Cruzeiro vs Flamengo: result 2-1 and analysis
Serie ARegular Season - 7Kick-off on May 4, 2025 at 09:30 PM (UTC)Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
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What was the result of Cruzeiro vs Flamengo?
Cruzeiro won 2-1 on May 4, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 15′Kaio JorgeCruzeiro
- 44′G. de ArrascaetaFlamengo
- 90′Gabriel BarbosaCruzeiro
Official lineup for Cruzeiro vs Flamengo
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cruzeiro
4-2-3-1- 19Kaio Jorge
- 94Wanderson
- 10Matheus Pereira
- 88Christian
- 16Lucas Silva
- 29L. Romero
- 6Kaiki
- 25L. Villalba
- 15Fabrício Bruno
- 23Fágner
- 1Cássio
Flamengo
4-2-3-1- 9Pedro
- 11Everton
- 10G. de Arrascaeta
- 8Gerson
- 18N. de la Cruz
- 5E. Pulgar
- 26Alex Sandro
- 4Léo Pereira
- 3Léo Ortiz
- 43Wesley
- 1A. Rossi
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cruzeiro have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Flamengo have 10, 4 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2025 | Vila Nova(home) | 2-0 | Copa Do Brasil |
| Apr 27, 2025 | Vasco DA Gama(home) | 1-0 | Serie A |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Palestino(away) | 1-2 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana |
| Apr 20, 2025 | RB Bragantino(away) | 0-1 | Serie A |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Bahia(home) | 3-0 | Serie A |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | Botafogo PB(away) | 1-0 | Copa Do Brasil |
| Apr 27, 2025 | Corinthians(home) | 4-0 | Serie A |
| Apr 22, 2025 | LDU de Quito(away) | 0-0 | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
| Apr 19, 2025 | Vasco DA Gama(away) | 0-0 | Serie A |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Juventude(home) | 6-0 | Serie A |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Cruzeiro wins, 1 draw, 5 Flamengo wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2024 | Cruzeiro 0-1 Flamengo | Serie A |
| Jun 30, 2024 | Flamengo 2-1 Cruzeiro | Serie A |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Cruzeiro 0-2 Flamengo | Serie A |
| May 27, 2023 | Flamengo 1-1 Cruzeiro | Serie A |
| Sep 21, 2019 | Cruzeiro 1-2 Flamengo | Serie A |
| Apr 28, 2019 | Flamengo 3-1 Cruzeiro | Serie A |
How many goals should we expect?
Cruzeiro score 1.0 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Flamengo score 1.9 and concede 0.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruzeiro | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Flamengo | 1.9 | 0.4 | 10 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cruzeiro sit 3rd in Serie A (60 points from 34 matches) and Flamengo sit 1st (76 points from 34 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamengo | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 71 | 29 | 76 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 48 | 60 |
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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