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Cruzeiro vs São Paulo Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–02 – 0

Kaio Jorge 44′Zé Lucas 57′6th

11th

Player of the matchArturSAO · 90′ · 6 key passes · 6 duels won · 3 shots (2 on target)

8.4
Possession
54%46%
Shots · on target in brackets
23 (9)19 (3)
Corners
88
Table · 48 v 36 pts
6th → 5th11th

Serie AMatchday 29Estádio Governador Magalhães PintoRef W. Pereira Sampaio

Events

CRZ 2–0 SAO · 2–1 yellow
  1. Full time 2–0
  2. Luciano Rodríguezfor Gerson
  3. Matheus Henriquefor Kaio Jorge
  4. Djhordneyfor Damián Bobadilla
  5. Matheus PereiraYellow card
  6. Keny Arroyofor Bruno Rodrigues
  7. Newtonfor Marcos Antônio
  8. Pedro Ferreirafor Pablo Maia
  9. Victor Sáfor Ferreirinha
  10. Matías Viñafor Gabriel Rojas
  11. Zé Lucas2–0Goal
  12. Zé Lucasfor Lucas Romero
  13. Ferreirinhafor Sabino
  14. Half-time 1–0
  15. Kaio Jorge1–0Goal · assist Matheus Pereira
  16. Gabriel RojasYellow card
  17. WendellYellow card

Team stats

38 figures
Cruzeirofull timeSão Paulo
  1. 54%Possession46%
  2. 23Shots19
  3. 9Shots on target3
  4. 7Big chances1
  5. 8Corners8
  6. 469Passes389
  7. 12Fouls20
  8. 2Yellow cards1
All 38 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 4Accurate crosses5
  3. 90Attacks103
  4. 5Big chances missed1
  5. 17Crosses24
  6. 47Dangerous attacks52
  7. 13Dribble attempts20
  8. 1Hit woodwork0
  9. 1Offsides2
  10. 39%Shot accuracy16%
  11. 5Shots blocked7
  12. 15Shots inside box11
  13. 9Shots off target9
  14. 8Shots outside box8
  15. 7Successful dribbles8
  16. Passing
  17. 25Accurate long passes34
  18. 401Accurate passes319
  19. 14Key passes12
  20. 48%Long pass accuracy60%
  21. 52Long passes57
  22. 86%Pass accuracy82%
  23. Defence
  24. 97Ball safe86
  25. 52Duels won44
  26. 8Goal kicks8
  27. 14Interceptions19
  28. 3Saves7
  29. 17Tackles16
  30. 13Tackles won9
  31. Discipline
  32. 20Free kicks12
  33. Other
  34. 5Substitutions5
  35. 26Throw-ins21

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Cruzeiro4-2-3-17.19 avg rating 6.963-4-1-2São Paulo
  1. 817.0Otávio Costa
  1. 127.9William
  2. 437.4João Marcelo
  3. 346.9Jonathan Jesus
  4. 277.0Gabriel RojasYC ↓58′
  1. 296.8Lucas Romero↓46′
  2. 87.1Gerson↓85′
  1. 96.5Bruno Rodrigues↓68′
  2. 108.0Matheus PereiraA YC
  3. 387.7Felipe Morais
  1. 196.8Kaio JorgeG ↓85′
  1. 317.7Carlos Coronel
  1. 356.4Sabino↓46′
  2. 56.9Robert Arboleda
  3. 27.0Rafael Tolói
  1. 187.3WendellYC
  2. 86.3Marcos Antônio↓64′
  3. 296.2Pablo Maia↓64′
  4. 326.4Pedro Lima
  1. 166.9Damián Bobadilla↓78′
  1. 378.4Artur
  2. 97.1Jonathan Calleri
  1. 5Zé LucasMF · G ↑46′7.6
  2. 6Matías ViñaDF · ↑58′6.8
  3. 7Matheus HenriqueMF · ↑85′6.5
  4. 97Luciano RodríguezFW · ↑85′6.3
  5. 99Keny ArroyoFW · ↑68′6.7
  6. 1CássioGK
  7. 2Kauã MoraesDF
  8. 11MarquinhosFW
  9. 16Lucas SilvaMF
  10. 20WesleyFW
  11. 23FagnerDF
  12. 84Kelvin CoutinhoDF

