Cruzeiro vs Vasco DA Gama

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🕒 Sun, 27 Apr 2025 22:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Municipal João Havelange 🧑‍⚖️ Rafael Rodrigo Klein 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 6
Regular Season Table
Cruzeiro 3 · Vasco DA Gama 14
Referee Stats
21 matches · 4.95 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.95
Reds avg 0.33
Penalties avg 0.38
Over 4.5 cards 67%
Home wins 43%
Draws 24%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-15).
  • Vasco DA Gama controlled possession (57%).
  • Vasco DA Gama had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

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
Vasco DA Gama (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-2-12

Goals For / Against

24 / 34
Avg: 1.26 / 1.79

Points

17
Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

8

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
1.26
0.74
GA
1.79
68%
O2.5
63%
58%
BTTS
42%
79%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Cruzeiro rank3rd
Vasco DA Gama rank14th
Cruzeiro points70
Vasco DA Gama points45
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.
Vasco DA Gama: #14 · 45 pts · GD -5
31 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
25-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.

Vasco DA Gama last 5 away

L L L L W
Points3/15
Weighted index7
Goals3-11
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%

Vasco DA Gama trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Cruzeiro score at home89%
Cruzeiro clean sheet at home42%
Vasco DA Gama score away58%
Vasco DA Gama clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Cruzeiro score first79%
Cruzeiro win after scoring first80%
Vasco DA Gama score first42%
Vasco DA Gama win after scoring first63%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cruzeiro 100% · Vasco DA Gama 9%
Avg first goal minute: Cruzeiro 26.9' · Vasco DA Gama 27.8'

Vs league average

Cruzeiro score at home1.84 vs 1.53
Cruzeiro concede at home0.74 vs 1.00
Vasco DA Gama score away1.26 vs 1.00
Vasco DA Gama concede away1.79 vs 1.53
Cruzeiro score 21% above league average, while Vasco DA Gama score 27% above league average.
Defensive side: Cruzeiro are 26% below league average at home, and Vasco DA Gama are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.80 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

Vasco DA Gama goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
16-30 6
31-45 5
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
16-30 7
46-60 6
61-75 5
0-15 4
31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
6
Total Shots
12
15
Shots off Goal
7
6
Blocked Shots
1
3
Shots Inside Box
9
9
Shots Outside Box
3
6
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
4
8
Fouls
18
12
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
3
Total Passes
323
426
Passes Accurate
261
363
Passes %
81%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
65'
65' Goal · 1-0
Christian
Normal Goal · Assist: Kaio Jorge
75'
75' Jair
1st substitution · For: Paulinho
75'
75' Nuno Moreira
2nd substitution · For: Loide Augusto
75'
75' Rayan
3rd substitution · For: B. Garré
79'
79' Wanderson
1st substitution · For: Marquinhos
84'
84' Matheus Pereira
2nd substitution · For: Eduardo
85'
85' Paulo Henrique
4th substitution · For: J. Rodríguez
88'
88' Lucas Freitas
5th substitution · For: Alex Teixeira
90+2'
90+2' Fágner
3rd substitution · For: José
90+2'
90+2' Kaio Jorge
4th substitution · For: Y. Bolasie

Cruzeiro vs Vasco DA Gama 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cruzeiro beat Vasco DA Gama 1-0 on Sunday, 27 April 2025 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Rafael Rodrigo Klein. It was played at Estádio Municipal João Havelange.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Cruzeiro took the lead at 65' when Christian scored, with the assist credited to Kaio Jorge, making the score 1-0. Vasco DA Gama made their 1st substitution at 75', with Jair replacing Paulinho. Vasco DA Gama made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Nuno Moreira replacing Loide Augusto. Vasco DA Gama made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Rayan replacing B. Garré. Cruzeiro made their 1st substitution at 79', with Wanderson replacing Marquinhos. Cruzeiro made their 2nd substitution at 84', with Matheus Pereira replacing Eduardo. Vasco DA Gama made their 4th substitution at 85', with Paulo Henrique replacing J. Rodríguez. Vasco DA Gama made their 5th substitution at 88', with Lucas Freitas replacing Alex Teixeira. Cruzeiro made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with Fágner replacing José. Cruzeiro made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with Kaio Jorge replacing Y. Bolasie.

Cruzeiro used 4 substitutions while Vasco DA Gama used 5 substitutions.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-15).
  • Vasco DA Gama controlled possession (57%).
  • Vasco DA Gama had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins5
Draws6
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals6 (37.5%)
BTTS7 (43.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins2
Draws5
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (37.5%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)

Cruzeiro vs Vasco DA Gama Head-to-Head History by Season