Sunday , 16 August 2026

Cruzeiro EC vs CR Flamengo, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2025
Cruzeiro EC
2 – 1
Full Time
CR Flamengo
Sun 4 May 2025 · 21:30 UTC Mineirao HT 45' · FT 45'
Lucas Romero 39' Y
Christian 61' Y
Y 74' Nicolas de la Cruz
Lucas Silva 82' Y
Lucas Villalba 90' Y
Y 90' Leo Pereira

Overview

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Cruzeiro EC vs CR Flamengo — Serie A at Mineirao.

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

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Cruzeiro EC 13 games · Avg 2.1 goals CR Flamengo
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-04 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 CR Flamengo 2024-11-07 Cruzeiro EC 0–1 CR Flamengo 2024-06-30 CR Flamengo 2–1 Cruzeiro EC 2023-10-19 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 CR Flamengo 2023-05-27 CR Flamengo 1–1 Cruzeiro EC

Recent Form

Cruzeiro EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May CR Flamengo H 2–1 W
27 Apr CR Vasco da Gama H 1–0 W
20 Apr RB Bragantino A 0–1 L
18 Apr EC Bahia H 3–0 W
13 Apr Sao Paulo FC A 1–1 D
06 Apr SC Internacional A 0–3 L
CR Flamengo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Cruzeiro EC A 1–2 L
27 Apr SC Corinthians Paulista H 4–0 W
19 Apr CR Vasco da Gama A 0–0 D
17 Apr EC Juventude H 6–0 W
13 Apr Gremio FBPA A 2–0 W
06 Apr EC Vitoria 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' Cruzeiro EC have kicked off against CR Flamengo. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Cruzeiro EC have won 214 goals from 253 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' The deadlock is broken! Kaio Jorge gets on the scoresheet on 15 minutes.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Wesley suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Fabricio Bruno has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Fagner has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cruzeiro EC and CR Flamengo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 39' Poor challenge from Lucas Romero. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 44' Giorgian De Arrascaeta doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 49' CR Flamengo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' Bruno Henrique has so much to prove this time. He replaces Everton on 55 minute.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Leonardo Jardim will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 61' Christian picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 66' With 2 assists to his name this season, Gerson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CR Flamengo.
  • 67' The whistle greets Pedro as he departs to be replaced by Michael.
  • 72' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 74' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Nicolas de la Cruz on 74 minutes.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Lucas Silva. He receives a card.
  • 83' Wesley makes way for Guillermo Varela at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from CR Flamengo.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Cruzeiro EC! Gabriel Barbosa comes on to replace Matheus Pereira.
  • 89' Another substitution for Cruzeiro EC to replace Wanderson by Carlos Eduardo on 89 minute.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Kaio Jorge as he leaves the pitch. Yannick Bolasie steps in for Cruzeiro EC.
  • 90' Cruzeiro EC player sees a card in front of him.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Cruzeiro EC take all three points.

Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonardo Jardim

CR Flamengo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Filipe Luis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-05-04 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 CR Flamengo 2024-11-07 Cruzeiro EC 0–1 CR Flamengo 2024-06-30 CR Flamengo 2–1 Cruzeiro EC 2023-10-19 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 CR Flamengo 2023-05-27 CR Flamengo 1–1 Cruzeiro EC

Cruzeiro EC Form

2025-05-04 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 CR Flamengo W 2025-04-27 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 CR Vasco da Gama W 2025-04-20 RB Bragantino 1–0 Cruzeiro EC L 2025-04-18 Cruzeiro EC 3–0 EC Bahia W 2025-04-13 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Cruzeiro EC D 2025-04-06 SC Internacional 3–0 Cruzeiro EC L

CR Flamengo Form

2025-05-04 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 CR Flamengo L 2025-04-27 CR Flamengo 4–0 SC Corinthians Paulista W 2025-04-19 CR Vasco da Gama 0–0 CR Flamengo D 2025-04-17 CR Flamengo 6–0 EC Juventude W 2025-04-13 Gremio FBPA 0–2 CR Flamengo W 2025-04-06 EC Vitoria 1–2 CR Flamengo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.13 Cruzeiro EC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 CR Flamengo xG
I would bet for: Cruzeiro EC or CR Flamengo 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cruzeiro EC32% Draw28% CR Flamengo40%
Actual: Cruzeiro EC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Cruzeiro EC or Draw
60%
Draw or CR Flamengo
68%
Cruzeiro EC or CR Flamengo
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cruzeiro EC21% Draw47% CR Flamengo32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
9.8%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 2
7.9%
1 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.5%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC

Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push CR Flamengo covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 22% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
CR Flamengo keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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