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

Vitória vs Cruzeiro: match statistics

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Vitória vs Cruzeiro: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Vitória play Cruzeiro in Serie A (Brazil). The match date is 20 September 2026. Venue: Estádio Manoel Barradas.

Current form

Vitória: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Cruzeiro: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Vitória scores 1.00 and concedes 1.44 goals per match. Cruzeiro scores 1.44 and concedes 1.44. League average: 2.67 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Vitória 37%, Cruzeiro 70%. Over 2.5: Vitória 37%, Cruzeiro 67%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Cruzeiro has higher xG: 1.59 vs 1.28. Vitória: 11.7 shots per match, Cruzeiro: 14.6.

Match halves

Vitória: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.59. Cruzeiro: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.85.

Goals by minute

Vitória: 61-75 (7 goals). Cruzeiro: 76-90+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie A: 2.67 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-2. Average goals 2.33, BTTS 33%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.85)
(3.20)
(2.45)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1Goals scored / match1.44
VitóriaCruzeiro
1.44Goals conceded / match1.44
VitóriaCruzeiro
44%Average possession55%
VitóriaCruzeiro
3.96Shots on target / match4.89
VitóriaCruzeiro

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.74Shots per match14.59
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Vitória
WLLWD
Season result split
33% W22% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-6-12
1.22 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-1-3
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WLWLW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-2-6
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WWWLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Vitória scoring profile: very strong

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

Cruzeiro scoring profile: very strong

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

27Goals scored (season)39
VitóriaCruzeiro
39Goals conceded (season)39
VitóriaCruzeiro
2.44Average goals in match2.89
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

60%
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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Vitória · 1.19 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 26% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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 half-time in 26% of matches and wins 44%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Vitória - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match0.81.4
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.802.00
Goals scored / match0.41.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.42.0
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.66
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
125%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
125%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
60%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.52
Home goals / match
1.15
Away goals / match
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (3): Vitória 0 - 1 - 2 Cruzeiro. Average goals 2.33, both teams scored in 33% matches.

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 20 September 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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