Brazil - Serie AEstádio Manoel BarradasData current as of September 19, 2026

Vitória vs Cruzeiro: match statistics

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Vitória vs Cruzeiro: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Vitória plays Cruzeiro in Serie A (Brazil). The game is scheduled for September 20, 2026. Venue: Estádio Manoel Barradas.

Recent form

Vitória has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Cruzeiro has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Vitória scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 1.44. Cruzeiro scores 1.44 and allows 1.44. Games in this league average 2.67 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 37% of Vitória's games and 70% of Cruzeiro's. The Over 2.5 rates are 37% and 67%, compared with league averages of 60% for BTTS and 51% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Cruzeiro has the higher season xG average, 1.59 to 1.28 per game. Vitória takes 11.7 shots per game, while Cruzeiro takes 14.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Vitória leads at halftime in 26% of its games and scores 0.59 goals per game after halftime. Cruzeiro leads at halftime in 26% and scores 0.85 after halftime.

When the teams score

Vitória's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (7 goals). For Cruzeiro, it is minutes 76-90+ (11 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie A games average 2.67 goals. Both teams score in 60% of games, and 51% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 3 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 2.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.85)
(3.20)
(2.45)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1Goals scored / game1.44
VitóriaCruzeiro
1.44Goals allowed / game1.44
VitóriaCruzeiro
44%Average possession55%
VitóriaCruzeiro
3.96Shots on target / game4.89
VitóriaCruzeiro

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.74Shots per game14.59
VitóriaCruzeiro
3.96Shots on target4.89
VitóriaCruzeiro
8.5%Shot conversion9.9%
VitóriaCruzeiro
44%Possession55%
VitóriaCruzeiro
1.28xG for1.59
VitóriaCruzeiro
1.68xG against1.4
VitóriaCruzeiro

Shooting quality

Vitória: BalancedCruzeiro: Dominant
VitóriaCruzeiro
Accuracy (shots on target)34%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Cruzeiro is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Vitória · 1.8 pts / game - Cruzeiro

Vitória
WLLWD
Season result split
33% W22% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-6-12
1.22 pts / game · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-1-3
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WLWLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 2.05BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Cruzeiro
WWLWL
Season result split
44% W22% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-6-9
1.56 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-2-6
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WWWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.72Opponent xG: 2.16BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Cruzeiro is 44% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Vitória · 1.44 goals / game - Cruzeiro

Vitória scoring profile: very strong

Vitória scores in 67% of games (18 of 27 games), while Cruzeiro keeps a clean sheet in 19% (5 of 27 games).

Cruzeiro scoring profile: very strong

Cruzeiro scores in 85% of games (23 of 27 games), while Vitória keeps a clean sheet in 37% (10 of 27 games).

27Goals scored (season)39
VitóriaCruzeiro
39Goals conceded (season)39
VitóriaCruzeiro
2.44Average goals per game2.89
VitóriaCruzeiro
5Goals scored (last 5)9
VitóriaCruzeiro
6Goals conceded (last 5)8
VitóriaCruzeiro

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal85%
VitóriaCruzeiro
26%2 goals44%
VitóriaCruzeiro
4%3 goals15%
VitóriaCruzeiro
4%4 goals0%
VitóriaCruzeiro

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal81%
VitóriaCruzeiro
52%2 goals37%
VitóriaCruzeiro
19%3 goals19%
VitóriaCruzeiro
7%4 goals7%
VitóriaCruzeiro

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time26%
VitóriaCruzeiro
0%BTTS in both halves4%
VitóriaCruzeiro
15%Scored in both halves33%
VitóriaCruzeiro

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS59%
VitóriaCruzeiro
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
VitóriaCruzeiro
40%BTTS - last 5100%
VitóriaCruzeiro

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time85%
VitóriaCruzeiro
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
VitóriaCruzeiro
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
VitóriaCruzeiro

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
VitóriaCruzeiro
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
VitóriaCruzeiro
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
VitóriaCruzeiro

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Cruzeiro is 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.11 pts / game - Vitória · 1.19 pts / game - Cruzeiro

Vitória - half-time state
26% leading33% draw41% trailing
Cruzeiro - half-time state
26% leading41% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.11Points per game (1st half)1.19
VitóriaCruzeiro
0.41Goals scored (1st half)0.59
VitóriaCruzeiro
0.74Goals conceded (1st half)0.74
VitóriaCruzeiro
1.15Average goals (1st half)1.33
VitóriaCruzeiro
48%Clean sheet before half-time41%
VitóriaCruzeiro
67%No goal before half-time48%
VitóriaCruzeiro

After half-time (2nd half)

1.3Points per game (2nd half)1.48
VitóriaCruzeiro
0.59Goals scored (2nd half)0.85
VitóriaCruzeiro
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)0.7
VitóriaCruzeiro
1.3Average goals (2nd half)1.56
VitóriaCruzeiro
52%Clean sheet after half-time56%
VitóriaCruzeiro
52%No goal after half-time33%
VitóriaCruzeiro

Vitória - second-half results

33% W30% D37% L
30
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at halftime in 26% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Cruzeiro - second-half results

37% W37% D26% L
32
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.19
PPG before half-time
Lead holding169%

Leads at halftime in 26% of games and wins 44%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Vitória - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.00
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.21.0
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+2-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Cruzeiro - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.802.00
Goals scored / game0.41.4
Goals allowed / game1.00.6
Average goals per game1.42.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference-3+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Vitória
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
6
5
16-30
2
13
31-45
4
4
46-60
7
5
61-75
5
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Cruzeiro
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
5
6
16-30
6
8
31-45
5
7
46-60
7
2
61-75
11
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.66
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-13%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Vitória

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
125%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Cruzeiro

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
125%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie A).

Teams vs league

VitóriaLigaCruzeiro
Average goals per game 2.442.67 2.89
Both teams scored 37%60% 70%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 37%51% 67%
Clean sheets 37%23% 19%
Goal before half-time 74%74% 85%
Goal after half-time 78%79% 81%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.67
Average goals per game
60%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.52
Home goals / game
1.15
Away goals / game
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+22%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Vitória's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses against Cruzeiro. Games average 2.33 goals, and both teams scored in 33% of them.

Cruzeiro
3 : 0
Vitória
Cruzeiro EC
3 : 1
EC Vitória
EC Vitória
0 : 0
Cruzeiro EC

FAQ

When do Vitória and Cruzeiro play?

Vitória face Cruzeiro on September 20, 2026 in Serie A at Estádio Manoel Barradas. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Vitória and Cruzeiro?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Vitória won 0, Cruzeiro won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Vitória vs Cruzeiro?

Vitória score 1.00 goals per game on average and Cruzeiro 1.44. The Serie A average is 2.67 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 37% of Vitória's matches and 70% of Cruzeiro's.

What form are Vitória and Cruzeiro in?

Over the last 5 games Vitória have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Cruzeiro 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Vitória vs Cruzeiro?

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