SubstitutesCoaches: Artur Jorge · Dorival Silvestre JúniorG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 11FerreirinhaFW · ↓63′ ↑46′6.5
  2. 27Victor SáFW · ↑63′6.4
  3. 28NewtonMF · ↑64′6.6
  4. 46Pedro FerreiraMF · ↑64′6.7
  5. 48DjhordneyMF · ↑78′6.7
  6. 17André SilvaFW
  7. 19Lucas RamonDF
  8. 41João PedroGK
  9. 43Gustavo SantanaFW
  10. 49Ryan FranciscoFW
  11. 54Luis OsorioDF
  12. 58Pedro Henrique Bezerra AraújoMF

Top ratings

XI avg 7.19 v 6.96
  1. Matheus PereiraCRZ8.0
  2. WilliamCRZ7.9
  3. FMFelipe MoraisCRZ7.7
  4. Carlos CoronelSAO7.7
  5. Zé LucasCRZ7.6

What stands out

  • 5thfrom 6th

    Cruzeiro moved from 6th to 5th in the Serie A table with this result.45 → 48 points after 29 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

40%Model · draw 27%33%

Projected goals
1.36 – 1.21total 2.57 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 12.6%1–0 10.4%0–1 9.3%
OutcomeModelHappened
Cruzeiro win40%Yes
Draw27%No
São Paulo win33%No
Over 1.5 goals73%Yes
Over 2.5 goals47%No
Over 3.5 goals26%No
Both teams to score52%No
Cruzeiro clean sheet30%Yes
São Paulo clean sheet26%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Referee

W. Pereira Sampaio
Yellows / match
5.04this match 3
Reds / match
0.3
Penalty given
24%of matches
Fouls / match
25.6this match 32

45%Results in his 183 matches · draw 28%27%

home winsaway wins
With Cruzeiro
2-1-2 in 5 · 3.8 yellows/game
With São Paulo
3-3-2 in 8 · 2.63 yellows/game

100 of his 183 matches on record carry card data.

Match summary

Cruzeiro beat São Paulo 2-0 in the Serie A, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Cruzeiro sat 6th on 45 points, while São Paulo were 11th on 36 points. Across 29 previous meetings on record, Cruzeiro won 7 and São Paulo won 17, with 5 draws (2.24 goals per game).

Kaio Jorge (44') and Zé Lucas (57') scored the goals for Cruzeiro.

Cruzeiro — live results and scheduleSão Paulo — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Kaio JorgeCRZ8 (3)
  2. Felipe MoraisCRZ6 (4)
  3. Matheus PereiraCRZ4

Passes

  1. GersonCRZ59/66
  2. João MarceloCRZ54/58
  3. Jonathan JesusCRZ49/55

Key passes

  1. ArturSAO6
  2. Matheus PereiraCRZ5
  3. Felipe MoraisCRZ2

Duels won

  1. Jonathan CalleriSAO9/19
  2. Felipe MoraisCRZ7/14
  3. ArturSAO6/8

Dribbles

  1. Felipe MoraisCRZ3/4
  2. Jonathan CalleriSAO3/3
  3. ArturSAO2/4

Tackles

  1. WilliamCRZ4
  2. Gabriel RojasCRZ4
  3. WendellSAO3

Clearances

  1. Robert ArboledaSAO11
  2. João MarceloCRZ10
  3. WendellSAO4

Head-to-head

29 meetings on record since 2009

7-5-17Cruzeiro W-D-L · goals 25:40

7 CRZ5 draws17 SAO
With Cruzeiro at home
5-3-6 (14:17)
Goals per meeting
2.24
Over 2.5 goals
31%
Both teams scored
38%
Won by the host
55%
Last 5 (Cruzeiro)
1W 2D 2L · 2.2 goals/game
  1. São Paulo4–1CruzeiroSerie A
  2. Cruzeiro1–0São PauloSerie A
  3. São Paulo1–1CruzeiroSerie A
  4. Cruzeiro1–1São PauloClub Friendlies 3
  5. Cruzeiro0–1São PauloSerie A
Show all 29 meetings
  1. São Paulo2–0CruzeiroSerie A
  2. São Paulo1–0CruzeiroSerie A
  3. Cruzeiro1–0São PauloSerie A
  4. Cruzeiro1–0São PauloSerie A
  5. São Paulo1–1CruzeiroSerie A
  6. São Paulo1–0CruzeiroSerie A
  7. Cruzeiro0–2São PauloSerie A
  8. São Paulo3–2CruzeiroSerie A
  9. Cruzeiro1–0São PauloSerie A
  10. São Paulo1–0CruzeiroSerie A
  11. Cruzeiro0–1São PauloSerie A
  12. Cruzeiro2–1São PauloSerie A
  13. São Paulo1–0CruzeiroSerie A
  14. São Paulo2–0CruzeiroSerie A
  15. Cruzeiro1–1São PauloSerie A
  16. Cruzeiro0–2São PauloSerie A
  17. São Paulo0–3CruzeiroSerie A
  18. São Paulo1–0CruzeiroSerie A
  19. Cruzeiro2–3São PauloSerie A
  20. Cruzeiro3–3São PauloSerie A
  21. São Paulo2–1CruzeiroSerie A
  22. Cruzeiro1–2São PauloSerie A
  23. São Paulo0–2CruzeiroCopa Libertadores
  24. São Paulo3–0CruzeiroSerie A

