Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo — Serie A

Serie A· Regular Season - 1

Cruzeiro

1–0Full-time

Sao Paulo

DLWLWDGoals 14-14

LWDDWLGoals 12-17

Match events

46'Christian Cueva (Luiz Araújo)
48'Ramón Ábila (Alisson)
51'Éder Militão (Thomaz)
66'Rafinha (Lucas Silva)
70'Lucas Romero (John Lennon)
71'Marcinho (Gilberto)
83'Ramón Ábila (Raniel)
90'Rodrigo Caio

Lineups

Cruzeiro

Sao Paulo

4-2-3-1

3-4-3

Mano MenezesCoach

Rogério Ceni

Match trends

Cruzeiro have averaged 1.4 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Sao Paulo have averaged 1.2 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 0 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 2 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

3Cruzeiro wins

2Draws

3Sao Paulo wins

5-6Goals

Cruzeiro

1–0Aug 31, 2025, 12:00 AM

Sao Paulo

1–1Apr 13, 2025, 8:30 PM

Cruzeiro

Sao Paulo

1–0Nov 2, 2023, 11:00 PM

Cruzeiro

1–0Jun 25, 2023, 12:00 AM

Sao Paulo

Cruzeiro

1–0Oct 17, 2019, 12:00 AM

Sao Paulo

1–1Jun 2, 2019, 7:00 PM

Cruzeiro

Sao Paulo

1–0Nov 18, 2018, 9:00 PM

Cruzeiro

0–2Jul 29, 2018, 7:00 PM

Sao Paulo

Pre-match comparison

1.4Goals scored per game1.2

1.4Goals conceded per game1.7

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Marcelo De Lima Henrique

4.44Yellow cards / game

0.22Red cards / game

0Penalties scored / game

Based on 9 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Cruzeiro

0-15'

10%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

10%

46-60'

40%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

40%

Sao Paulo

0-15'

0%

16-30'

33.3%

31-45'

33.3%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

16.7%

76-90+'

16.7%

Match statistics

37%Possession63%

—Expected goals (xG)—

5Shots on target3

8Total shots13

2Shots off target7

1Blocked shots3

4Shots inside the box7

4Shots outside the box6

5Corners5

—Offsides—

10Fouls13

0Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

324Total passes538

244Accurate passes454

75%Pass accuracy84%

Player ratings

1RafinhaCruzeiro7.9
2Diogo BarbosaCruzeiro7.6
3Thiago MendesSao Paulo7.4
4AlissonCruzeiro🅰️ 17.4
5HudsonCruzeiro7.4
6FábioCruzeiro7.3

Box score

Cruzeiro

1

1FábioG · 90'

7.3

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes30%

Tackles—

Duels—

29Lucas RomeroD · 70'

7.1

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels—

6Diogo BarbosaD · 90'

7.6

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes88%

Tackles—

Duels—

10Giorgian De ArrascaetaM · 90'

6.9

More stats

Shots2/3 on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

Duels—

11AlissonM · 90'

🅰️ 17.4

More stats

Shots1/1 on target

Passes66%

Tackles—

Duels—

26

26DedéD · 90'

6.9

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes68%

Tackles—

Duels—

9Ramón ÁbilaF · 83'

⚽ 17.0

More stats

Shots2/3 on target

Passes63%

Tackles—

Duels—

25HudsonM · 90'

7.4

More stats

Shots0/1 on target

Passes89%

Tackles—

Duels—

8

8Henrique (C)M · 90'

7.2

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes76%

Tackles—

Duels—

70

70RafinhaM · 66'

7.9

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels—

3

3LéoD · 90'

7.3

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes91%

Tackles—

Duels—

Bench (10)

12

12RafaelG

—

16

16Lucas SilvaM · 24'

6.7

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes66%

Tackles—

Duels—

34

34NonocaM

—

37

37Lucas FrançaG

—

4Luis Caicedo—

—

21

21John Lennon20'

6.6

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels—

17

17BryanD

—

33

33FabricioM

—

36RanielF · 7'

6.3

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes33%

Tackles—

Duels—

38

38Alex—

—

Sao Paulo

23Thiago MendesM · 90'

7.4

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes81%

Tackles—

Duels—

39

39MarcinhoM · 71'

7.0

More stats

Shots1/2 on target

Passes76%

Tackles—

Duels—

27MaiconD · 90'

7.2

More stats

Shots0/1 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels—

15

15João SchmidtM · 90'

7.2

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels—

14Lucas Pratto (C)F · 90'

6.4

More stats

Shots0/2 on target

Passes63%

Tackles—

Duels—

13Éder MilitãoD · 51'

6.4

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels—

3

3Rodrigo CaioD · 90'

🟨6.7

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes93%

Tackles—

Duels—

22Júnior TavaresD · 90'

6.6

More stats

Shots1/2 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels—

10Christian CuevaM · 45'

6.6

More stats

Shots0/1 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels—

25

25JucileiM · 90'

7.2

More stats

Shots0/1 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels—

30

30Renan RibeiroG · 90'

7.2

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels—

Bench (11)

31Luiz AraújoM · 45'

6.8

More stats

Shots1/3 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels—

17GilbertoF · 19'

6.8

More stats

Shots0/1 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels—

18Julio BuffariniD

—

19

19ThomazM · 39'

6.0

More stats

Shots0/0 on target

Passes73%

Tackles—

Duels—

9

9A. ChavezF

—

12

12SidãoG

—

16EdimarD

—

5

5D. LuganoD

—

2

2Bruno VieiraD

—

4

4LucãoD

—

8CíceroM

—

More Serie A predictions

Serie A

Aug 29, 2026, 9:30 PM0d 0h 0m 0s

Prediction:Atletico-MG

Serie A

Aug 29, 2026, 11:00 PM0d 0h 0m 0s

Aug 30, 2026, 12:20 AM0d 0h 0m 0s

Prediction:Vasco DA Gama

Serie A

Aug 30, 2026, 2:00 PM0d 0h 0m 0s

Frequently asked questions

What time does Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo kick off?+

Kickoff is at May 14, 2017, 7:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).