Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sao Paulo FC vs Cruzeiro EC, Serie A 2019 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2019
Sao Paulo FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Cruzeiro EC
Sun 2 Jun 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Robinho
Tche Tche 48' Y
Y 53' Thiago Neves
Y 65' Ariel Cabral
Marcos Calazans 81' Y
Igor Vinicius 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Sao Paulo FC vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Thiago Americano Labes
  • Referee Braulio da Silva Machado
  • Referee Kleber Lucio Gil
  • Referee Rodrigo Gomes Paes Domingues

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 18 41
2 CR Flamengo 17 34
3 Fluminense FC 18 31
4 CA Paranaense 18 30
5 RB Bragantino 18 29
6 EC Bahia 17 26
7 Coritiba FBC 18 26
8 Sao Paulo FC 18 25
9 CA Mineiro 18 24
10 SC Corinthians Paulista 18 24
11 Cruzeiro EC 18 24
12 Botafogo FR 17 22
13 EC Vitoria 17 22
14 SC Internacional 18 21
15 Santos FC 18 21
16 Grêmio FBPA 18 21
17 CR Vasco da Gama 18 20
18 Clube do Remo 18 18
19 Mirassol FC 17 16
20 Chapecoense AF 17 9

Head-to-Head

7
2
4
Sao Paulo FC 13 games · Avg 1.9 goals Cruzeiro EC
Last 5 meetings
2019-06-02 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Cruzeiro EC 2018-11-18 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 Cruzeiro EC 2018-07-29 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 Sao Paulo FC 2017-08-13 Sao Paulo FC 3–2 Cruzeiro EC 2017-05-14 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 Sao Paulo FC

Recent Form

Sao Paulo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jun Cruzeiro EC H 1–1 D
26 May SC Corinthians Paulista A 0–1 L
19 May EC Bahia H 0–0 D
12 May Fortaleza EC A 1–0 W
05 May CR Flamengo H 1–1 D
02 May Goiás EC A 2–1 W
Cruzeiro EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jun Sao Paulo FC A 1–1 D
26 May Chapecoense AF H 1–2 L
18 May Fluminense FC A 1–4 L
12 May SC Internacional A 1–3 L
05 May Goiás EC H 2–1 W
01 May Ceará SC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Sao Paulo FC Cruzeiro EC
#8 Position #11
25 Points 24
18 Played 18
7 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 6 / 6 / 6
23 Scored 24
20 Conceded 28
+3 GD -4
1.39 PPG 1.33
39% Win % 33%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
15% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Sao Paulo FC this season
28% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season

Sao Paulo FC are 8th (25 pts). Cruzeiro EC are 11th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sao Paulo FC
Luciano 6 G 1 A
Jonathan Calleri 6 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G
Cruzeiro EC
Christian 5 G 3 A
Kaio Jorge 4 G
Matheus Pereira 3 G 2 A
Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sao Paulo FC is hosting Cruzeiro EC for another epic battle.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sao Paulo FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 10' Sao Paulo FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cruzeiro EC's shape.
  • 15' GOAL! Alexandre Pato scores on 15. Assisted by Reinaldo
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mano Menezes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Ariel Cabral has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sao Paulo FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sao Paulo FC that had 371 games and scored 405 goals.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sao Paulo FC and Cruzeiro EC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Robinho. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' Another substitution for Sao Paulo FC to replace Hernanes by Igor Gomes on 46 minute.
  • 48' Tche Tche catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Thiago Neves.
  • 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' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sao Paulo FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' Ariel Cabral is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
  • 68' GOAL! Thiago Neves fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 69' It is a substitution in Cruzeiro EC team. Thiago Neves is replaced by David on 69 minute.
  • 73' The Cruzeiro EC manager makes a substitution. Ariel Cabral departs to be replaced by Lucas Silva.
  • 78' Sao Paulo FC make a change. Hudson trudges off to be replaced by Igor Vinicius on 78 minutes.
  • 81' That is a Yellow card for Sao Paulo FC. Marcos Calazans will be fuming at that decision.
  • 86' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Sassa. He replaces Fred on 87 minute.
  • 90' That is a Red card for Sao Paulo FC. Igor Vinicius will be fuming at that decision.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ferreira 4
Diego Souza 2
Thiago Neves 2
Jonathan Calleri 2
Christian 1
Everton 1
Diego Souza 1
Kaio Jorge 1

Head to Head

2019-06-02 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Cruzeiro EC 2018-11-18 Sao Paulo FC 1–0 Cruzeiro EC 2018-07-29 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 Sao Paulo FC 2017-08-13 Sao Paulo FC 3–2 Cruzeiro EC 2017-05-14 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 Sao Paulo FC

Sao Paulo FC Form

2019-06-02 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Cruzeiro EC D 2019-05-26 SC Corinthians Paulista 1–0 Sao Paulo FC L 2019-05-19 Sao Paulo FC 0–0 EC Bahia D 2019-05-12 Fortaleza EC 0–1 Sao Paulo FC W 2019-05-05 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 CR Flamengo D 2019-05-02 Goiás EC 1–2 Sao Paulo FC W

Cruzeiro EC Form

2019-06-02 Sao Paulo FC 1–1 Cruzeiro EC D 2019-05-26 Cruzeiro EC 1–2 Chapecoense AF L 2019-05-18 Fluminense FC 4–1 Cruzeiro EC L 2019-05-12 SC Internacional 3–1 Cruzeiro EC L 2019-05-05 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 Goiás EC W 2019-05-01 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 Ceará SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.64 Sao Paulo FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Cruzeiro EC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sao Paulo FC52% Draw26% Cruzeiro EC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Sao Paulo FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Cruzeiro EC
48%
Sao Paulo FC or Cruzeiro EC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sao Paulo FC36% Draw47% Cruzeiro EC17%
Actual: Sao Paulo FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.2%
2 – 0
9.7%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sao Paulo FC

Handicap Sao Paulo FC covers Push Cruzeiro EC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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