Fortaleza EC vs Cruzeiro EC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Fortaleza EC vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A at Castelao.
- Fortaleza EC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Cruzeiro EC 17 games · 23 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 25 May Cruzeiro EC H 0–2 L 17 May CR Vasco da Gama A 0–3 L 10 May EC Juventude H 5–0 W 03 May Sao Paulo FC A 0–0 D 26 Apr SC Recife A 0–0 D 20 Apr SE Palmeiras H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 May Fortaleza EC A 2–0 W 18 May CA Mineiro H 0–0 D 11 May SC Recife A 4–0 W 04 May CR Flamengo H 2–1 W 27 Apr CR Vasco da Gama H 1–0 W 20 Apr RB Bragantino A 0–1 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Fortaleza EC and Cruzeiro EC is underway.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joao Ricardo made 161 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gustavo suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 16' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leandro Martinez on 16.
- 21' It looks like no one’s ball. Cruzeiro EC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 31' Cruzeiro EC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
- 34' Goal! Kaio Jorge scores his 31 goal in 280 matches.
- 39' 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.
- 41' Goal! Lucas Silva scores his 5 goal in 246 matches.
- 45' The referee shows Fortaleza EC player a card on 45.
- 46' Another substitution for Fortaleza EC to replace Diogo Barbosa by Eros Mancuso on 46 minute.
- 51' Diogo Barbosa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 53' It’s gonna be a card for Lucas Villalba.
- 58' 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.
- 63' 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.
- 65' That looks like a foul for a card for Pedro Augusto.
- 67' Another change for Cruzeiro EC made on 67 minute. Marquinhos leaves to be changed by Yannick Bolasie.
- 71' The whistle greets Jose Welison as he departs to be replaced by Calebe.
- 76' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Lucca Prior. He replaces Breno Lopes on 79 minute.
- 82' Cruzeiro EC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kenji is hanging Kaio Jorge on the field on 82 minute.
- 83' That looks like a foul for a card for Pedro Augusto.
- 88' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 88 minutes.
- 90' Murilo is replacing Lucas Romero for the Cruzeiro EC side.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Fortaleza EC.
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Lineups
Fortaleza EC Lineups
Starting XI
- 100
- 22
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16
Diogo Barbosa ↓ Eros Mancuso 46'
- 5
- 13
- 9
- 2
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26
Breno Lopes ↓ Lucca Prior 79'
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17
Jose Welison ↓ Calebe 71'
- 8
- 39
Bench
- 18
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7
Tomas Pochettino ↑ 46'
- 33
- 3
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10
Calebe ↑ 71'
- 4
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14
Eros Mancuso ↑ 46'
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28
Pedro Augusto ↑ 46'
- 12
- 77
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38
Lucca Prior ↑ 79'
- 19
Cruzeiro EC Lineups
Starting XI
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29
Lucas Romero ↓ Murilo 90'
- 16
- 1
- 15
- 12
- 9
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19
Kaio Jorge ↓ Kenji 82'
- 25
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88
Christian ↓ Lautaro Diaz 90'
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17
Marquinhos ↓ Yannick Bolasie 67'
- 6
Bench
- 23
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11
Yannick Bolasie ↑ 67'
- 75
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21
Carlos Eduardo ↑ 67'
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26
Lautaro Diaz ↑ 90'
- 14
- 34
- 41
- 99
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70
Kenji ↑ 82'
- 36
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35
Murilo ↑ 90'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Andre Luis 2 Kaio Jorge 1 Luis Orejuela 1 Christian 1 Wellington Paulista 1 Juan Lucero 1 Bruno Rodrigues 1 Mateus Vital 1 Head to Head
Fortaleza EC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.14 Fortaleza EC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.3 Cruzeiro EC xGI would bet for: Fortaleza EC or Cruzeiro EC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cruzeiro EC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.44Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Fortaleza EC or Draw 62%Draw or Cruzeiro EC 68%Fortaleza EC or Cruzeiro EC 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Cruzeiro EC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.9%0 – 0 10.8%0 – 1 10.2%1 – 0 8.8%1 – 2 8.1%0 – 2 Actual2 – 1 7.1%2 – 0 5.5%2 – 2 4.7%1 – 3 3.5%0 – 3 3%3 – 1 2.7%Asian Handicap — Fortaleza EC
Handicap Fortaleza EC covers Push Cruzeiro EC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 18% 69% -0.5 31% — 69% +0.5 61% — 39% +1 61% 21% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Fortaleza EC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet 33% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.