Cruzeiro EC vs Fortaleza EC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cruzeiro EC vs Fortaleza EC — Serie A at Mineirao.
- Cruzeiro EC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Fortaleza EC 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 19 Oct Fortaleza EC H 1–0 W 16 Oct CA Mineiro A 1–1 D 05 Oct SC Recife H 1–1 D 02 Oct CR Flamengo A 0–0 D 27 Sep CR Vasco da Gama A 0–2 L 21 Sep RB Bragantino H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Oct Cruzeiro EC A 0–1 L 16 Oct CR Vasco da Gama H 0–2 L 05 Oct EC Juventude A 2–1 W 02 Oct Sao Paulo FC H 0–2 L 27 Sep SC Recife H 1–0 W 21 Sep SE Palmeiras A 1–4 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)25% 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cruzeiro EC is hosting Fortaleza EC for another epic battle.
- 5' Cruzeiro EC is showing some good football. However, Cruzeiro EC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 8' Fortaleza EC receives a card for a hard tackle on 8.
- 13' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leo Aragao, as he is very good at scoring at Mineirao with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 18' Cruzeiro EC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
- 21' Cruzeiro EC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Christian on 21.
- 26' Cruzeiro EC player sees a card in front of him.
- 31' Fortaleza EC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 35' It’s a booking for Fortaleza EC player. Eros Mancuso gets a card.
- 37' Tomas Pochettino is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
- 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
- 47' 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.
- 51' It’s gonna be a card for Juan Lucero.
- 56' Fortaleza 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.
- 61' It’s high time Martin Palermo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 63' Another substitution for Cruzeiro EC to replace Lucas Silva by Carlos Eduardo on 63 minute.
- 64' Cruzeiro EC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. William is hanging Kaua Prates on the field on 64 minute.
- 69' It looks like no one’s ball. Cruzeiro EC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Wanderson. He replaces Keny Arroyo on 73 minute.
- 74' Fortaleza EC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kayke is hanging Juan Lucero on the field on 74 minute.
- 79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Diogo Barbosa. He replaces Bruno Pacheco on 81 minute.
- 84' The whistle greets Matheus Pereira as he departs to be replaced by Yannick Bolasie.
- 86' The referee shows Fortaleza EC player a card on 86.
- Full Time. Cruzeiro EC beats Fortaleza EC
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Lineups
Cruzeiro EC Lineups
Starting XI
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16
Lucas Silva ↓ Carlos Eduardo 63'
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- 10
- 9
- 25
- 88
- 41
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36
Kaua Prates ↓ William 64'
- 2
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99
Keny Arroyo ↓ Wanderson 73'
Bench
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11
Yannick Bolasie ↑ 84'
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12
William ↑ 64'
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5
Walace ↑ 84'
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94
Wanderson ↑ 73'
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- 43
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21
Carlos Eduardo ↑ 63'
- 81
- 77
- 14
- 34
- 20
Coach Leonardo JardimFortaleza EC Lineups
Starting XI
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6
Bruno Pacheco ↓ Diogo Barbosa 81'
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7
Tomas Pochettino ↓ Marinho 81'
- 88
- 33
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9
Juan Lucero ↓ Kayke 74'
- 26
- 14
- 34
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80
Jose Herrera ↓ Moises 64'
- 12
- 29
Bench
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11
Marinho ↑ 81'
- 22
- 20
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16
Diogo Barbosa ↑ 81'
- 23
- 2
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96
Moises ↑ 64'
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30
Pierre ↑ 64'
- 38
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99
Kayke ↑ 74'
- 28
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Coach Martin Palermo -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Andre Luis 2 Luis Orejuela 1 Christian 1 Wellington Paulista 1 Juan Lucero 1 Bruno Rodrigues 1 Mateus Vital 1 Hercules 1 Head to Head
Cruzeiro EC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.34 Cruzeiro EC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.88 Fortaleza EC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cruzeiro EC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.22Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Cruzeiro EC or Draw 78%Draw or Fortaleza EC 50%Cruzeiro EC or Fortaleza EC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Cruzeiro EC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.7%1 – 0 Actual0 – 0 13.1%2 – 0 9.5%2 – 1 8.3%0 – 1 8.3%1 – 2 5.4%3 – 0 4.2%0 – 2 4%3 – 1 3.8%2 – 2 3.8%3 – 2 1.8%Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC
Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push Fortaleza EC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 14% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 24% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 15% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Fortaleza EC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.