Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza EC

1 - 2

🕒 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 01:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Kleber José de Andrade 🧑‍⚖️ Alex Gomes Stefano 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Cruzeiro 9 · Fortaleza EC 4

Referee Stats

Alex Gomes Stefano

18 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	28%
Draws	33%
Away wins	39%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-11).
Cruzeiro controlled possession (68%).
Cruzeiro had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cruzeiro (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-5-4

Goals For / Against

29 / 16

Avg: 1.53 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 1.84

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Fortaleza EC (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-8

Goals For / Against

21 / 31

Avg: 1.11 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.11

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

1.84

PPG

1.11

1.53

1.11

0.84

1.63

47%

O2.5

58%

BTTS

63%

Score 1st

League-position context

Cruzeiro rank9th

Fortaleza EC rank4th

Cruzeiro points52

Fortaleza EC points68

Cruzeiro: #9 · 52 pts · GD +2

21 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Fortaleza EC: #4 · 68 pts · GD +14

5 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Cruzeiro last 5 home

L D W L D

Points5/15

Weighted index31

Goals5-6

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Fortaleza EC last 5 away

L L D W D

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals8-9

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cruzeiro trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 21%

Fortaleza EC trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 47%

Scoring reliability

Cruzeiro score at home79%

Cruzeiro clean sheet at home32%

Fortaleza EC score away68%

Fortaleza EC clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Cruzeiro score first0%

Cruzeiro win after scoring first0%

Fortaleza EC score first0%

Fortaleza EC win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cruzeiro 0% · Fortaleza EC 0%

Vs league average

Cruzeiro score at home1.53 vs 1.41

Cruzeiro concede at home0.84 vs 1.03

Fortaleza EC score away1.11 vs 1.03

Fortaleza EC concede away1.63 vs 1.41

Cruzeiro score 8% above league average, while Fortaleza EC score 7% above league average.

Defensive side: Cruzeiro are 19% below league average at home, and Fortaleza EC are 16% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 1.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Cruzeiro goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Fortaleza EC goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

68%

32%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

600

287

Passes Accurate

513

203

Passes %

86%

71%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	3
Draws	2
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (25.0%)
BTTS	4 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza EC Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

19 Oct 2025 Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza EC 1 - 0 25 May 2025 Fortaleza EC vs Cruzeiro 0 - 2

2024-2025 Season

06 Aug 2024 Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza EC 1 - 2 17 Apr 2024 Fortaleza EC vs Cruzeiro 1 - 1

2023-2024 Season

18 Nov 2023 Fortaleza EC vs Cruzeiro 0 - 1 21 Jun 2023 Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza EC 0 - 1

2019-2020 Season

27 Oct 2019 Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza EC 1 - 1 13 Jun 2019 Fortaleza EC vs Cruzeiro 2 - 1