Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo

1 - 0

🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 01:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto 🧑‍⚖️ Anderson Daronco 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Cruzeiro 3 · Sao Paulo 8

Referee Stats

Anderson Daronco

23 matches · 4.30 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.30
Reds avg	0.35
Penalties avg	0.39
Over 4.5 cards	52%
Home wins	57%
Draws	26%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-14).
Sao Paulo controlled possession (60%).
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

Sao Paulo (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

16 / 30

Avg: 0.84 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 0.89

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

0.89

1.84

0.84

0.74

1.58

68%

O2.5

42%

58%

BTTS

37%

79%

Score 1st

37%

League-position context

Cruzeiro rank3rd

Sao Paulo rank8th

Cruzeiro points70

Sao Paulo points51

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.

Sao Paulo: #8 · 51 pts · GD -4

25 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

19-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.

Sao Paulo last 5 away

L L L W L

Points3/15

Weighted index13

Goals3-13

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%

Sao Paulo trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.532%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Cruzeiro score at home89%

Cruzeiro clean sheet at home42%

Sao Paulo score away53%

Sao Paulo clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Cruzeiro score first79%

Cruzeiro win after scoring first80%

Sao Paulo score first37%

Sao Paulo win after scoring first57%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cruzeiro 100% · Sao Paulo 17%

Avg first goal minute: Cruzeiro 26.9' · Sao Paulo 33.1'

Vs league average

Cruzeiro score at home1.84 vs 1.53

Cruzeiro concede at home0.74 vs 1.00

Sao Paulo score away0.84 vs 1.00

Sao Paulo concede away1.58 vs 1.53

Cruzeiro score 21% above league average, while Sao Paulo score 16% below league average.

Defensive side: Cruzeiro are 26% below league average at home, and Sao Paulo are 3% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

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

Sao Paulo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 7

61-75 7

0-15 5

31-45 5

16-30 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

40%

60%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

321

472

Passes Accurate

256

412

Passes %

80%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23'

23' Luciano

28'

28' L. Villalba

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Kaio Jorge

1st substitution · For: Gabriel Barbosa

61'

61' Rodriguinho

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Matheus Pereira

Normal Goal

70'

70' Patryck

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Wanderson

2nd substitution · For: Eduardo

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Ferreira

1st substitution · For: G. Tapia

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Luciano

2nd substitution · For: J. Dinenno

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Patryck

3rd substitution · For: Wendell

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Pablo Maia

4th substitution · For: Henrique Carmo

87'

87' Lucas Silva

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Matheus Pereira

3rd substitution · For: Kauã Prates

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Lucas Silva

4th substitution · For: L. Sinisterra

88'

88' D. Bobadilla

Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cruzeiro beat Sao Paulo 1-0 on Sunday, 31 August 2025 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Anderson Daronco. It was played at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Luciano received a yellow card for Sao Paulo at 23'. L. Villalba received a yellow card for Cruzeiro at 28'.

Second half: Cruzeiro made their 1st substitution at 46', with Kaio Jorge replacing Gabriel Barbosa. Rodriguinho received a yellow card for Sao Paulo at 61'. Cruzeiro took the lead at 64' when Matheus Pereira scored, making the score 1-0. Patryck received a yellow card for Sao Paulo at 70'. Cruzeiro made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Wanderson replacing Eduardo. Sao Paulo made their 1st substitution at 78', with Ferreira replacing G. Tapia. Sao Paulo made their 2nd substitution at 78', with Luciano replacing J. Dinenno. Sao Paulo made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Patryck replacing Wendell. Sao Paulo made their 4th substitution at 83', with Pablo Maia replacing Henrique Carmo. Lucas Silva received a yellow card for Cruzeiro at 87'. Cruzeiro made their 3rd substitution at 87', with Matheus Pereira replacing Kauã Prates. Cruzeiro made their 4th substitution at 87', with Lucas Silva replacing L. Sinisterra. D. Bobadilla received a yellow card for Sao Paulo at 88'.

Cruzeiro used 4 substitutions while Sao Paulo used 4 substitutions. Cruzeiro got 2 yellow cards, while Sao Paulo got 4 yellow cards.