Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cruzeiro EC vs RB Bragantino, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2026
Cruzeiro EC
2 – 1
Full Time
RB Bragantino
Sun 12 Apr 2026 · 21:30 UTC Mineirao 38,674 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 6' Jose Hurtado
Neizer Villarreal 18' 1–1
Christian 50' 2–1
Y 59' Ignacio Sosa
Y 82' Gustavo Marques

Overview

Match Preview

Cruzeiro EC vs RB Bragantino — Serie A at Mineirao.

Match Details

  • Referee Ramon Abatti Abel
  • Assistant 1 Bruno Raphael Pires
  • Assistant 2 Alex dos Santos
15 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 28 60
2 SE Palmeiras 28 57
3 CA Paranaense 28 49
4 Fluminense FC 28 48
5 EC Bahia 28 46
6 Cruzeiro EC 28 45
7 CA Mineiro 27 40
8 Santos FC 27 38
9 Coritiba FBC 28 38
10 RB Bragantino 27 36
11 Sao Paulo FC 27 36
12 Botafogo FR 28 35
13 EC Vitoria 28 33
14 SC Corinthians Paulista 28 32
15 Mirassol FC 28 32
16 CR Vasco da Gama 27 31
17 Gremio FBPA 28 29
18 SC Internacional 28 28
19 Clube do Remo 28 23
20 Chapecoense AF 27 18

Head-to-Head

4
2
1
Cruzeiro EC 7 games · Avg 2.1 goals RB Bragantino
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-12 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 RB Bragantino 2025-09-21 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 RB Bragantino 2025-04-20 RB Bragantino 1–0 Cruzeiro EC 2024-12-01 RB Bragantino 1–1 Cruzeiro EC 2024-07-13 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 RB Bragantino

Recent Form

Cruzeiro EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
RB Bragantino
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#6 Position #10
45 Points 36
28 Played 27
13 / 6 / 9 W / D / L 10 / 6 / 11
42 Scored 33
40 Conceded 31
+2 GD +2
1.61 PPG 1.33
46% Win % 37%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season
33% Clean Sheets
RB Bragantino this season

Cruzeiro EC are 6th (45 pts). RB Bragantino are 10th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC
0-15
3/3
16-30
3/6
31-45
6/5
46-60
5/2
61-75
6/2
76+
10/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
RB Bragantino
0-15
2/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
4/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC
Matheus Pereira 9 G 4 A
Kaio Jorge 7 G 1 A
Christian 5 G 3 A
Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A
RB Bragantino
Isidro Pitta 6 G 1 A
Lucas Barbosa 5 G 2 A
Juninho Capixaba 3 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cruzeiro EC and RB Bragantino is underway.
  • 5' The travelling RB Bragantino supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 6' Jose Hurtado doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 11' Brazil international Juninho Capixaba has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 16' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 18' Neizer Villarreal adds to his 1 season tally! Cruzeiro EC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 23' Cruzeiro EC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cruzeiro EC that had 260 games and scored 230 goals.
  • 33' Cruzeiro EC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 38' RB Bragantino is showing some good football. However, RB Bragantino are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matheus Fernandes, as he is very good at scoring at Mineirao with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 48' Over 48 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' What a strike from Christian! The score is 2-1.
  • 55' Cruzeiro EC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RB Bragantino backline.
  • 59' Ignacio Sosa picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 63' Ryan is replacing Ignacio Sosa for the RB Bragantino side.
  • 68' The 23-year-old Kaiki Bruno has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Cruzeiro EC team. Lucas Silva is replaced by Matheus Henrique on 69 minute.
  • 74' RB Bragantino make a change. Matheus Fernandes trudges off to be replaced by Gustavinho on 74 minutes.
  • 77' Kaua Moraes gets the nod from Cruzeiro EC. He replaces Fagner and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Gustavo Marques is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
  • 84' Fresh legs for RB Bragantino! Rodrigo Huendra comes on to replace Vinicius Mendonca.
  • 89' Gustavinho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Artur Jorge

RB Bragantino Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vágner Mancini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jhonatan 2
Ramiro 2
Eduardo Sasha 1
Christian 1
Neizer Villarreal 1
Jose Hurtado 1
Bruno Rodrigues 1
Gilberto 1

Head to Head

2026-04-12 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 RB Bragantino 2025-09-21 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 RB Bragantino 2025-04-20 RB Bragantino 1–0 Cruzeiro EC 2024-12-01 RB Bragantino 1–1 Cruzeiro EC 2024-07-13 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 RB Bragantino

Cruzeiro EC Form

2026-04-12 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 RB Bragantino W 2026-04-04 Sao Paulo FC 4–1 Cruzeiro EC L 2026-04-01 Cruzeiro EC 3–0 EC Vitoria W 2026-03-22 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 Santos FC D 2026-03-18 CA Paranaense 2–1 Cruzeiro EC L 2026-03-15 Cruzeiro EC 3–3 CR Vasco da Gama D

RB Bragantino Form

2026-04-12 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 RB Bragantino L 2026-04-05 Mirassol FC 0–1 RB Bragantino W 2026-04-03 RB Bragantino 3–0 CR Flamengo W 2026-03-21 RB Bragantino 1–2 Botafogo FR L 2026-03-18 EC Bahia 2–0 RB Bragantino L 2026-03-15 RB Bragantino 1–2 Sao Paulo FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 Cruzeiro EC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 RB Bragantino xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cruzeiro EC50% Draw26% RB Bragantino24%
Actual: Cruzeiro EC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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
76%
Draw or RB Bragantino
50%
Cruzeiro EC or RB Bragantino
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cruzeiro EC33% Draw47% RB Bragantino20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC

Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push RB Bragantino covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
RB Bragantino keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.