Cruzeiro EC vs Ceará SC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cruzeiro EC vs Ceará SC — Serie A at Mineirao.
- Cruzeiro EC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Ceará SC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Jul Ceará SC H 1–2 L 23 Jul SC Corinthians Paulista A 0–0 D 20 Jul EC Juventude H 4–0 W 17 Jul Fluminense FC A 2–0 W 13 Jul Grêmio FBPA H 4–1 W 12 Jun EC Vitoria A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Jul Cruzeiro EC A 2–1 W 23 Jul Mirassol FC H 0–2 L 20 Jul SC Internacional A 0–1 L 16 Jul SC Corinthians Paulista H 0–1 L 13 Jul Fortaleza EC A 1–0 W 04 Jun Botafogo FR A 2–3 L Key Stats
29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Cruzeiro EC0-151/316-302/331-455/146-603/–61-752/276+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Cruzeiro ECChristian 5 G 3 A Kaio Jorge 4 G Matheus Pereira 3 G 2 A Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Cruzeiro EC to score. At the same time, Ceará SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 4' GOAL! Kaio Jorge scores on 4.
- 9' Antonio Galeano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 14' Dieguinho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 19' 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.
- 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 29' It looks surprising Ceará SC does not make any changes. Richardson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 34' Ceará SC is showing some good football. However, Ceará SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 39' GOAL! Antonio Galeano scores on 39. Assisted by Lourenco
- 44' The referee calls foul for Pedro Henrique. He receives a card.
- 46' Another substitution for Cruzeiro EC to replace Wanderson by Marquinhos on 46 minute.
- 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 56' Time for substitution for Ceara SC. Pedro Henrique is replaced by Fernandinho.
- 58' Cruzeiro EC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gabriel Barbosa is hanging Carlos Eduardo on the field on 58 minute.
- 60' Ceara SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Antonio Galeano on 60.
- 65' Ceará SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcos Victor, as he is very good at scoring at Mineirao with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 73' Cruzeiro EC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yannick Bolasie is hanging Kaiki Bruno on the field on 73 minute.
- 76' The whistle greets Lourenco as he departs to be replaced by Fernando Sobral.
- 81' It’s high time Leo Condé made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 83' Matheus Henrique has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lucas Silva on 83 minute.
- 84' The whistle greets Richardson as he departs to be replaced by Rafael Ramos.
- 89' Ceará SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- Full Time. Ceará SC beats Cruzeiro EC
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Lineups
Cruzeiro EC Lineups
Starting XI
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16
Lucas Silva ↓ Matheus Henrique 83'
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- 15
- 10
- 19
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94
Wanderson ↓ Marquinhos 46'
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- 21
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6
Kaiki Bruno ↓ Yannick Bolasie 73'
Bench
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8
Matheus Henrique ↑ 83'
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11
Yannick Bolasie ↑ 73'
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9
Gabriel Barbosa ↑ 58'
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Marquinhos ↑ 46'
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- 34
- 41
- 70
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Coach Leonardo JardimCeará SC Lineups
Starting XI
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26
Richardson ↓ Rafael Ramos 84'
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97
Lourenco ↓ Fernando Sobral 76'
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Pedro Henrique ↓ Fernandinho 56'
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- 70
- 44
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Dieguinho ↓ Lucas Mugni 83'
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Antonio Galeano ↓ Lucas Lima 84'
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Bench
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77
Fernandinho ↑ 56'
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- 1
- 30
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Rafael Ramos ↑ 84'
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10
Lucas Mugni ↑ 83'
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88
Fernando Sobral ↑ 76'
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Lucas Lima ↑ 84'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Arthur Cabral 2 Antonio Galeano 2 Willian Machado 1 Sassa 1 Sassa 1 Thiago Neves 1 Kaio Jorge 1 Vinicius Zanocelo 1 Head to Head
Cruzeiro EC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.38 Cruzeiro EC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.07 Ceará SC xGI would bet for: Cruzeiro EC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Ceará SC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.45Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Cruzeiro EC or Draw 72%Draw or Ceará SC 57%Cruzeiro EC or Ceará SC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.7%1 – 0 10.8%0 – 0 10.8%2 – 1 8.5%0 – 1 8.1%2 – 0 8%1 – 2 Actual0 – 2 4.8%2 – 2 4.6%3 – 1 3.9%3 – 0 3.6%1 – 3 2.4%Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC
Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push Ceará SC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 22% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 17% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Ceará SC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.