Tuesday , 1 September 2026

Gremio FBPA vs Cruzeiro EC, Serie A 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2023
Gremio FBPA
3 – 0
Full Time
Cruzeiro EC
Sun 27 Aug 2023 · 22:00 UTC Arena do Gremio HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Neris
Y 45' Marlon
Luis Suarez 68' Y
Cuiabano 69' Y
Cuiabano 70' Y
Y 82' Machado
Gabriel Chapeco 88' Y
Fabio 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Gremio FBPA vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A at Arena do Gremio.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 25 52
2 CR Flamengo 24 48
3 CA Paranaense 25 45
4 Fluminense FC 25 42
5 EC Bahia 25 40
6 Cruzeiro EC 25 39
7 Coritiba FBC 25 37
8 CA Mineiro 24 36
9 RB Bragantino 24 35
10 SC Corinthians Paulista 25 32
11 Sao Paulo FC 24 30
12 Botafogo FR 24 30
13 Santos FC 24 29
14 EC Vitoria 25 29
15 Gremio FBPA 24 28
16 SC Internacional 25 25
17 Mirassol FC 24 25
18 CR Vasco da Gama 24 25
19 Clube do Remo 25 23
20 Chapecoense AF 24 14

Head-to-Head

5
3
6
Gremio FBPA 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Cruzeiro EC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-27 Gremio FBPA 3–0 Cruzeiro EC 2023-04-23 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 Gremio FBPA 2019-12-05 Gremio FBPA 2–0 Cruzeiro EC 2019-09-08 Cruzeiro EC 1–4 Gremio FBPA 2018-08-23 Gremio FBPA 1–1 Cruzeiro EC

Recent Form

Gremio FBPA
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Cruzeiro EC H 3–0 W
20 Aug Santos FC A 1–2 L
13 Aug Fluminense FC H 2–1 W
06 Aug CR Vasco da Gama A 0–1 L
30 Jul Goiás EC A 1–1 D
23 Jul CA Mineiro H 1–0 W
Cruzeiro EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Gremio FBPA A 0–3 L
20 Aug SC Corinthians Paulista H 1–1 D
14 Aug SE Palmeiras A 0–1 L
06 Aug Botafogo FR H 0–0 D
29 Jul CA Paranaense A 3–3 D
23 Jul Goiás EC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Gremio FBPA Cruzeiro EC
#15 Position #6
28 Points 39
24 Played 25
7 / 7 / 10 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 8
27 Scored 35
32 Conceded 36
-5 GD -1
1.17 PPG 1.56
29% Win % 44%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Gremio FBPA this season
24% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season

Gremio FBPA are 15th (28 pts). Cruzeiro EC are 6th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gremio FBPA
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/4
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/6
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cruzeiro EC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/5
31-45
6/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
4/2
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gremio FBPA
Carlos Vinicius 10 G 1 A
Cruzeiro EC
Matheus Pereira 6 G 3 A
Kaio Jorge 6 G
Christian 5 G 3 A
Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Arena do Gremio. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Cruzeiro EC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Grêmio FBPA in their trying to find a way past Cruzeiro EC's compact .
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Renato Gaucho might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Grêmio FBPA and Cruzeiro EC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Luis Suarez makes it 0-1.
  • 34' Cruzeiro EC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 38' It’s a booking for Cruzeiro EC player. Neris gets a Yellow card.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Grêmio FBPA that had 328 games and scored 385 goals.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Marlon argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 45' Another substitution for Gremio FBPA to replace Geromel by Rodrigo Ely on 45 minute.
  • 46' Machado has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matheus Jussa on 46 minute.
  • 51' Helibelton Palacios needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 54' A goal from the Uruguay international Felipe Carballo! He fires home on 54 to make it 0-2!
  • 59' The home supporters are growing impatient. Grêmio FBPA must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Cruzeiro EC team. Mateus Vital is replaced by Bruno Rodrigues on 62 minute.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Bitelo. He replaces Joao Pedro Galvao on 63 minute.
  • 68' That is a Yellow card for Gremio FBPA. Luis Suarez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cuiabano.
  • 70' Cuiabano was booked on 70.
  • 75' It looks surprising Grêmio FBPA does not make any changes. Bruno Rodrigues has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' Brilliant from the ! Joao Pedro Pepe makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 78.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Gremio FBPA team. Franco Cristaldo is replaced by Luan on 79 minute.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Cruzeiro EC. Helibelton Palacios is replaced by Paulo Vitor.
  • 82' Poor challenge from Machado. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 86' A change in the Cruzeiro EC ranks — Marlon exits the field as Kaiki Bruno enters on 86.
  • 88' That is a Yellow card for Gremio FBPA. Gabriel Chapeco will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Gremio FBPA player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Another three points for Grêmio FBPA.

Lineups

Gremio FBPA Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Renato Gaucho

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pepa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kaio Jorge 3
Everton 3
Diego Tardelli 1
Martin Braithwaite 1
Pepe 1
Lucas Romero 1
Ferreira 1
Christian 1

Head to Head

2023-08-27 Gremio FBPA 3–0 Cruzeiro EC 2023-04-23 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 Gremio FBPA 2019-12-05 Gremio FBPA 2–0 Cruzeiro EC 2019-09-08 Cruzeiro EC 1–4 Gremio FBPA 2018-08-23 Gremio FBPA 1–1 Cruzeiro EC

Gremio FBPA Form

2023-08-27 Gremio FBPA 3–0 Cruzeiro EC W 2023-08-20 Santos FC 2–1 Gremio FBPA L 2023-08-13 Gremio FBPA 2–1 Fluminense FC W 2023-08-06 CR Vasco da Gama 1–0 Gremio FBPA L 2023-07-30 Goiás EC 1–1 Gremio FBPA D 2023-07-23 Gremio FBPA 1–0 CA Mineiro W

Cruzeiro EC Form

2023-08-27 Gremio FBPA 3–0 Cruzeiro EC L 2023-08-20 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 SC Corinthians Paulista D 2023-08-14 SE Palmeiras 1–0 Cruzeiro EC L 2023-08-06 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 Botafogo FR D 2023-07-29 CA Paranaense 3–3 Cruzeiro EC D 2023-07-23 Cruzeiro EC 0–1 Goiás EC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.84 Gremio FBPA xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Cruzeiro EC xG
I would bet for: Gremio FBPA to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gremio FBPA58% Draw24% Cruzeiro EC18%
Actual: Gremio FBPA win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Gremio FBPA or Draw
82%
Draw or Cruzeiro EC
42%
Gremio FBPA or Cruzeiro EC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gremio FBPA40% Draw44% Cruzeiro EC16%
Actual: Gremio FBPA win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
10.3%
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.8%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Gremio FBPA

Handicap Gremio FBPA covers Push Cruzeiro EC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Gremio FBPA keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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