Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza EC

1 - 0

🕒 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 01:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto 🧑‍⚖️ Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Cruzeiro 3 · Fortaleza EC 18

Referee Stats

Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima

26 matches · 5.19 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.19
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.35
Over 4.5 cards	69%
Home wins	58%
Draws	27%
Away wins	15%

How the match was won

Fortaleza EC outshot their opponent (10-18).
Cruzeiro controlled possession (55%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Cruzeiro (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-4-2

Goals For / Against

35 / 14

Avg: 1.84 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Fortaleza EC (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-7-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 35

Avg: 1.05 / 1.84

Points

Avg: 0.84

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

2.26

PPG

0.84

1.84

1.05

0.74

1.84

68%

O2.5

58%

BTTS

68%

79%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Cruzeiro rank3rd

Fortaleza EC rank18th

Cruzeiro points70

Fortaleza EC 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.

Fortaleza EC: #18 · 43 pts · GD -15

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.

Fortaleza EC last 5 away

L W W D D

Points8/15

Weighted index53

Goals10-10

Record2-2-1

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 2.568%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 32%

Fortaleza EC trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Cruzeiro score at home89%

Cruzeiro clean sheet at home42%

Fortaleza EC score away74%

Fortaleza EC clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Cruzeiro score first79%

Cruzeiro win after scoring first80%

Fortaleza EC score first42%

Fortaleza EC win after scoring first25%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cruzeiro 100% · Fortaleza EC 20%

Avg first goal minute: Cruzeiro 26.9' · Fortaleza EC 37.1'

Vs league average

Cruzeiro score at home1.84 vs 1.53

Cruzeiro concede at home0.74 vs 1.00

Fortaleza EC score away1.05 vs 1.00

Fortaleza EC concede away1.84 vs 1.53

Cruzeiro score 21% above league average, while Fortaleza EC score 6% above league average.

Defensive side: Cruzeiro are 26% below league average at home, and Fortaleza EC are 21% 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)

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

Fortaleza EC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 5

16-30 4

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 7

46-60 7

61-75 6

16-30 5

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

461

359

Passes Accurate

397

295

Passes %

86%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' Rodrigo

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Christian

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Arroyo

27'

27' L. Villalba

35'

35' E. Mancuso

37'

37' T. Pochettino

51'

51' J. Lucero

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Kauã Prates

1st substitution · For: William

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Lucas Silva

2nd substitution · For: Eduardo

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Rodrigo

1st substitution · For: Pierre

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ J. Herrera

2nd substitution · For: Moisés

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Lucero

3rd substitution · For: Kayke

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ K. Arroyo

3rd substitution · For: Wanderson

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ T. Pochettino

4th substitution · For: Marinho

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Bruno Pacheco

5th substitution · For: Diogo Barbosa

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Christian

4th substitution · For: Walace

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Matheus Pereira

5th substitution · For: Y. Bolasie

86'

86' Lucas Gazal

Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza EC 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cruzeiro beat Fortaleza EC 1-0 on Sunday, 19 October 2025 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima. It was played at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto.

First half: Rodrigo received a yellow card for Fortaleza EC at 8'. Cruzeiro took the lead at 21' when Christian scored, with the assist credited to K. Arroyo, making the score 1-0. L. Villalba received a yellow card for Cruzeiro at 27'. E. Mancuso received a yellow card for Fortaleza EC at 35'. T. Pochettino received a yellow card for Fortaleza EC at 37'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. J. Lucero received a yellow card for Fortaleza EC at 51'. Cruzeiro made their 1st substitution at 62', with Kauã Prates replacing William. Cruzeiro made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Lucas Silva replacing Eduardo. Fortaleza EC made their 1st substitution at 64', with Rodrigo replacing Pierre. Fortaleza EC made their 2nd substitution at 64', with J. Herrera replacing Moisés. Fortaleza EC made their 3rd substitution at 73', with J. Lucero replacing Kayke. Cruzeiro made their 3rd substitution at 74', with K. Arroyo replacing Wanderson. Fortaleza EC made their 4th substitution at 82', with T. Pochettino replacing Marinho. Fortaleza EC made their 5th substitution at 82', with Bruno Pacheco replacing Diogo Barbosa. Cruzeiro made their 4th substitution at 84', with Christian replacing Walace. Cruzeiro made their 5th substitution at 84', with Matheus Pereira replacing Y. Bolasie. Lucas Gazal received a yellow card for Fortaleza EC at 86'.

Cruzeiro used 5 substitutions while Fortaleza EC used 5 substitutions. Cruzeiro got 1 yellow card, while Fortaleza EC got 5 yellow cards.