Cruzeiro vs Gremio: result 2-0 and analysis
Serie ARegular Season - 12Kick-off on April 18, 2026 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
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What was the result of Cruzeiro vs Gremio?
Cruzeiro won 2-0 on April 18, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 51′ChristianCruzeiro
- 66′L. RomeroCruzeiro
Official lineup for Cruzeiro vs Gremio
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cruzeiro
4-2-3-1- 19Kaio Jorge
- 88Christian
- 10Matheus Pereira
- 99K. Arroyo
- 29L. Romero
- 11Gerson
- 6Kaiki
- 34Jonathan
- 15Fabrício Bruno
- 23Fágner
- 31Matheus Cunha
Gremio
4-3-3- 9F. Amuzu
- 95Carlos Vinícius
- 99J. Enamorado
- 8Arthur
- 19E. Noriega
- 5J. Nardoni
- 54Pedro Gabriel
- 3Wagner Leonardo
- 6Gustavo Martins
- 7C. Pavón
- 1Weverton
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cruzeiro have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Gremio have 4, 7 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | U. Catolica(home) | 1-2 | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
| Apr 12, 2026 | RB Bragantino(home) | 2-1 | Serie A |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Barcelona SC(away) | 1-0 | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
| Apr 4, 2026 | Sao Paulo(away) | 1-4 | Serie A |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Vitoria(home) | 3-0 | Serie A |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | Deportivo Riestra(home) | 1-0 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Internacional(away) | 0-0 | Serie A |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Atletico Torque(away) | 0-1 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana |
| Apr 5, 2026 | Remo(home) | 0-0 | Serie A |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Palmeiras(away) | 1-2 | Serie A |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Cruzeiro wins, 1 draw, 2 Gremio wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | Gremio 0-1 Cruzeiro | Serie A |
| Jul 13, 2025 | Cruzeiro 4-1 Gremio | Serie A |
| Nov 28, 2024 | Cruzeiro 1-1 Gremio | Serie A |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Gremio 0-2 Cruzeiro | Serie A |
| Aug 27, 2023 | Gremio 3-0 Cruzeiro | Serie A |
| May 31, 2023 | Cruzeiro 0-1 Gremio | Copa Do Brasil |
How many goals should we expect?
Cruzeiro score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Gremio score 1.0 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruzeiro | 1.1 | 1.1 | 7 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Gremio | 1.0 | 0.9 | 5 | 8/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cruzeiro sit 6th in Serie A (48 points from 30 matches) and Gremio sit 18th (31 points from 30 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Cruzeiro | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 44 | 48 |
| 18 | Gremio | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 31 |
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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