Fortaleza EC vs Cruzeiro

0 - 1

🕒 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 21:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo 🧑‍⚖️ Savio Pereira Sampaio 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Fortaleza EC 10 · Cruzeiro 14

Referee Stats

Savio Pereira Sampaio

20 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	55%
Draws	15%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Fortaleza EC outshot their opponent (18-7).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Fortaleza EC had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Fortaleza EC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

28 / 20

Avg: 1.47 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cruzeiro (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-6

Goals For / Against

21 / 15

Avg: 1.11 / 0.79

Points

Avg: 1.42

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

1.74

PPG

1.42

1.47

1.11

1.05

0.79

47%

O2.5

37%

47%

BTTS

21%

Score 1st

League-position context

Fortaleza EC rank10th

Cruzeiro rank14th

Fortaleza EC points54

Cruzeiro points47

Fortaleza EC: #10 · 54 pts · GD +1

14 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cruzeiro: #14 · 47 pts · GD +3

21 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Fortaleza EC last 5 home

W D D L L

Points5/15

Weighted index49

Goals5-7

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 last 5 away

D W W L L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals2-2

Record2-1-2

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 21%

Cruzeiro trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS21%

BTTS + O2.516%

1H Over 0.542%

Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 42% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Fortaleza EC score at home68%

Fortaleza EC clean sheet at home32%

Cruzeiro score away58%

Cruzeiro clean sheet away53%

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 home1.47 vs 1.42

Fortaleza EC concede at home1.05 vs 1.07

Cruzeiro score away1.11 vs 1.07

Cruzeiro concede away0.79 vs 1.42

Fortaleza EC score 4% above league average, while Cruzeiro score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Fortaleza EC are 2% below league average at home, and Cruzeiro are 44% 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

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

350

333

Passes Accurate

284

265

Passes %

81%

80%

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