Wednesday , 30 September 2026

EC Bahia vs Cruzeiro EC, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2026
EC Bahia
1 – 2
Full Time
Cruzeiro EC
Sun 10 May 2026 · 00:00 UTC Estadio Fonte Nova HT 45' · FT 45'
Luciano Juba pen 27' 1–0
1–1 41' Kaua Moraes
1–2 86' Kenji
Joao Paulo 18' Y
Y 24' Fabricio Bruno
Santiago Ramos 35' Y
Everaldo 45' Y
Y 62' Kaua Moraes
Y 77' Lucas Romero
Y 89' Otavio

Overview

Match Preview

EC Bahia vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A at Estadio Fonte Nova.

Match Details

  • Referee Rodrigo Pereira de Lima (Brazil)
  • Assistant 1 Brigida Cirilo Ferreira (Brazil)
  • Assistant 2 Bruno Cesar Chaves Vieira
10 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game

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

2
6
5
EC Bahia 13 games · Avg 2.2 goals Cruzeiro EC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-10 EC Bahia 1–2 Cruzeiro EC 2025-09-15 EC Bahia 1–2 Cruzeiro EC 2025-04-18 Cruzeiro EC 3–0 EC Bahia 2024-10-19 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 EC Bahia 2024-06-23 EC Bahia 4–1 Cruzeiro EC

Recent Form

EC Bahia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May Cruzeiro EC H 1–2 L
03 May Sao Paulo FC A 2–2 D
25 Apr Santos FC H 2–2 D
19 Apr CR Flamengo A 0–2 L
11 Apr Mirassol FC A 2–1 W
05 Apr SE Palmeiras H 1–2 L
Cruzeiro EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May EC Bahia A 2–1 W
03 May CA Mineiro H 1–3 L
25 Apr Clube do Remo A 1–0 W
18 Apr Grêmio FBPA H 2–0 W
12 Apr RB Bragantino H 2–1 W
04 Apr Sao Paulo FC A 1–4 L

Season Stats

EC Bahia Cruzeiro EC
#5 Position #6
46 Points 45
28 Played 28
12 / 10 / 6 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 9
43 Scored 42
35 Conceded 40
+8 GD +2
1.64 PPG 1.61
43% Win % 46%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
36% Clean Sheets
EC Bahia this season
21% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season

EC Bahia are 5th (46 pts). Cruzeiro EC are 6th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

EC Bahia
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/6
31-45
7/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/4
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

EC Bahia
Luciano Juba 9 G 1 A
Jean Lucas 4 G 3 A
Erick 4 G
Everaldo 4 G
Willian Jose 3 G 1 A
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Estadio Fonte Nova will turn into a battlefield for EC Bahia and Cruzeiro EC.
  • 5' Fagner is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cruzeiro EC tonight.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' It looks surprising Cruzeiro EC does not make any changes. Matheus Pereira has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joao Paulo.
  • 23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' Fabricio Bruno was booked on 24.
  • 27' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Luciano Juba makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matheus Henrique, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Fonte Nova with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' The referee shows EC Bahia player a card on 35.
  • 40' Cruzeiro EC come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 41' GOAL! Kaua Moraes scores on 41. Assisted by Neizer Villarreal
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Everaldo.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Artur Jorge will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' EC Bahia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cruzeiro EC backline.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. EC Bahia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 62' Kaua Moraes is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
  • 67' Everton Ribeiro is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cruzeiro EC so far.
  • 72' Willian Jose needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Lucas Romero.
  • 82' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering EC Bahia that had 336 games and scored 366 goals.
  • 86' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kenji makes it 1-2.
  • 89' Otavio is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
  • With this win, Cruzeiro EC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

EC Bahia Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogério Ceni

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Artur Jorge

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Oscar Estupinan 2
Bruno Rodrigues 2
Kaio Jorge 2
Gabriel Veron 2
Gabriel Barbosa 1
Sassa 1
Thaciano 1
Jean Lucas 1

Head to Head

2026-05-10 EC Bahia 1–2 Cruzeiro EC 2025-09-15 EC Bahia 1–2 Cruzeiro EC 2025-04-18 Cruzeiro EC 3–0 EC Bahia 2024-10-19 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 EC Bahia 2024-06-23 EC Bahia 4–1 Cruzeiro EC

EC Bahia Form

2026-05-10 EC Bahia 1–2 Cruzeiro EC L 2026-05-03 Sao Paulo FC 2–2 EC Bahia D 2026-04-25 EC Bahia 2–2 Santos FC D 2026-04-19 CR Flamengo 2–0 EC Bahia L 2026-04-11 Mirassol FC 1–2 EC Bahia W 2026-04-05 EC Bahia 1–2 SE Palmeiras L

Cruzeiro EC Form

2026-05-10 EC Bahia 1–2 Cruzeiro EC W 2026-05-03 Cruzeiro EC 1–3 CA Mineiro L 2026-04-25 Clube do Remo 0–1 Cruzeiro EC W 2026-04-18 Cruzeiro EC 2–0 Grêmio FBPA W 2026-04-12 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 RB Bragantino W 2026-04-04 Sao Paulo FC 4–1 Cruzeiro EC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.65 EC Bahia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 Cruzeiro EC xG
I would bet for: EC Bahia or Cruzeiro EC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
EC Bahia36% Draw26% Cruzeiro EC38%
Actual: Cruzeiro EC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

EC Bahia or Draw
62%
Draw or Cruzeiro EC
64%
EC Bahia or Cruzeiro EC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
EC Bahia30% Draw43% Cruzeiro EC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
5.7%
0 – 0
5.5%
0 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
5.3%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — EC Bahia

Handicap EC Bahia covers Push Cruzeiro EC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

EC Bahia keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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