Atletico Paranaense vs Cruzeiro

2 - 1

🕒 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:30 Europe/London 📍 Arena da Baixada 🧑‍⚖️ Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Atletico Paranaense 3 · Cruzeiro 7

Referee Stats

Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima

12 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.67
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	42%
Home wins	50%
Draws	25%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-11).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Atletico Paranaense had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Atletico Paranaense (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-1

Goals For / Against

21 / 10

Avg: 1.75 / 0.83

Points

Avg: 2.08

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cruzeiro (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-2-6

Goals For / Against

11 / 21

Avg: 1.00 / 1.91

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie A fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.08

PPG

1.00

1.75

1.00

0.83

1.91

42%

O2.5

64%

58%

BTTS

64%

67%

Score 1st

18%

League-position context

Atletico Paranaense rank3rd

Cruzeiro rank7th

Atletico Paranaense points36

Cruzeiro points33

Atletico Paranaense: #3 · 36 pts · GD +7

7 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cruzeiro: #7 · 33 pts · GD -3

10 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Atletico Paranaense last 5 home

D D W D D

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals6-5

Record1-4-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Cruzeiro last 5 away

L L W D W

Points7/15

Weighted index31

Goals6-7

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Atletico Paranaense trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 33%

Cruzeiro trend breakdown

Over 2.564%

BTTS64%

BTTS + O2.555%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 36% · 1H BTTS 27%

Scoring reliability

Atletico Paranaense score at home83%

Atletico Paranaense clean sheet at home33%

Cruzeiro score away82%

Cruzeiro clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Atletico Paranaense score first67%

Atletico Paranaense win after scoring first75%

Cruzeiro score first18%

Cruzeiro win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Atletico Paranaense 50% · Cruzeiro 14%

Avg first goal minute: Atletico Paranaense 27.6' · Cruzeiro 17.0'

Vs league average

Atletico Paranaense score at home1.75 vs 1.58

Atletico Paranaense concede at home0.83 vs 1.15

Cruzeiro score away1.00 vs 1.15

Cruzeiro concede away1.91 vs 1.58

Atletico Paranaense score 11% above league average, while Cruzeiro score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Atletico Paranaense are 28% below league average at home, and Cruzeiro are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Atletico Paranaense goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 5

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

Cruzeiro goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

392

410

Passes Accurate

322

349

Passes %

82%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Mendoza

Normal Goal

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

K. Viveros

Penalty

19'

19' Matheus Henrique

44'

44' K. Arroyo

45+2'

45+2' Julimar

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ Japa

1st substitution · For: Wanderson

56'

56' Arthur Dias

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

N. Villareal

Normal Goal · Assist: Kaiki

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Julimar

1st substitution · For: Chiqueti

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Portilla

2nd substitution · For: Jádson

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Dudu

3rd substitution · For: Joao Cruz

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ S. Mendoza

4th substitution · For: Bruninho

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ N. Villareal

2nd substitution · For: Francisco da Costa

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Christian

3rd substitution · For: Rhuan Gabriel

85'

85' Lucas Silva

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Lucas Silva

4th substitution · For: Murilo Rhikman

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ William

5th substitution · For: Kauã Moraes

Atletico Paranaense vs Cruzeiro 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Atletico Paranaense beat Cruzeiro 2-1 on Wednesday, 18 March 2026 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima. It was played at Arena da Baixada.

First half: Atletico Paranaense took an early lead at 1' when S. Mendoza scored, making the score 1-0. Atletico Paranaense extended the lead at 10' when K. Viveros scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. Matheus Henrique received a yellow card for Cruzeiro at 19'. K. Arroyo received a yellow card for Cruzeiro at 44'. Julimar received a yellow card for Atletico Paranaense at 45+2'.

Second half: Cruzeiro made their 1st substitution at 54', with Japa replacing Wanderson. Arthur Dias received a yellow card for Atletico Paranaense at 56'. Cruzeiro reduced the deficit at 58' when N. Villareal scored, with the assist credited to Kaiki, making the score 2-1. Atletico Paranaense made their 1st substitution at 62', with Julimar replacing Chiqueti. Atletico Paranaense made their 2nd substitution at 62', with J. Portilla replacing Jádson. Atletico Paranaense made their 3rd substitution at 76', with Dudu replacing Joao Cruz. Atletico Paranaense made their 4th substitution at 78', with S. Mendoza replacing Bruninho. Cruzeiro made their 2nd substitution at 78', with N. Villareal replacing Francisco da Costa. Cruzeiro made their 3rd substitution at 78', with Christian replacing Rhuan Gabriel. Lucas Silva received a yellow card for Cruzeiro at 85'. Cruzeiro made their 4th substitution at 88', with Lucas Silva replacing Murilo Rhikman. Cruzeiro made their 5th substitution at 89', with William replacing Kauã Moraes.

Atletico Paranaense used 4 substitutions while Cruzeiro used 5 substitutions. Atletico Paranaense got 2 yellow cards, while Cruzeiro got 3 yellow cards.