Cruzeiro vs Ceara

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🕒 Sun, 27 Jul 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto 🧑‍⚖️ Raphael Claus 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Cruzeiro 3 · Ceara 17
Referee Stats
22 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 32%
Home wins 50%
Draws 14%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Cruzeiro outshot their opponent (16-9).
  • Cruzeiro controlled possession (64%).

Team Overview

Cruzeiro (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 13-4-2

Goals For / Against

35 / 14
Avg: 1.84 / 0.74

Points

43
Avg: 2.26

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

2
Ceara (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

14 / 22
Avg: 0.74 / 1.16

Points

17
Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.26
PPG
0.89
1.84
GF
0.74
0.74
GA
1.16
68%
O2.5
37%
58%
BTTS
37%
79%
Score 1st
32%

League-position context

Cruzeiro rank3rd
Ceara rank17th
Cruzeiro points70
Ceara points43
Cruzeiro: #3 · 70 pts · GD +24
6 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Ceara: #17 · 43 pts · GD -6
33 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.
27-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cruzeiro last 5 home

D W D W W
Points11/15
Weighted index64
Goals9-3
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Ceara last 5 away

L L W L L
Points3/15
Weighted index20
Goals1-6
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cruzeiro trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 32%

Ceara trend breakdown

Over 2.537%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 42% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Cruzeiro score at home89%
Cruzeiro clean sheet at home42%
Ceara score away53%
Ceara clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Cruzeiro score first79%
Cruzeiro win after scoring first80%
Ceara score first32%
Ceara win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cruzeiro 100% · Ceara 27%
Avg first goal minute: Cruzeiro 26.9' · Ceara 50.0'

Vs league average

Cruzeiro score at home1.84 vs 1.53
Cruzeiro concede at home0.74 vs 1.00
Ceara score away0.74 vs 1.00
Ceara concede away1.16 vs 1.53
Cruzeiro score 21% above league average, while Ceara score 26% below league average.
Defensive side: Cruzeiro are 26% below league average at home, and Ceara are 24% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Cruzeiro goal timing (home)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 8
16-30 7
31-45 7
46-60 7
61-75 6
76-90+ 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
76-90+ 4
16-30 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
0-15 0

Ceara goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 3
16-30 2
0-15 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
61-75 6
16-30 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
3
Total Shots
16
9
Shots off Goal
7
3
Blocked Shots
5
3
Shots Inside Box
8
5
Shots Outside Box
8
4
Ball Possession
64%
36%
Corner Kicks
10
3
Fouls
8
11
Offsides
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
511
289
Passes Accurate
433
228
Passes %
85%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
0'
0' Aylon
4' ⚽
⚽
4' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Kaio Jorge
Normal Goal
39' ⚽
⚽
39' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
A. Galeano
Normal Goal · Assist: Lourenço
44'
44' Pedro Henrique
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Wanderson
1st substitution · For: Marquinhos
56' ↑↓
↑↓
56' ⇄ Pedro Henrique
1st substitution · For: Fernandinho
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ Eduardo
2nd substitution · For: Gabriel Barbosa
60' ⚽
⚽
60' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
A. Galeano
Normal Goal · Assist: Fernandinho
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ Kaiki
3rd substitution · For: Y. Bolasie
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ Lourenço
2nd substitution · For: Fernando Sobral
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ Lucas Silva
4th substitution · For: Matheus Henrique
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ A. Galeano
3rd substitution · For: Rafael Venâncio
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ Dieguinho
4th substitution · For: L. Mugni
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ Richardson
5th substitution · For: Lucas Lima

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

Ceara beat Cruzeiro 2-1 on Sunday, 27 July 2025 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Raphael Claus. It was played at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto.

First half: Aylon received a yellow card for Ceara during the match. Cruzeiro took an early lead at 4' when Kaio Jorge scored, making the score 1-0. Ceara leveled the score at 39' when A. Galeano scored, with the assist credited to Lourenço, making the score 1-1. Pedro Henrique received a yellow card for Ceara at 44'.

Second half: Cruzeiro made their 1st substitution at 46', with Wanderson replacing Marquinhos. Ceara made their 1st substitution at 56', with Pedro Henrique replacing Fernandinho. Cruzeiro made their 2nd substitution at 58', with Eduardo replacing Gabriel Barbosa. Ceara took the lead at 60' when A. Galeano scored, with the assist credited to Fernandinho, making the score 1-2. Cruzeiro made their 3rd substitution at 73', with Kaiki replacing Y. Bolasie. Ceara made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Lourenço replacing Fernando Sobral. Cruzeiro made their 4th substitution at 83', with Lucas Silva replacing Matheus Henrique. Ceara made their 3rd substitution at 83', with A. Galeano replacing Rafael Venâncio. Ceara made their 4th substitution at 84', with Dieguinho replacing L. Mugni. Ceara made their 5th substitution at 84', with Richardson replacing Lucas Lima.

Cruzeiro used 4 substitutions while Ceara used 5 substitutions. Ceara got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Cruzeiro outshot their opponent (16-9).
  • Cruzeiro controlled possession (64%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Cruzeiro vs Ceara Head-to-Head History by Season