Fortaleza EC vs Cruzeiro

1 - 1

🕒 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo 🧑‍⚖️ Bruno Mota Correia 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Fortaleza EC 4 · Cruzeiro 9

Referee Stats

Bruno Mota Correia

2 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	50%
Draws	50%
Away wins	0%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (14-14).
Cruzeiro controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Fortaleza EC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-5-0

Goals For / Against

32 / 8

Avg: 1.68 / 0.42

Points

Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cruzeiro (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

14 / 25

Avg: 0.74 / 1.32

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

2.47

PPG

0.89

1.68

0.74

0.42

1.32

37%

O2.5

37%

42%

BTTS

32%

Score 1st

League-position context

Fortaleza EC rank4th

Cruzeiro rank9th

Fortaleza EC points68

Cruzeiro points52

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.

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.

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

Fortaleza EC last 5 home

W D W D W

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals8-1

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.

Cruzeiro last 5 away

W D L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index42

Goals3-7

Record1-1-3

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.

Fortaleza EC trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.521%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 21%

Cruzeiro trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS32%

BTTS + O2.521%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Fortaleza EC score at home95%

Fortaleza EC clean sheet at home58%

Cruzeiro score away53%

Cruzeiro clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Fortaleza EC score first0%

Fortaleza EC win after scoring first0%

Cruzeiro score first0%

Cruzeiro win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Fortaleza EC score at home1.68 vs 1.41

Fortaleza EC concede at home0.42 vs 1.03

Cruzeiro score away0.74 vs 1.03

Cruzeiro concede away1.32 vs 1.41

Fortaleza EC score 19% above league average, while Cruzeiro score 29% below league average.

Defensive side: Fortaleza EC are 59% below league average at home, and Cruzeiro are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Fortaleza EC goal timing (home)

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

Cruzeiro 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

39%

61%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

296

476

Passes Accurate

229

408

Passes %

77%

86%

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%)

Fortaleza EC vs Cruzeiro 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