Sunday , 16 August 2026

Cruzeiro EC vs Santos FC, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2026
Cruzeiro EC
0 – 0
Full Time
Santos FC
Sun 22 Mar 2026 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cruzeiro EC vs Santos FC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Ramon Abatti Abel
15 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 23 48
2 CR Flamengo 21 42
3 CA Paranaense 23 41
4 Fluminense FC 23 38
5 EC Bahia 22 33
6 Cruzeiro EC 22 33
7 RB Bragantino 22 32
8 SC Corinthians Paulista 22 32
9 Coritiba FBC 23 31
10 Botafogo FR 21 30
11 CA Mineiro 21 29
12 Sao Paulo FC 22 27
13 EC Vitoria 22 26
14 Gremio FBPA 21 25
15 SC Internacional 22 23
16 Mirassol FC 21 23
17 Santos FC 21 22
18 CR Vasco da Gama 21 22
19 Clube do Remo 22 22
20 Chapecoense AF 21 10

Head-to-Head

5
1
3
Cruzeiro EC 9 games · Avg 2.6 goals Santos FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-03-22 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 Santos FC 2025-12-07 Santos FC 3–0 Cruzeiro EC 2025-08-10 Cruzeiro EC 1–2 Santos FC 2023-09-14 Santos FC 0–3 Cruzeiro EC 2023-05-06 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 Santos FC

Recent Form

Cruzeiro EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
12 Mar CR Flamengo A 0–2 L
25 Feb SC Corinthians Paulista H 1–1 D
11 Feb Mirassol FC A 2–2 D
Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Mar Cruzeiro EC A 0–0 D
19 Mar SC Internacional H 1–2 L
15 Mar SC Corinthians Paulista H 1–1 D
11 Mar Mirassol FC A 2–2 D
26 Feb CR Vasco da Gama H 2–1 W
12 Feb CA Paranaense A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Cruzeiro EC Santos FC
#6 Position #17
33 Points 22
22 Played 21
9 / 6 / 7 W / D / L 5 / 7 / 9
30 Scored 29
31 Conceded 35
-1 GD -6
1.50 PPG 1.05
41% Win % 24%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season
24% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season

Cruzeiro EC are 6th (33 pts). Santos FC are 17th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/–
61-75
4/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Santos FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/4
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC
Kaio Jorge 6 G
Christian 5 G 3 A
Matheus Pereira 5 G 2 A
Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A
Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 7 G 2 A
Neymar 6 G 2 A
Alvaro Barreal 4 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Cruzeiro EC kicks off things out of here…
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

Santos FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Thaciano 2
Wesley 2
Sassa 1
Diego Pituca 1
Gabriel Barbosa 1
Eduardo Sasha 1
Joao Schmidt 1
Raniel 1

Head to Head

2026-03-22 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 Santos FC 2025-12-07 Santos FC 3–0 Cruzeiro EC 2025-08-10 Cruzeiro EC 1–2 Santos FC 2023-09-14 Santos FC 0–3 Cruzeiro EC 2023-05-06 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 Santos FC

Cruzeiro EC Form

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 2026-03-12 CR Flamengo 2–0 Cruzeiro EC L 2026-02-25 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 SC Corinthians Paulista D 2026-02-11 Mirassol FC 2–2 Cruzeiro EC D

Santos FC Form

2026-03-22 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 Santos FC D 2026-03-19 Santos FC 1–2 SC Internacional L 2026-03-15 Santos FC 1–1 SC Corinthians Paulista D 2026-03-11 Mirassol FC 2–2 Santos FC D 2026-02-26 Santos FC 2–1 CR Vasco da Gama W 2026-02-12 CA Paranaense 2–1 Santos FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.62 Cruzeiro EC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Santos FC xG
I would bet for: Cruzeiro EC or Santos FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cruzeiro EC44% Draw27% Santos FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Cruzeiro EC or Draw
71%
Draw or Santos FC
56%
Cruzeiro EC or Santos FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cruzeiro EC32% Draw45% Santos FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC

Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push Santos FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Santos FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✗

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