Cruzeiro EC vs EC Juventude, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cruzeiro EC vs EC Juventude — Serie A at Mineirao.
- Cruzeiro EC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- EC Juventude 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 Gremio 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 20 Jul EC Juventude H 4–0 W 17 Jul Fluminense FC A 2–0 W 13 Jul Gremio FBPA H 4–1 W 12 Jun EC Vitoria A 0–0 D 01 Jun SE Palmeiras H 2–1 W 25 May Fortaleza EC A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Jul Cruzeiro EC A 0–4 L 14 Jul SC Recife H 2–0 W 01 Jun Gremio FBPA H 0–2 L 26 May RB Bragantino A 0–1 L 18 May Fluminense FC H 1–1 D 10 May Fortaleza EC A 0–5 L Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% 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' KICK OFF: Cruzeiro EC gets underway.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' 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.
- 16' The referee shows EC Juventude player a card on 16.
- 21' EC Juventude is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 26' 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' The referee calls foul for Caique. He receives a card.
- 34' Cruzeiro EC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
- 39' GOAL! Christian scores on 39. Assisted by Kaio Jorge
- 44' Gabriel Taliari needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 46' The whistle greets Gilberto as he departs to be replaced by Gabriel Veron.
- 51' GOAL! Gabriel Barbosa scores on 51. Assisted by Kaio Jorge
- 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cruzeiro EC that had 245 games and scored 154 goals.
- 61' It looks like no one’s ball. EC Juventude is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 63' Gabriel Barbosa with the second goal in the match!
- 67' Time for substitution for Cruzeiro EC. Kaio Jorge is replaced by Matheus Pereira.
- 68' EC Juventude manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Enmerson Batalla is hanging Hudson on the field on 68 minute.
- 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
- 78' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 82' The EC Juventude manager makes a substitution. Luiz Mandaca departs to be replaced by Alan Ruschel.
- 83' Another change for Cruzeiro EC made on 83 minute. Lucas Silva leaves to be changed by Walace.
- 88' Cruzeiro EC 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.
- 90' Cruzeiro EC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- 90' The whistle greets Gabriel Barbosa as he departs to be replaced by Yannick Bolasie.
- Another three points for Cruzeiro EC.
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Lineups
Cruzeiro EC Lineups
Starting XI
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Lucas Romero ↓ Lucas Silva 67'
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Kaio Jorge ↓ Matheus Pereira 67'
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- 88
- 7
- 21
- 6
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Bench
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16
Lucas Silva ↑ 67'
- 23
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11
Yannick Bolasie ↑ 90'
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10
Matheus Pereira ↑ 67'
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94
Wanderson ↑ 67'
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Coach Leonardo JardimEC Juventude Lineups
Starting XI
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Gilberto ↓ Gabriel Veron 46'
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Gabriel Taliari ↓ Matheus Babi 68'
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- 4
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47
Marcos Paulo ↓ Abner 68'
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44
Luiz Mandaca ↓ Alan Ruschel 82'
- 95
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- 22
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55
Hudson ↓ Enmerson Batalla 68'
Bench
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28
Alan Ruschel ↑ 82'
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- 11
- 97
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Matheus Babi ↑ 68'
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Gabriel Veron ↑ 46'
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Abner ↑ 68'
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- 72
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Enmerson Batalla ↑ 68'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Gabriel Barbosa 2 Kaio Jorge 2 Gabriel Taliari 2 William 1 Juan Dinenno 1 Tevis Alves 1 Christian 1 Carlos Eduardo 1 Head to Head
Cruzeiro EC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.21 Cruzeiro EC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.62 EC Juventude xGI would bet for: Cruzeiro EC to win 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cruzeiro EC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.83Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Cruzeiro EC or Draw 90%Draw or EC Juventude 29%Cruzeiro EC or EC Juventude 81%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cruzeiro EC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 14.2%1 – 0 12.7%3 – 0 10.2%1 – 1 8.7%2 – 1 8.6%0 – 0 7.5%3 – 1 6.4%4 – 0 Actual4 – 1 3.6%0 – 1 3%2 – 2 2.7%5 – 0 2.5%Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC
Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push EC Juventude covers -2.5 27% — 73% -2 27% 22% 51% -1.5 49% — 51% -1 49% 24% 27% -0.5 73% — 27% +0.5 92% — 8% +1 92% 6% 2% +1.5 98% — 2% +2 98% 2% 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet 54% ✓EC Juventude keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.