Match info

Competition
Serie A
Season
2026 · Matchday 29 of 38
Kick-off
Venue
Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Belo Horizonte
Capacity
61,927 · grass
Weather
24 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 71%
Referee
W. Pereira Sampaio
CRZ coach
Artur Jorge

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Cruzeiroall competitionsSão Paulo
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.6Goals per game (both sides)2.13
  3. 80%Over 1.573%
  4. 60%Over 2.533%
  5. 27%Over 3.57%
  6. 73%Both teams scored60%
  7. 20%Clean sheets13%
  8. 13%Failed to score27%
  9. Cruzeiro at home v São Paulo away
  10. 7Played7
  11. 4Won0
  12. 2Drawn2
  13. 1Lost5
  14. 12-6Goals (for-against)3-9
  15. 2Points per game0.29
  16. 43%Over 2.514%
  17. 14%Clean sheets0%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 5-91st-half goals (for-against)9-3
  20. 17-82nd-half goals (for-against)6-14
  21. 77%Goals after half-time40%
  22. 73%Goal before half-time67%
  23. 3-6-6Half-time W-D-L7-6-2

How we calculate this

Table after full time

Serie A 2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Flamengo2818-6-455:23+32601st
3Athletico PR2814-7-743:32+11493rd
4Fluminense2813-9-644:36+8484th
5Cruzeiro2914-6-944:40+4486th ▲1
6Bahia2812-10-643:35+8465th ▼1
7Atlético Mineiro2812-7-937:32+5437th
9Coritiba2810-8-1037:43-6389th
10Bragantino2910-7-1234:33+13710th
11São Paulo2910-6-1333:34-13611th
12Vitória2910-6-1332:42-103612th
13Botafogo299-8-1242:47-53513th
20Chapecoense283-9-1629:57-281820th
Cruzeiro
6th → 5th45 → 48 pts
São Paulo
11th36 → 36 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Matchday 29

Serie A · the other 9 games
  1. Bragantino1–1Mirassol
  2. Internacional2–1Corinthians
  3. Remo1–1Grêmio
  4. Vitória4–0Chapecoense
  5. Botafogo1–2Vasco da Gama
  6. Santos2–2Flamengo
  7. Athletico PR2–2Atlético Mineiro
  8. Fluminense4–0Coritiba
  9. Palmeiras1–0Bahia
Serie A fixtures and results →

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Cruzeiroold → newSão Paulo
  1. 1-1D13 Aug
  2. 2-1W16 Aug
  3. 1-2L20 Aug
  4. 2-1W22 Aug
  5. 1-1D26 Aug
  6. 1-3L30 Aug
  7. 1-2L2 Sep
  8. 3-1W6 Sep
  9. 1-2L13 Sep
  10. 3-1W20 Sep

4-2-4goals 16:151.40pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-1D16 Aug
  2. 3-1W19 Aug
  3. 0-1L23 Aug
  4. 2-1W29 Aug
  5. 2-0W5 Sep
  6. 0-1L9 Sep
  7. 0-2L12 Sep
  8. 1-1D16 Sep
  9. 1-0W20 Sep
  10. 1-2L2 Oct

4-2-4goals 11:101.40pts/game

  1. AVitória3–1
  2. ASantos1–2
  3. HAthletico PR3–1
  4. AAtlético Mineiro1–2
  5. AVasco da Gama1–3

latest 5

  1. HSantos1–2
  2. HInternacional1–0
  3. HBoca Juniors1–1
  4. APalmeiras0–2
  5. ABoca Juniors0–1
Show older matches
  1. HAtlético Mineiro1–1
  2. HFlamengo2–1
  3. AFlamengo1–2
  4. ACorinthians2–1
  5. HFlamengo1–1

older

  1. HAtlético Mineiro2–0
  2. HBragantino2–1
  3. AChapecoense0–1
  4. HClub Bolívar3–1
  5. HCoritiba1–1

Data from Sportmonks · updated