Cruzeiro EC vs EC Vitoria, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cruzeiro EC vs EC Vitoria — Serie A at Mineirao.
- Cruzeiro EC 17 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- EC Vitoria 16 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1 Luiz Claudio Regazzone
- Assistant 2 Daniel de Oliveira (Brazil)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 SE Palmeiras 17 38 2 CR Flamengo 16 31 3 Fluminense FC 17 30 4 CA Paranaense 17 27 5 RB Bragantino 17 26 6 Coritiba FBC 17 26 7 Sao Paulo FC 17 25 8 EC Bahia 16 23 9 Cruzeiro EC 17 23 10 Botafogo FR 16 22 11 EC Vitoria 16 22 12 SC Internacional 17 21 13 Gremio FBPA 17 21 14 CA Mineiro 17 21 15 SC Corinthians Paulista 17 21 16 CR Vasco da Gama 17 20 17 Santos FC 17 18 18 Mirassol FC 16 16 19 Clube do Remo 17 15 20 Chapecoense AF 16 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr EC Vitoria H 3–0 W 22 Mar Santos FC H 0–0 D 18 Mar CA Paranaense A 1–2 L 15 Mar CR Vasco da Gama H 3–3 D 12 Mar CR Flamengo A 0–2 L 25 Feb SC Corinthians Paulista H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr Cruzeiro EC A 0–3 L 22 Mar Mirassol FC H 1–0 W 19 Mar Gremio FBPA A 0–2 L 14 Mar CA Mineiro H 2–0 W 11 Mar EC Bahia A 1–1 D 11 Feb CR Flamengo H 1–2 L Season Stats
Cruzeiro EC EC Vitoria #9 Position #11 23 Points 22 17 Played 16 6 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 6 23 Scored 20 27 Conceded 22 -4 GD -2 1.35 PPG 1.38 35% Win % 38% Key Stats
56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season38% Clean Sheets
EC Vitoria this seasonCruzeiro EC are 9th (23 pts). EC Vitoria are 11th (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cruzeiro EC0-151/316-302/331-455/146-603/–61-752/276+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededEC Vitoria0-151/–16-303/–31-451/746-601/–61-753/–76+3/5■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Cruzeiro ECChristian 5 G 3 A Kaio Jorge 4 G Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A EC VitoriaCarlos Rene 4 G 1 A Renato Kayzer 3 G 1 A Gabriel Baralhas 2 G 3 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cruzeiro EC and EC Vitoria has kicked off!
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Cruzeiro EC winning 100% of all matches.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matheus Henrique made 321 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. EC Vitoria is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. EC Vitoria needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' Renzo Lopez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 29' EC Vitoria player sees a card in front of him.
- 33' Goal! Christian scores his 14 goal in 368 matches.
- 36' What a strike from Kaua Moraes! The score is 2-0.
- 39' GOAL! Kaio Jorge scores on 39. Assisted by Christian
- 44' 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.
- 46' Ze Vitor has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matheuzinho on 46 minute.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 56' Caca is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
- 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 64' EC Vitoria receives a card for a hard tackle on 64.
- 68' The Cruzeiro EC manager makes a substitution. Keny Arroyo departs to be replaced by Wanderson.
- 73' Gabriel Baralhas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 75' EC Vitoria manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Diego Tarzia is hanging Aitor Cantalapiedra on the field on 75 minute.
- 80' The travelling EC Vitoria supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 82' It is a substitution in Cruzeiro EC team. Gerson is replaced by Lucas Romero on 82 minute.
- 87' It’s high time Artur Jorge made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 90' Matheus Pereira is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cruzeiro EC players.
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Lineups
Cruzeiro EC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 15
- 12
- 10
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11
Gerson ↓ Lucas Romero 82'
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19
Kaio Jorge ↓ Chico 75'
- 25
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88
Christian ↓ Bruno Rodrigues 82'
- 31
- 2
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99
Keny Arroyo ↓ Wanderson 68'
Bench
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29
Lucas Romero ↑ 82'
- 16
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23
Fagner ↑ 75'
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94
Wanderson ↑ 68'
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9
Bruno Rodrigues ↑ 82'
- 43
- 81
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91
Chico ↑ 75'
- 34
- 22
- 70
- 36
Coach Artur JorgeEC Vitoria Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 25
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33
Erick ↓ Lucas Silva 82'
- 17
- 13
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31
Renzo Lopez ↓ Carlos Rene 46'
- 44
- 1
- 4
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6
Leandro Martinez ↓ Edenilson 46'
- 45
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10
Matheuzinho ↓ Ze Vitor 46'
Bench
- 22
- 36
- 23
- 11
- 8
- 95
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12
Diego Tarzia ↑ 75'
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88
Ze Vitor ↑ 46'
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26
Edenilson ↑ 46'
- 28
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20
Lucas Silva ↑ 82'
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91
Carlos Rene ↑ 46'
Coach Jair Ventura -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kaio Jorge 3 Juan Dinenno 2 Fred 2 Matheus Pereira 1 Arthur Gomes 1 Rafael Silva 1 Alerrandro 1 Manoel 1 Head to Head
Cruzeiro EC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.88 Cruzeiro EC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.04 EC Vitoria xGI would bet for: Cruzeiro EC to win 56% + Both teams to score 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cruzeiro EC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.92Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Cruzeiro EC or Draw 80%Draw or EC Vitoria 44%Cruzeiro EC or EC Vitoria 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Cruzeiro EC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.4%2 – 1 9.5%1 – 0 9.4%2 – 0 9.4%0 – 0 7.1%3 – 1 6%3 – 0 Actual1 – 2 5.3%2 – 2 5%0 – 1 4.8%3 – 2 3.2%4 – 1 2.9%Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC
Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push EC Vitoria covers -2.5 16% — 84% -2 16% 17% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 23% 44% -0.5 56% — 44% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 12% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet 36% ✗EC Vitoria keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.