Cruzeiro EC vs Parana Clube, 2018
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Overview
Match Preview
Cruzeiro EC vs Parana Clube — Serie A .
- Cruzeiro EC 17 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- Parana Clube 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Marcelo de Lima Henrique
- Referee Michael Correia
- Referee Silbert Faria Sisquim
- Referee Thiago Rosa de Oliveira
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 28 Oct Parana Clube H 3–1 W 24 Oct Ceara SC H 0–2 L 21 Oct Chapecoense AF H 3–0 W 14 Oct CR Vasco da Gama A 0–2 L 30 Sep SE Palmeiras A 1–3 L 23 Sep Santos FC H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Oct Cruzeiro EC A 1–3 L 21 Oct CR Flamengo H 0–4 L 14 Oct EC Bahia A 0–2 L 08 Oct Fluminense FC A 0–4 L 01 Oct CR Vasco da Gama H 1–1 D 23 Sep CA Paranaense A 0–3 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% 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 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 Parana Clube for another epic battle.
- 5' Parana Clube is showing some good football. However, Parana Clube are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' 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.
- 15' It’s high time Dado Cavalcanti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fred made 245 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' 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.
- 30' Parana Clube started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' It looks surprising Cruzeiro EC does not make any changes. Jhonny Lucas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' Cruzeiro EC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 50' Dede needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Parana Clube that had 49 games and scored 18 goals.
- 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 65' Richard has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 70' 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.
- 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Parana Clube needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Egidio, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 85' It looks like no one’s ball. Cruzeiro EC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 90' The travelling Parana Clube supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.
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Lineups
Cruzeiro EC Lineups
Starting XI
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Giorgian De Arrascaeta ↓ David 80'
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- 21
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Bench
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- 27
- 25
- 5
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11
David ↑ 80'
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20
Bruno Silva ↑ 79'
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17
Raniel ↑ 69'
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Coach Mano MenezesParana Clube Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Rafael Sobis 2 Silvinho 1 Rafael Sobis 1 Silvinho 1 Egidio 1 Giorgian De Arrascaeta 1 Fred 1 Head to Head
Cruzeiro EC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.78 Cruzeiro EC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.95 Parana Clube xGI would bet for: Cruzeiro EC to win 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cruzeiro EC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.73Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Cruzeiro EC or Draw 81%Draw or Parana Clube 43%Cruzeiro EC or Parana Clube 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Cruzeiro EC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.9%1 – 0 10.8%2 – 0 10.1%2 – 1 9.4%0 – 0 8.4%3 – 0 5.9%3 – 1 Actual0 – 1 5.3%1 – 2 5%2 – 2 4.5%0 – 2 2.9%3 – 2 2.8%Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC
Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push Parana Clube covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 17% 68% -1.5 32% — 68% -1 32% 24% 45% -0.5 55% — 45% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 12% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet 39% ✓Parana Clube keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.