Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza EC match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Serie A · Brazil · Regular Season - 21 · Estádio Kleber José de Andrade, Cariacica, Espírito Santo · Ref Alex Gomes

Cruzeiro stats & fixtures · Fortaleza EC stats & fixtures

Cruzeiro lost to Fortaleza EC 1–2 in Serie A on 6 August 2024. Expected goals finished 0.82–1.23. Cruzeiro had 68% of the ball.

Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza EC match statistics

CruzeiroFortaleza EC

68% Ball possession 32%
0.82 Expected goals (xG) 1.23
15 Total shots 11
7 Shots on target 4
5 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 4
8 Shots inside the box 6
5 Corners 1
18 Fouls 17
1 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 4
600 Passes 287
86% Pass accuracy 71%
2 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

-5' Yellow card J. Dinenno Cruzeiro
-5' Yellow card Yago Pikachu Fortaleza EC
9' Goal Breno Lopes (assist Marinho) Fortaleza EC
15' Goal Matheus Henrique Cruzeiro
29' Yellow card Marinho Fortaleza EC
32' Yellow card Breno Lopes Fortaleza EC
42' Goal Renato Kayzer Fortaleza EC
58' Yellow card Ze Ivaldo Cruzeiro
67' Yellow card L. Diaz Cruzeiro
90' Yellow card João Ricardo Fortaleza EC
90+7' Yellow card Joao Marcelo Cruzeiro

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Cruzeiro

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Fernando Seabra

1 Cassio

3 Marlon 43 Joao Marcelo 5 Ze Ivaldo 12 William Furtado

21 A. Barreal 29 L. Romero

26 L. Diaz 10 Matheus Pereira 97 Matheus Henrique

9 Kaio Jorge

Bench Wesley Gasolina , J. Dinenno , Lucas Silva , Arthur Gomes , Vitinho , Mateus Vital , Ramiro , Jonathan Jesus , Anderson , Walace , L. Villalba , Kaiki

Fortaleza EC

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 J. Vojvoda

1 João Ricardo

6 Bruno Pacheco 25 T. Cardona 13 B. Kuscevic 19 E. Brítez

88 Lucas Sasha 16 Matheus Rossetto

26 Breno Lopes 28 Pedro Augusto 11 Marinho

79 Renato Kayzer

Bench K. Andrade , Moises , Ze Welison , Pedro Rocha , Dudu , Iarley Barros , Santos , Felipe Jonatan , Titi , Yago Pikachu , Kauan , Emmanuel Martinez

Form guide

Cruzeiro at home

7–2–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.9 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Fortaleza EC away

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 4.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.2 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza EC head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
17 Apr 24	Fortaleza EC v Cruzeiro	1–1
18 Nov 23	Fortaleza EC v Cruzeiro	0–1
21 Jun 23	Cruzeiro v Fortaleza EC	0–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza EC head-to-head record