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Corinthians vs Cruzeiro: result 2-0 and analysis

Serie ARegular Season - 12Kick-off on July 26, 2012 at 12:50 AM (UTC)Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Corinthians
2-0
Cruzeiro

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What was the result of Corinthians vs Cruzeiro?

Corinthians won 2-0 on July 26, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 23′Anderson Sebastião CardosoCorinthians (pen.)
  • 90′PaulinhoCorinthians

Official lineup for Corinthians vs Cruzeiro

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Corinthians

  1. JJorge Henrique
  2. EEmerson Sheik
  3. RRomarinho
  1. DDanilo Gabriel de Andrade
  2. PPaulinho
  3. RRalf
  1. PPaulo André
  2. FFábio Santos
  3. AAnderson Sebastião Cardoso
  4. AAlessandro Mori Nunes
  1. CCássio

Cruzeiro

  1. HHumberlito Borges Teixeira
  2. WWellington Paulista
  1. LLeandro Luchese Guerreiro
  1. MMarcos Venancio de Alburquerque
  2. LLeonardo Renan Simões de Lacerda
  3. DDiego Renan
  4. MMateus
  5. WW. Montillo
  6. SSandro Laurindo da Silva
  7. WWillian Henrique Antunes
  1. FFábio
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Corinthians have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Cruzeiro have 7, 5 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Corinthians
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 22, 2012Portuguesa(home)1-1Serie A
Jul 19, 2012Flamengo(away)3-0Serie A
Jul 14, 2012Nautico Recife(home)2-1Serie A
Jul 11, 2012Botafogo(home)1-3Serie A
Jul 8, 2012Sport Recife(away)1-1Serie A
Cruzeiro
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 22, 2012Flamengo(home)1-0Serie A
Jul 18, 2012Portuguesa(away)2-0Serie A
Jul 15, 2012Gremio(home)1-3Serie A
Jul 7, 2012Internacional(away)1-2Serie A
Jun 30, 2012Sao Paulo(home)2-3Serie A

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 2 Corinthians wins, 0 draws, 2 Cruzeiro wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 16, 2011Cruzeiro 0-1 CorinthiansSerie A
Jul 24, 2011Corinthians 0-1 CruzeiroSerie A
Nov 13, 2010Corinthians 1-0 CruzeiroSerie A
Aug 26, 2010Cruzeiro 1-0 CorinthiansSerie A

Last archived meeting: Cruzeiro vs Corinthians on Oct 16, 2011

How many goals should we expect?

Corinthians score 1.0 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Cruzeiro score 1.6 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Corinthians1.00.947/155/15
Cruzeiro1.61.078/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Corinthians sit 16th in Serie A (32 points from 30 matches) and Cruzeiro sit 6th (48 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Cruzeiro3014610464448
16Corinthians308814313832

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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