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- HT 1–0
- Estádio Mineirão, Bello Harisanta
- Kick-off
- Referee: Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima
- Last data update
Key eventslimited
- 84′Substitution · CruzeiroM. Pereira ↔ Y. Bolasie
- 84′Substitution · CruzeiroChristian ↔ Walace
- 82′Substitution · Fortaleza ECT. Pochettino ↔ Marinho
- 74′Substitution · CruzeiroK. Arroyo ↔ Wanderson
- 64′Substitution · Fortaleza ECJ. Herrera ↔ Moisés
- 63′Substitution · CruzeiroL. Silva ↔ Eduardo
- 62′Substitution · CruzeiroK. Prates ↔ William
- 37′Yellow card · Fortaleza ECT. Pochettino
- 35′Yellow card · Fortaleza ECE. Mancuso
- 27′Yellow card · CruzeiroL. Villalba
- 21′Goal · CruzeiroChristian · (assist K. Arroyo)
- 01:00Kick-off
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Competition contextavailable
Brasileirão Série A 2025/26
League table, before kick-off
3rd of 20 · 53 pts from 28 played
W 15 · D 8 · L 5 · GD +20
Form in this competition only, latest first: D D D L W
- 8 pts behind first
- 5 pts behind the place above
- 4 pts clear of the place below
18th of 20 · 24 pts from 27 played
W 6 · D 6 · L 15 · GD -17
Form in this competition only, latest first: L W L W L
- 37 pts behind first
- 4 pts behind the place above
- 1 pt clear of the place below
Form here counts only matches in this competition; Recent form counts the last five in every competition.
First: Palmeiras, 61 pts
From the 276 finished matches of this table played before kick-off. Last result change .
Where the qualification, promotion and relegation places fall is not in our records, so no gap to them is shown.
Venueavailable
Estádio Mineirão, Bello Harisanta
- Capacity 62,170
- Grass pitch
Avenida Antonio Abrahão Carã 1001, Pampulhas
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Statisticslimited
- 0Blocked shots5
- 3Corners6
- 1.68Expected goals (xG)0.98
- 13Fouls17
- 1Offsides0
- 86%Pass accuracy82%
- 461Passes359
- 397Accurate passes295
- 55%Possession45%
- 5Saves3
- 10Shots18
- 6Shots off target8
- 4Shots on target5
- 1Yellow cards5
Player statisticslimited
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| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Bruno | 90 | 7.3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| G. Barbosa | 90 | 7.0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 |
| K. Moraes | 90 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| L. Aragao | 90 | 8.0 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| L. Romero | 90 | 7.2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 |
| L. Villalba | 90 | 7.5 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| Christian | 84 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| M. Pereira | 84 | 7.2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – |
| K. Arroyo | 74 | 7.3 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| K. Prates | 63 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| L. Silva | 63 | 6.3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Eduardo | 27 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| William | 27 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Wanderson | 16 | 6.6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Walace | 12 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| Y. Bolasie | 12 | 6.2 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Lopes | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| E. Brítez | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| E. Mancuso | 90 | 7.0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 5 |
| B. Pacheco | 82 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 |
| T. Pochettino | 82 | 7.0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Herrera | 64 | 7.2 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Moisés | 26 | 7.0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – |
| Marinho | 8 | 7.0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 |
xG (Highlightly)not supplied
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Recent form
Cruzeiroavailable
- D1–1 at Atlético MineiroBrasileirão Série A
- D1–1 v Sport RecifeBrasileirão Série A
- D0–0 at FlamengoBrasileirão Série A
- L0–2 at Vasco da GamaBrasileirão Série A
- W2–1 v RB BragantinoBrasileirão Série A
Fortaleza ECavailable
- L0–2 v Vasco da GamaBrasileirão Série A
- W2–1 at JuventudeBrasileirão Série A
- L0–2 v São PauloBrasileirão Série A
- W1–0 v Sport RecifeBrasileirão Série A
- L1–4 at PalmeirasBrasileirão Série A
Head-to-headavailable
- Fortaleza EC 0–2 CruzeiroBrasileirão Série A
- Cruzeiro 1–2 Fortaleza ECBrasileirão Série A
- Fortaleza EC 1–1 CruzeiroBrasileirão Série A
- Fortaleza EC 0–1 CruzeiroBrasileirão Série A
- Cruzeiro 0–1 Fortaleza ECBrasileirão Série A · Estádio Mineirão
Line-upslimited
Cruzeiro4-2-3-1
Home side at the bottom. Each player stands where the line-up places him: in his line from the goalkeeper, and on his side of the pitch as his team attacks.
Fortaleza EC
No formation supplied, so this line-up is a list.
6 B. Pacheco
7 T. Pochettino
14 E. Mancuso
26 B. Lopes
33 E. Brítez
80 J. Herrera
Cruzeiro · Bench
5 Walace
7 Marquinhos
11 Y. Bolasie
12 William
20 R. Guilherme
21 Eduardo
34 Jonathan
43 J. Marcelo
77 Japa
81 O. Costa
94 Wanderson
Coach: not supplied
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Key players
Cruzeirolimited
- M. Pereira · Midfielder950 min in 11 matches · 4 goals · 2 assists
- Cássio · Goalkeeper934 min in 11 matches · 0 goals · 0 assists
- L. Villalba · Defender907 min in 10 matches · 0 goals · 0 assists
From player figures for 11 of 28 matches played: the other matches have none, so these totals are a floor.
Fortaleza EClimited
- G. Ávila · Defender869 min in 10 matches · 0 goals · 0 assists
- M. Pereira · Midfielder705 min in 9 matches · 0 goals · 2 assists
- E. Mancuso · Defender701 min in 8 matches · 1 goal · 2 assists
From player figures for 11 of 27 matches played: the other matches have none, so these totals are a floor.
Availability: not checked for this match yet, so none is claimed.
Key players are each side's 3 with the most minutes in Brasileirão Série A 2025/26 before this match, counted from each match's player figures; a tie on minutes goes to more goals plus assists, then the name. Goals and assists are summed from the same figures. This is a count, not a judgement of quality, and no rating is used.
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