 23
+2 GD +32
1.61 PPG 2.14
46% Win % 64%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season
43% Clean Sheets
CR Flamengo this season

Cruzeiro EC are 6th (45 pts). CR Flamengo are 1st (60 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
CR Flamengo
0-15
7/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
7/4
61-75
6/1
76+
9/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
CR Flamengo
Pedro 16 G 6 A
Samuel Lino 9 G 7 A
Jorge Carrascal 5 G 7 A
Lucas Paqueta 5 G
Giorgian De Arrascaeta 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Cruzeiro EC launch into their encounter with CR Flamengo.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 7' What a strike from Gabriel Barbosa! The score is 0-1.
  • 12' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 17' Pedro Rocha needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 22' Cruzeiro EC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 26' CR Flamengo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
  • 31' Pablo Mari, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' CR Flamengo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 38' What a strike from Thiago Neves! The score is 1-1.
  • 43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Robert Piris is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cruzeiro EC.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Cruzeiro EC team. Thiago Neves is replaced by Ezequiel on 46 minute.
  • 51' Cruzeiro EC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against CR Flamengo's shape.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with CR Flamengo winning 50% of all matches.
  • 61' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cruzeiro EC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' Dodo gets the nod from Cruzeiro EC. He replaces Ederson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' The deadlock is broken! Giorgian De Arrascaeta gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
  • 72' Luis Orejuela picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' A change in the Cruzeiro EC ranks — Pedro Rocha exits the field as Fred enters on 72.
  • 77' CR Flamengo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 82' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 84' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Rafinha on 84 minutes.
  • 86' Fred catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
  • 88' The CR Flamengo bench stirs into life. Bruno Henrique is withdrawn and Orlando Berrio gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Time for substitution for CR Flamengo. Giorgian De Arrascaeta is replaced by Rhodolfo.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogério Ceni

CR Flamengo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Jesus

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ayrton Lucas 3
Pedro 3
Matheus Pereira 2
Everton Ribeiro 2
Bruno Henrique 2
Gabriel Barbosa 2
Giorgian De Arrascaeta 2
Marlon 2

Head to Head

2019-09-21 Cruzeiro EC 1–2 CR Flamengo 2019-04-28 CR Flamengo 3–1 Cruzeiro EC 2018-11-25 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 CR Flamengo 2018-08-12 CR Flamengo 1–0 Cruzeiro EC 2017-11-09 CR Flamengo 2–0 Cruzeiro EC

Cruzeiro EC Form

2019-09-21 Cruzeiro EC 1–2 CR Flamengo L 2019-09-14 SE Palmeiras 1–0 Cruzeiro EC L 2019-09-08 Cruzeiro EC 1–4 Gremio FBPA L 2019-09-01 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 CR Vasco da Gama W 2019-08-25 CS Alagoano 1–1 Cruzeiro EC D 2019-08-18 Cruzeiro EC 2–0 Santos FC W

CR Flamengo Form

2019-09-21 Cruzeiro EC 1–2 CR Flamengo W 2019-09-14 CR Flamengo 1–0 Santos FC W 2019-09-07 Avaí FC 0–3 CR Flamengo W 2019-09-01 CR Flamengo 3–0 SE Palmeiras W 2019-08-25 Ceará SC 0–3 CR Flamengo W 2019-08-17 CR Vasco da Gama 1–4 CR Flamengo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.88 Cruzeiro EC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.14 CR Flamengo xG
I would bet for: CR Flamengo to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cruzeiro EC17% Draw22% CR Flamengo61%
Actual: CR Flamengo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Cruzeiro EC or Draw
39%
Draw or CR Flamengo
83%
Cruzeiro EC or CR Flamengo
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cruzeiro EC13% Draw41% CR Flamengo46%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
11%
1 – 1
10%
0 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
7.6%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 4
4.1%
2 – 1
3.9%
1 – 4
3.7%
1 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC

Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push CR Flamengo covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 9% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 23% 42%
+1.5 58% — 42%
+2 58% 20% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
CR Flamengo keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

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