Cruzeiro EC vs Goias EC, Serie A 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cruzeiro EC vs Goias EC — Serie A .
- Cruzeiro EC 17 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- Goias EC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
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 23 Jul Goias EC H 0–1 L 16 Jul Coritiba FBC H 0–0 D 08 Jul CR Vasco da Gama A 1–0 W 02 Jul SC Internacional A 0–0 D 25 Jun Sao Paulo FC H 1–0 W 21 Jun Fortaleza EC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Jul Cruzeiro EC A 1–0 W 17 Jul CA Mineiro H 0–0 D 09 Jul Santos FC A 3–4 L 03 Jul Coritiba FBC H 1–2 L 25 Jun RB Bragantino A 0–2 L 22 Jun CR Vasco da Gama A 1–0 W Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 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 Goias EC for another epic battle.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cruzeiro EC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Goias EC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' The travelling Goias EC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Sidimar has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. William made 469 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 28' Goias EC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Joao Magno on 28.
- 28' The referee calls foul for Rafael Cabral. He receives a Yellow card.
- 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 38' 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.
- 43' Everton Morelli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 45' Willian Oliveira is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 46' The whistle greets Lucas Oliveira as he departs to be replaced by Wallisson Luiz.
- 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.
- 52' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sander.
- 57' 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.
- 62' 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.
- 67' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 70' The Cruzeiro EC manager makes a substitution. Wesley departs to be replaced by Paulo Vitor.
- 73' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joao Magno.
- 74' The referee shows Goias EC player a Yellow card on 74.
- 74' The whistle greets Joao Magno as he departs to be replaced by Diego Goncalves.
- 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gilberto.
- 79' Another substitution for Cruzeiro EC to replace Gilberto by Henrique Dourado on 79 minute.
- 82' Hugo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vinicius on 82 minute.
- 84' The referee shows Cruzeiro EC player a Yellow card on 84.
- 87' Stenio Toledo is replacing Mateus Vital for the Cruzeiro EC side.
- 90' It’s a booking for Goias EC player. Hugo gets a Yellow card.
- With this win, Goias EC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Cruzeiro EC Lineups
Starting XI
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Mateus Vital ↓ Stenio Toledo 87'
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Gilberto ↓ Henrique Dourado 79'
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Wesley ↓ Paulo Vitor 70'
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Lucas Oliveira ↓ Wallisson Luiz 46'
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Matheus Jussa ↓ Neto Moura 70'
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Bench
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Henrique Dourado ↑ 79'
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Neto Moura ↑ 70'
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Paulo Vitor ↑ 70'
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Stenio Toledo ↑ 87'
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Wallisson Luiz ↑ 46'
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Goias EC Lineups
Starting XI
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Joao Magno ↓ Diego Goncalves 74'
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Bench
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Diego Goncalves ↑ 74'
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Hugo ↑ 82'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Dede 1 Rodriguinho 1 Michael 1 Thiago Neves 1 Alan Ruschel 1 Joao Magno 1 Robert 1 Head to Head
Cruzeiro EC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.05 Cruzeiro EC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.02 Goias EC xGI would bet for: Cruzeiro EC or Goias EC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 66%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Goias EC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.07Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 62% 38% ± 2.5 34% 66% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Cruzeiro EC or Draw 67%Draw or Goias EC 65%Cruzeiro EC or Goias EC 68%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Goias EC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 15%1 – 1 14.5%1 – 0 11.9%0 – 1 Actual2 – 1 6.9%1 – 2 6.7%2 – 0 6.6%0 – 2 6.3%2 – 2 3.7%3 – 1 2.4%1 – 3 2.3%3 – 0 2.3%Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC
Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push Goias EC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 20% 66% -0.5 34% — 66% +0.5 67% — 33% +1 67% 20% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet 37% ✓Goias EC keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.