Cruzeiro EC vs SC Recife, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cruzeiro EC vs SC Recife — Serie A at Mineirao.
- Cruzeiro EC 17 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
- SC Recife 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 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 15 Sep EC Bahia A 2–1 W 31 Aug Sao Paulo FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Oct Cruzeiro EC A 1–1 D 01 Oct Fluminense FC H 2–2 D 27 Sep Fortaleza EC A 0–1 L 21 Sep SC Corinthians Paulista H 1–0 W 14 Sep RB Bragantino A 1–1 D 31 Aug CR Vasco da Gama H 2–3 L Key Stats
29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)14% 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 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 SC Recife for another epic battle.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. SC Recife is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' It’s high time Leonardo Jardim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Luan Candido has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 16' The Cruzeiro EC manager makes a substitution. Matheus Henrique departs to be replaced by Christian.
- 21' The referee calls foul for Hyoran. He receives a card.
- 26' That looks like a foul for a card for Keny Arroyo.
- 31' 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.
- 33' The referee calls foul for Aderlan Silva. He receives a card.
- 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
- 41' Goal! Derik Lacerda scores his 10 goal in 309 matches.
- 46' Another change for SC Recife made on 46 minute. Romarinho leaves to be changed by Igor Carius.
- 51' SC Recife is showing some good football. However, SC Recife are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 55' Another change for Cruzeiro EC made on 55 minute. Jonathan leaves to be changed by Luis Sinisterra.
- 59' Goal! Gabriel Barbosa scores his 116 goal in 279 matches.
- 64' Kaua Moraes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Rodrigo Atencio. He replaces Hyoran on 66 minute.
- 71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Recife that had 240 games and scored 123 goals.
- 76' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 79' Cruzeiro EC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Guilherme is hanging Christian on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' 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.
- 86' SC Recife manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chrystian Barletta is hanging Matheusinho on the field on 86 minute.
- 90' SC Recife manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Kal is hanging Christian Rivera on the field on 90 minute.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Cruzeiro EC Lineups
Starting XI
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16
Lucas Silva ↓ Joao Marcelo 55'
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8
Matheus Henrique ↓ Christian 16'
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- 10
- 9
- 25
- 21
- 6
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34
Jonathan ↓ Luis Sinisterra 55'
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2
Kaua Moraes ↓ Marquinhos 79'
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Bench
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17
Luis Sinisterra ↑ 55'
- 5
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88
Christian ↑ 16'
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7
Marquinhos ↑ 79'
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43
Joao Marcelo ↑ 55'
- 77
- 14
- 41
- 51
- 36
- 20
Coach Leonardo JardimSC Recife Lineups
Starting XI
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- 40
- 15
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19
Hyoran ↓ Rodrigo Atencio 66'
- 36
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11
Romarinho ↓ Igor Carius 46'
- 18
- 17
- 13
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14
Christian Rivera ↓ Lucas Kal 90'
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58
ze Lucas ↓ Pedro Augusto 86'
Bench
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21
Lucas Kal ↑ 90'
- 92
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16
Igor Carius ↑ 46'
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- 38
- 42
- 22
- 9
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28
Pedro Augusto ↑ 86'
- 6
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30
Chrystian Barletta ↑ 86'
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20
Rodrigo Atencio ↑ 66'
Coach Daniel Paulista -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Matheus Pereira 2 Dede 1 Giorgian De Arrascaeta 1 Dede 1 Giorgian De Arrascaeta 1 Kaio Jorge 1 Igor Carius 1 Gabriel Barbosa 1 Head to Head
Cruzeiro EC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.38 Cruzeiro EC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.8 SC Recife xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.18Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 64% 36% ± 2.5 37% 63% ± 3.5 18% 82% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Cruzeiro EC or Draw 79%Draw or SC Recife 49%Cruzeiro EC or SC Recife 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: SC Recife win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 14.5%0 – 0 13.6%1 – 1 Actual2 – 0 10.4%2 – 1 8.4%0 – 1 7.9%1 – 2 4.8%3 – 0 4.7%3 – 1 3.9%0 – 2 3.4%2 – 2 3.4%3 – 2 1.7%Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC
Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push SC Recife covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 15% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 25% 51% -0.5 49% — 51% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 14% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet 45% ✓SC Recife keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.