Cruzeiro EC vs CR Flamengo, Serie A 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2023

Cruzeiro EC

0 – 2

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CR Flamengo

Thu 19 Oct 2023 · 22:00 UTC Mineirao HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 3' Thiago Maia

Y 4' Thiago Maia

Helibelton Palacios 38' Y

Wesley 68' Y

Marlon 70' Y

Y 78' Agustin Rossi

Overview

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Cruzeiro EC vs CR Flamengo — Serie A at Mineirao.

Cruzeiro EC 22 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
CR Flamengo 21 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	SE Palmeiras	23	48
2	CR Flamengo	21	42
3	CA Paranaense	23	41
4	Fluminense FC	23	38
5	EC Bahia	22	33
6	Cruzeiro EC	22	33
7	RB Bragantino	22	32
8	SC Corinthians Paulista	22	32
9	Coritiba FBC	23	31
10	Botafogo FR	21	30
11	CA Mineiro	21	29
12	Sao Paulo FC	22	27
13	EC Vitoria	22	26
14	Gremio FBPA	21	25
15	SC Internacional	22	23
16	Mirassol FC	21	23
17	Santos FC	21	22
18	CR Vasco da Gama	21	22
19	Clube do Remo	22	22
20	Chapecoense AF	21	10

Head-to-Head

Cruzeiro EC 13 games · Avg 2.1 goals CR Flamengo

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-19 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 CR Flamengo 2023-05-27 CR Flamengo 1–1 Cruzeiro EC 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

Recent Form

Cruzeiro EC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	CR Flamengo	H	0–2	L
15 Oct	Cuiaba EC	A	0–0	D
01 Oct	America FC	H	1–1	D
21 Sep	Fluminense FC	A	0–1	L
14 Sep	Santos FC	A	3–0	W
03 Sep	RB Bragantino	H	0–0	D

CR Flamengo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Cruzeiro EC	A	2–0	W
08 Oct	SC Corinthians Paulista	A	1–1	D
30 Sep	EC Bahia	H	1–0	W
20 Sep	Goiás EC	A	0–0	D
14 Sep	CA Paranaense	H	0–3	L
03 Sep	Botafogo FR	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Cruzeiro EC		CR Flamengo
#6	Position	#2
33	Points	42
22	Played	21
9 / 6 / 7	W / D / L	12 / 6 / 3
30	Scored	39
31	Conceded	18
-1	GD	+21
1.50	PPG	2.00
41%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season

43% Clean Sheets
CR Flamengo this season

Cruzeiro EC are 6th (33 pts). CR Flamengo are 2nd (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/–

61-75

4/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CR Flamengo

0-15

4/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

4/3

61-75

2/1

76+

6/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC

Kaio Jorge	6 G
Christian	5 G	3 A
Matheus Pereira	5 G	2 A
Neizer Villarreal	3 G	1 A

CR Flamengo

Pedro	12 G	5 A
Samuel Lino	5 G	7 A
Giorgian De Arrascaeta	3 G	1 A
Lucas Paqueta	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Cruzeiro EC vs CR Flamengo — let the football do the talking.
3' CR Flamengo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
4' CR Flamengo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
9' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cruzeiro EC and CR Flamengo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
14' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Erick Pulgar made 480 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cruzeiro EC and CR Flamengo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
29' Helibelton Palacios has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 88 appearances.
34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cruzeiro EC must find a spark to ignite this game.
38' Helibelton Palacios picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
39' CR Flamengo is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ayrton Lucas on 39.
44' Pedro adds to his 8 season tally! CR Flamengo lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
47' Wesley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kaiki Bruno on 47 minute.
52' Matheus Jussa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
55' CR Flamengo make a change. David Luiz trudges off to be replaced by Pablo on 55 minutes.
60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
65' It is a cagey affair so far. Cruzeiro EC in their trying to find a way past CR Flamengo's compact .
68' The referee calls foul for Wesley. He receives a Yellow card.
69' The crowd applauds Matheus Pereira as he leaves the pitch. Nikao steps in for Cruzeiro EC.
70' Cruzeiro EC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
75' CR Flamengo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
78' Agustin Rossi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
79' Another substitution for CR Flamengo to replace Pedro by Gabriel Barbosa on 79 minute.
84' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
89' CR Flamengo is showing some good football. However, CR Flamengo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
0-2 the final result. Cruzeiro EC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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Mateus Vital ↑ 69'
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Nikao ↑ 69'
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Anderson
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Arthur Gomes
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Wesley ↑ 47'
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Wesley
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Stenio Toledo
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Fernando Henrique
43
Joao Marcelo

Coach Ze Ricardo

CR Flamengo Lineups

Starting XI

7
Everton Ribeiro ↓ Giorgian De Arrascaeta 79'
6
Ayrton Lucas
9
Pedro ↓ Gabriel Barbosa 79'
15
Fabricio Bruno
23
David Luiz ↓ Pablo 55'
8
Thiago Maia
5
Erick Pulgar
20
Gerson
27
Bruno Henrique ↓ Everton 79'
17
Agustin Rossi
43
Wesley

Bench

Coach Tite

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ayrton Lucas	3
Pedro	2
Everton Ribeiro	2
Bruno Henrique	2
Gabriel Barbosa	2
Giorgian De Arrascaeta	2
Marlon	2
Henrique Dourado	1

Head to Head

Cruzeiro EC Form

2023-10-19 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 CR Flamengo L 2023-10-15 Cuiaba EC 0–0 Cruzeiro EC D 2023-10-01 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 America FC D 2023-09-21 Fluminense FC 1–0 Cruzeiro EC L 2023-09-14 Santos FC 0–3 Cruzeiro EC W 2023-09-03 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 RB Bragantino D

CR Flamengo Form

2023-10-19 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 CR Flamengo W 2023-10-08 SC Corinthians Paulista 1–1 CR Flamengo D 2023-09-30 CR Flamengo 1–0 EC Bahia W 2023-09-20 Goiás EC 0–0 CR Flamengo D 2023-09-14 CR Flamengo 0–3 CA Paranaense L 2023-09-03 Botafogo FR 1–2 CR Flamengo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.77 Cruzeiro EC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.78 CR Flamengo xG

I would bet for: CR Flamengo to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cruzeiro EC19% Draw26% CR Flamengo55%

Actual: CR Flamengo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Cruzeiro EC or Draw

45%

Draw or CR Flamengo

81%

Cruzeiro EC or CR Flamengo

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cruzeiro EC12% Draw46% CR Flamengo42%

Actual: CR Flamengo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

13.2%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.5%

0 – 0

9.8%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 3

1 – 3

5.5%

1 – 0

5.1%

2 – 1

3.9%

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 4

3.1%

1 – 4

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC

Handicap	Cruzeiro EC covers	Push	CR Flamengo covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	10%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	25%	35%
+1.5	65%	—	35%
+2	65%	19%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

CR Flamengo keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

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