Cruzeiro vs Ceara

27 July 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Raphael Claus

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Kaio Jorge 4’
  • Antonio Galeano 39’, 60’

Match summary

Ceara came from behind to win 2-1 away at Cruzeiro. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Kaio Jorge put Cruzeiro ahead in the 4th minute, Antonio Galeano equalised with a header in the 39th minute, and Galeano won it with a header in the 60th minute.

Cruzeiro can feel hard done by, creating 1.36 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Ceara's 0.69 from 9.

Match stats

64% Possession 36%
16 Shots 9
4 Shots on target 3
10 Corners 3
511 Passes 289
84.7% Pass accuracy 78.9%
13 Tackles 14
8 Fouls 11
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 4

Key events

Cruzeiro Ceara
0’
AylonArgument
Kick-off
Kaio JorgeRight foot shot1-0 (Cruzeiro)
4’
Lucas SilvaShot on target
12’
EduardoShot on target
14’
38’
LourençoShot on target
39’
Antonio GaleanoHeader1-1 (Ceara)
44’
Pedro HenriquePersistent fouling
Half-time1-1
MarquinhosWanderson
46’
Second half underway
56’
FernandinhoPedro Henrique
Gabriel BarbosaEduardo
58’
60’
Antonio GaleanoHeader1-2 (Ceara)
Yannick BolasieKaiki
73’
75’
Fernando SobralLourenço
83’
Rafael RamosAntonio Galeano
Matheus HenriqueLucas Silva
83’
84’
Lucas LimaRichardson
84’
Lucas MugniDieguinho
Gabriel BarbosaShot on target
90+4’
Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 0.69 4’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), 1-0 4’ 39’ Antonio Galeano (Ceara), 1-1 39’ 60’ Antonio Galeano (Ceara), 1-2 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 0.69 4’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), 1-0 Jorge 4’ 39’ Antonio Galeano (Ceara), 1-1 Galeano 39’ 60’ Antonio Galeano (Ceara), 1-2 Galeano 60’
Cruzeiro 1.36 xGCeara 0.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Ceara attacking Cruzeiro attacking 
4’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 90+4’ Yannick Bolasie (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 29’ Marcos Victor (Ceara), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 90+7’ Fernandinho (Ceara), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 14’ Eduardo (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 33’ Antonio Galeano (Ceara), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 60’ Antonio Galeano (Ceara), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 39’ Antonio Galeano (Ceara), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 80’ Fabrício Bruno (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Marquinhos (Cruzeiro), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Kaiki (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Antonio Galeano (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Dieguinho (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Pedro Raul (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Lourenço (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+8’ Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Kaiki (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 90+4’ Yannick Bolasie (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 29’ Marcos Victor (Ceara), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 90+7’ Fernandinho (Ceara), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 14’ Eduardo (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 33’ Antonio Galeano (Ceara), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 60’ Antonio Galeano (Ceara), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 39’ Antonio Galeano (Ceara), from a corner, 0.09 xG, goal 80’ Fabrício Bruno (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 58’ Kaiki (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Marquinhos (Cruzeiro), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Antonio Galeano (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Dieguinho (Ceara), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Pedro Raul (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Lourenço (Ceara), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+8’ Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Kaiki (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Cruzeiro 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Cássio
Kaiki 73’
Fagner
Bruno
Villalba
Romero
Silva 83’
Wanderson 46’
Eduardo 58’
Pereira
Jorge
Ceara 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Ferreira
Bahia
Victor
Machado
Souza
Richardson 84’
Henrique 56’
Lourenço 75’
Dieguinho 84’
Galeano 2 83’
Raul

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Cássio
90′ 1 2 22 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Fagner
90′ 1 2 – 4 – 42 2 – – –
Fabrício Bruno
90′ 2 – – 8 4 53 – – – –
Lucas Villalba
90′ 1 1 – 4 2 75 – – – –
Kaiki Taken off
73′ 1 – – 4 1 21 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Lucas Romero
90′ – – 68 2 0.08 3 2 4 1 1 –
Lucas Silva Taken off
83′ – – 67 1 0.03 4 – 7 1 2 –
Eduardo Taken off
58′ – – 14 1 0.01 1 1 3 – 1 –
Matheus Pereira
90′ – – 63 1 0.28 – 1 4 – 3 –
Wanderson Taken off
45′ – – 20 1 0.02 – – 1 2 – –
Marquinhos Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 15 1 0.32 – – – – – –
Matheus Henrique Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 12 1 0.01 – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Kaio Jorge
90′ 1 – 3 1 0.67 0.09 1 2 – 15 –
Gabriel Barbosa Came on as a substitute
32′ – – 2 1 0.05 0.02 – 1 – 18 –
Yannick Bolasie Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 – 0.25 0.00 – 1 – 6 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Cruzeiro DWWWD
Ceara LWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Ceara 1-1 Cruzeiro, 30 Nov 25  All Cruzeiro vs Ceara meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.