Fortaleza EC vs Cruzeiro: result 0-2 and analysis
Serie ARegular Season - 10Kick-off on May 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, Fortaleza, Ceará
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What was the result of Fortaleza EC vs Cruzeiro?
Cruzeiro won 0-2 on May 25, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 34′Kaio JorgeCruzeiro
- 41′Lucas SilvaCruzeiro
Official lineup for Fortaleza EC vs Cruzeiro
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Fortaleza EC
- 9J. Lucero
- 22Yago Pikachu
- 26Breno Lopes
- 5G. Fernández
- 8E. Martínez
- 17José Welison
- 2Tinga
- 13B. Kuscevic
- 16Diogo Barbosa
- 39Gustavo Mancha
- 1João Ricardo
Cruzeiro
4-2-3-1- 19Kaio Jorge
- 17Marquinhos
- 9Gabriel Barbosa
- 88Christian
- 16Lucas Silva
- 29L. Romero
- 6Kaiki
- 25L. Villalba
- 15Fabrício Bruno
- 12William
- 1Cássio
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Fortaleza EC have 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats; Cruzeiro have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | Retrô(home) | 1-1 | Copa Do Brasil |
| May 17, 2025 | Vasco DA Gama(away) | 0-3 | Serie A |
| May 14, 2025 | Bucaramanga(home) | 0-0 | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
| May 10, 2025 | Juventude(home) | 5-0 | Serie A |
| May 7, 2025 | Colo Colo(home) | 4-0 | CONMEBOL Libertadores |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2025 | Vila Nova(away) | 3-0 | Copa Do Brasil |
| May 18, 2025 | Atletico-MG(home) | 0-0 | Serie A |
| May 15, 2025 | Palestino(home) | 2-1 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana |
| May 11, 2025 | Sport Recife(away) | 4-0 | Serie A |
| May 8, 2025 | Mushuc Runa SC(away) | 1-1 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Fortaleza EC wins, 2 draws, 1 Cruzeiro win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2024 | Cruzeiro 1-2 Fortaleza EC | Serie A |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Fortaleza EC 1-1 Cruzeiro | Serie A |
| Nov 18, 2023 | Fortaleza EC 0-1 Cruzeiro | Serie A |
| Jun 21, 2023 | Cruzeiro 0-1 Fortaleza EC | Serie A |
| Oct 27, 2019 | Cruzeiro 1-1 Fortaleza EC | Serie A |
| Jun 13, 2019 | Fortaleza EC 2-1 Cruzeiro | Serie A |
Last archived meeting: Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza EC on Aug 6, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Fortaleza EC score 1.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Cruzeiro score 1.4 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortaleza EC | 1.1 | 0.9 | 7 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Cruzeiro | 1.4 | 0.9 | 6 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 46 | 57 |
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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