Cruzeiro vs Gremio

18 April 2026 · Brasileirão · 2026 · Referee Raphael Claus

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Christian 51’
Lucas Romero 66’

Match summary

Cruzeiro won 2-0 at home to Gremio. It was goalless at half-time.

Christian put Cruzeiro ahead in the 51st minute and Lucas Romero made it 2-0 in the 66th minute.

The chances backed that up: Cruzeiro created 1.84 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Gremio's 0.47 from 9.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%

18 Shots 9

6 Shots on target 1

4 Corners 1

314 Passes 455

85.7% Pass accuracy 90.3%

19 Tackles 14

16 Fouls 13

4 Yellow cards 3

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Cruzeiro Gremio

Lucas VillalbaArgument

0’

Kick-off

Matheus PereiraShot on target

11’

Fabrício BrunoFoul

20’

GersonShot on target

39’

41’

Pedro GabrielShot on target

Matheus PereiraFoul

44’

Half-time0-0

Néiser VillarrealKaio Jorge

46’

GersonShot on target

49’

Second half underway

ChristianRight foot shot

1-0

51’

57’

Miguel MonsalveJuan Nardoni

Matheus HenriqueGerson

61’

Erick NoriegaFoul

Lucas RomeroRight foot shot

2-0

66’

Bruno RodriguesMatheus Pereira

68’

71’

Gabriel MecFrancis Amuzu

71’

TetêJosé Enamorado

71’

Leonel PérezErick Noriega

Keny ArroyoShot on target

72’

Lucas SilvaLucas Romero

75’

WandersonChristian

75’

77’

Gustavo MartinsFoul

84’

Martin BraithwaiteCarlos Vinícius

85’

Leonel PérezFoul

Lucas SilvaFoul

90+1’

Full-time2-0

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.

Cruzeiro 1.84 xGGremio 0.47 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Gremio attacking Cruzeiro attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Matheus Cunha	90′	1	0	17	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Fagner	90′	–	1	–	1	1	17	2	–	–	–
Fabrício Bruno	90′	–	1	–	2	1	36	1	–	–
Jonathan Jesus	90′	–	–	–	1	1	26	–	–	–	–
Kaiki	90′	3	–	–	6	–	21	2	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Gerson Taken off	61′	–	1	46	1	0.21	3	–	4	1	1	–
Lucas Romero Taken off	75′	1	–	45	1	0.05	3	1	5	3	1	–
Keny Arroyo	90′	–	–	29	2	0.47	4	1	10	1	2	–
Matheus Pereira Taken off	68′	–	1	30	5	0.15	1	–	2	2	1
Christian Taken off	75′	1	–	18	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matheus Henrique Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	8	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–	–
Lucas Silva Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	7	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–

Forwards4 players


Kaio Jorge Taken off	45′	–	–	2	–	0.09	0.00	–	2	1	3	–
Néiser Villarreal Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	1	–	0.13	0.08	1	5	2	2	–
Bruno Rodrigues Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	6	2	6	–
Wanderson Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Weverton	90′	4	2	31	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Gustavo Martins	90′	1	2	–	3	–	52	2	–	–
Wagner Leonardo	90′	1	1	–	4	3	67	1	–	–	–
Pedro Gabriel	90′	5	1	–	5	–	38	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Cristian Pavón	90′	–	–	55	1	0.06	1	2	2	2	–	–
Juan Nardoni Taken off	57′	–	–	9	–	0.00	–	2	–	1	–	–
Erick Noriega Taken off	71′	–	–	40	1	0.04	1	–	4	2	–
Arthur	90′	–	–	68	1	0.02	1	–	8	–	6	–
José Enamorado Taken off	71′	–	–	12	–	0.00	–	–	4	–	3	–
Francis Amuzu Taken off	71′	–	–	9	–	0.02	1	–	3	1	2	–
Miguel Monsalve Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	21	–	0.01	–	–	2	1	2	–
Gabriel Mec Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	5	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–
Leonel Pérez Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	25	–	0.00	1	2	5	2	2

Forwards3 players


Carlos Vinícius Taken off	84′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	1	–	7	–
Tetê Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	1	3	–	12	–
Martin Braithwaite Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	1	–	0.05	0.00	–	1	–	4	–

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 L D W L W

Gremio W L L D D

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Gremio 0-1 Cruzeiro, 05 Nov 25 Next meeting: Gremio 2-4 Cruzeiro, 18 Oct 26 All Cruzeiro vs Gremio 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.