Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Santos FC vs Cruzeiro EC, Serie A 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2025
Santos FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Cruzeiro EC
Sun 7 Dec 2025 · 19:00 UTC Urbano Caldeira HT 45' · FT 45'
Thaciano 28' Y
Guilherme 34' Y
Y 55' Gabriel Barbosa
Y 55' Rayan

Overview

Match Preview

Santos FC vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A at Urbano Caldeira.

Match Details

  • Referee Rodrigo Pereira de Lima (Brazil)
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

4
1
5
Santos FC 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals Cruzeiro EC
Last 5 meetings
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 2019-11-24 Santos FC 4–1 Cruzeiro EC

Recent Form

Santos FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Cruzeiro EC H 3–0 W
03 Dec EC Juventude A 3–0 W
29 Nov SC Recife H 3–0 W
25 Nov SC Internacional A 1–1 D
20 Nov Mirassol FC H 1–1 D
16 Nov SE Palmeiras H 1–0 W
Cruzeiro EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Santos FC A 0–3 L
04 Dec Botafogo FR H 2–2 D
30 Nov Ceará SC A 1–1 D
23 Nov SC Corinthians Paulista H 3–0 W
20 Nov EC Juventude A 3–3 D
09 Nov Fluminense FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Santos FC Cruzeiro EC
#8 Position #6
38 Points 45
27 Played 28
10 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 9
41 Scored 42
40 Conceded 40
+1 GD +2
1.41 PPG 1.61
37% Win % 46%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Santos FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season

Santos FC are 8th (38 pts). Cruzeiro EC are 6th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Santos FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/3
31-45
7/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/4
76+
7/7
■ 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)

Santos FC
Gabriel Barbosa 11 G 3 A
Neymar 6 G 3 A
Alvaro Barreal 5 G 1 A
Benjamin Rollheiser 3 G
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' The game is set. Santos FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Cruzeiro EC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kenji is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cruzeiro EC.
  • 15' Cruzeiro EC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 26' GOAL! Thaciano scores on 26. Assisted by Guilherme
  • 28' Assisted by Igor Vinicius with the perfectly-timed delivery and Thaciano makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 28' A moment of madness from Thaciano on 28 minutes earns him a card. Santos FC will be frustrated.
  • 33' Joao Schmidt is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cruzeiro EC so far.
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Guilherme.
  • 39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Santos FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Santos FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 54' Cruzeiro EC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Gabriel Barbosa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 60' Joao Schmidt adds to his 0 season tally! Santos FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 65' Ryan Guilherme is replacing Joao Wellington for the Cruzeiro EC side.
  • 69' Benjamin Rollheiser is replacing Alvaro Barreal for the Santos FC side.
  • 74' Cruzeiro EC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Willian Arao as he leaves the pitch. Tomas Rincon steps in for Santos FC.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Cruzeiro EC team. Gabriel Barbosa is replaced by Yannick Bolasie on 79 minute.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Guilherme as he leaves the pitch. Robson Junior steps in for Santos FC.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Murilo. He replaces Walace on 84 minute.
  • 89' 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 Walace suffering a number of foals already.
  • The points are shared — Santos FC 3-0 Cruzeiro EC. Honours even.

Lineups

Santos FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Juan Vojvoda

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonardo Jardim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wesley 2
Thaciano 2
Joao Schmidt 1
Gabriel Barbosa 1
Angelo Borges 1
Bruno Silva 1
Nikao 1
Bruno Silva 1

Head to Head

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 2019-11-24 Santos FC 4–1 Cruzeiro EC

Santos FC Form

2025-12-07 Santos FC 3–0 Cruzeiro EC W 2025-12-03 EC Juventude 0–3 Santos FC W 2025-11-29 Santos FC 3–0 SC Recife W 2025-11-25 SC Internacional 1–1 Santos FC D 2025-11-20 Santos FC 1–1 Mirassol FC D 2025-11-16 Santos FC 1–0 SE Palmeiras W

Cruzeiro EC Form

2025-12-07 Santos FC 3–0 Cruzeiro EC L 2025-12-04 Cruzeiro EC 2–2 Botafogo FR D 2025-11-30 Ceará SC 1–1 Cruzeiro EC D 2025-11-23 Cruzeiro EC 3–0 SC Corinthians Paulista W 2025-11-20 EC Juventude 3–3 Cruzeiro EC D 2025-11-09 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 Fluminense FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.07 Santos FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Cruzeiro EC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Santos FC56% Draw23% Cruzeiro EC21%
Actual: Santos FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Santos FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Cruzeiro EC
44%
Santos FC or Cruzeiro EC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Santos FC40% Draw41% Cruzeiro EC19%
Actual: Santos FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Santos FC

Handicap Santos FC covers Push Cruzeiro EC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 21% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Santos FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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