Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza EC — Serie A
1-0
Fortaleza EC
Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Belo Horizonte
Going into the match, Cruzeiro had won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 1.3 goals a game; Fortaleza EC had won 3, drawn 0, lost 7 in 10, scoring 0.8. The sides have met 1 time in our records: Cruzeiro 1 win.
Match report
Home form going in: Cruzeiro
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 (D D D L W). 1.3 scored per game, 0.7 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Atletico-MG · 16 Oct 2025
- D 1-1 vs Sport Recife · 5 Oct 2025
- D 0-0 at Flamengo · 2 Oct 2025
- L 2-0 at Vasco DA Gama · 27 Sept 2025
- W 2-1 vs RB Bragantino · 21 Sept 2025
- W 1-2 at Bahia · 15 Sept 2025
Away form going in: Fortaleza EC
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 0, lost 7 (L W L W L). 0.8 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 0-2 vs Vasco DA Gama · 16 Oct 2025
- W 1-2 at Juventude · 5 Oct 2025
- L 0-2 vs Sao Paulo · 2 Oct 2025
- W 1-0 vs Sport Recife · 27 Sept 2025
- L 4-1 at Palmeiras · 21 Sept 2025
- W 2-0 vs Vitoria · 13 Sept 2025
Head-to-head: Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza EC
- Fortaleza EC 0-2 Cruzeiro · 25 May 2025 · Serie A
Match statistics
| Cruzeiro | Metric | Fortaleza EC |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Ball possession | 45 |
| 1.68 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.98 |
| 10 | Total shots | 18 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 8 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 6 | Attempts inside box | 8 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 10 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 461 | Total passes | 359 |
| 397 | Accurate passes | 295 |
| 86 | Pass accuracy | 82 |
| 5 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| -0.14 | Goals prevented | -0.14 |
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
Serie A table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 60 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 57 |
| 3 | Atletico Paranaense | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 49 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 48 |
| 5 | Bahia | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 46 |
| 6 | Cruzeiro | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 45 |
| 7 | Atletico-MG | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Santos | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 38 |
| 9 | Coritiba | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 38 |
| 10 | RB Bragantino | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 36 |
| 11 | Sao Paulo | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 36 |
| 12 | Botafogo | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 35 |
| 13 | Vitoria | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 32 |
| 15 | Mirassol | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 32 |
| 16 | Vasco DA Gama | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 31 |
| 17 | Gremio | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 29 |
| 18 | Internacional | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 28 |
| 19 | Remo | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 23 |
| 20 | Chapecoense-sc | 27 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -24 | 18 |