Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Cruzeiro (3rd, 70 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Fortaleza (18th, 43 pts). Fortaleza ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Per game in the league, Cruzeiro were scoring 1.45 and conceding 0.82, Fortaleza 1.13 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Cruzeiro's last three games had all finished level.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Cruzeiro 2, draws 2, Fortaleza 3, at 2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 14% of the wins in this fixture. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals.
Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, capacity 62,170, hosted the game. Cruzeiro led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Cruzeiro: Christian (21')
Key stats
Possession: Cruzeiro 55% · Fortaleza 45% · Total shots: 10-18 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 3-6