Cruzeiro EC vs RB Bragantino, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cruzeiro EC vs RB Bragantino — Serie A at Mineirao.
- Cruzeiro EC 17 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- RB Bragantino 17 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ramon Abatti Abel
- Assistant 1 Bruno Raphael Pires
- Assistant 2 Alex dos Santos
12 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 3 totalStandings
# 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 12 Apr RB Bragantino H 2–1 W 04 Apr Sao Paulo FC A 1–4 L 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Cruzeiro EC A 1–2 L 05 Apr Mirassol FC A 1–0 W 03 Apr CR Flamengo H 3–0 W 21 Mar Botafogo FR H 1–2 L 18 Mar EC Bahia A 0–2 L 15 Mar Sao Paulo FC H 1–2 L Season Stats
Cruzeiro EC RB Bragantino #9 Position #5 23 Points 26 17 Played 17 6 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 7 23 Scored 22 27 Conceded 18 -4 GD +4 1.35 PPG 1.53 35% Win % 47% Key Stats
57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season35% Clean Sheets
RB Bragantino this seasonCruzeiro EC are 9th (23 pts). RB Bragantino are 5th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cruzeiro EC0-151/316-302/331-455/146-603/–61-752/276+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededRB Bragantino0-151/–16-302/431-454/246-603/161-751/–76+1/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Cruzeiro ECChristian 5 G 3 A Kaio Jorge 4 G Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A RB BragantinoIsidro Pitta 6 G 1 A Lucas Barbosa 4 G 1 A Juninho Capixaba 2 G 2 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 RB Bragantino 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.
- 6' Goal! Jose Hurtado scores his 2 goal in 245 matches.
- 11' Cruzeiro EC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Christian scoring 1 goals.
- 16' Cruzeiro EC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 18' What a strike from Neizer Villarreal! The score is 1-1.
- 23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jhuan Nunes made 245 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 33' 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.
- 38' 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.
- 43' It’s high time Vágner Mancini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 48' 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.
- 50' Goal! Christian scores his 14 goal in 368 matches.
- 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Isidro Pitta, as he is very good at scoring at Mineirao with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 59' It’s gonna be a card for Ignacio Sosa.
- 63' The RB Bragantino manager makes a substitution. Ignacio Sosa departs to be replaced by Ryan.
- 68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 69' Matheus Henrique is replacing Lucas Silva for the Cruzeiro EC side.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Gustavinho. He replaces Matheus Fernandes on 74 minute.
- 77' Another change for Cruzeiro EC made on 77 minute. Fagner leaves to be changed by Kaua Moraes.
- 82' It’s gonna be a card for Gustavo Marques.
- 84' It is a substitution in RB Bragantino team. Vinicius Mendonca is replaced by Rodrigo Huendra on 84 minute.
- 89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
- With this win, Cruzeiro EC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Cruzeiro EC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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16
Lucas Silva ↓ Matheus Henrique 69'
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23
Fagner ↓ Kaua Moraes 77'
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- 10
- 11
- 88
- 31
- 6
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34
Jonathan ↓ Lucas Villalba 84'
- 22
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99
Keny Arroyo ↓ Wanderson 69'
Bench
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8
Matheus Henrique ↑ 69'
- 12
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94
Wanderson ↑ 69'
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25
Lucas Villalba ↑ 84'
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Bruno Rodrigues ↑ 84'
- 43
- 81
- 77
- 91
- 70
- 36
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Kaua Moraes ↑ 77'
Coach Artur JorgeRB Bragantino Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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6
Gabriel ↓ Eric Ramires 84'
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35
Matheus Fernandes ↓ Gustavinho 74'
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- 21
- 4
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34
Jose Hurtado ↓ Jhuan Nunes 84'
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- 16
- 17
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15
Ignacio Sosa ↓ Ryan 63'
Bench
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- 14
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Eric Ramires ↑ 84'
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20
Rodrigo Huendra ↑ 84'
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22
Gustavinho ↑ 74'
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- 28
- 56
- 51
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52
Ryan ↑ 63'
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67
Jhuan Nunes ↑ 84'
Coach Vágner Mancini -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jhonatan 2 Ramiro 2 Eduardo Sasha 1 Christian 1 Neizer Villarreal 1 Jose Hurtado 1 Bruno Rodrigues 1 Gilberto 1 Head to Head
Cruzeiro EC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.42 Cruzeiro EC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.2 RB Bragantino xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cruzeiro EC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.62Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Cruzeiro EC or Draw 73%Draw or RB Bragantino 54%Cruzeiro EC or RB Bragantino 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.3%1 – 0 9.4%0 – 0 9.3%2 – 1 Actual0 – 1 7.7%2 – 0 7.2%1 – 2 7.1%2 – 2 5.1%0 – 2 5.1%3 – 1 4%3 – 0 3.3%1 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC
Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push RB Bragantino covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 21% 59% -0.5 41% — 59% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 17% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet 31% ✓RB Bragantino keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.