Sport Recife vs Cruzeiro

11 May 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Raphael Claus

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–3

  • Igor Cariús 8’ (og)
  • Kaio Jorge 18’
  • Matheus Pereira 45+1’, 53’

Match summary

Cruzeiro won comfortably, 4-0 away at Sport Recife. Cruzeiro led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Cariús's own goal put Cruzeiro ahead in the 8th minute, Kaio Jorge made it 0-2 in the 18th minute, and Matheus Pereira made it 0-3 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Pereira made it 0-4 in the 53rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Cruzeiro created 1.43 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Sport Recife's 1.01 from 11.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
11 Shots 17
4 Shots on target 6
7 Corners 4
409 Passes 508
81.2% Pass accuracy 84.8%
14 Tackles 17
11 Fouls 5
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Sport Recife Cruzeiro
Kick-off
8’
Igor CariúsOwn goal0-1 (Cruzeiro)
18’
Kaio JorgeRight foot shot0-2 (Cruzeiro)
PabloShot on target
35’
43’
WandersonShot on target
45+1’
Matheus PereiraLeft foot shot0-3 (Cruzeiro)
Half-time0-3
Diogo HeredaMatheus Alexandre
46’
Rodrigo AtencioCarlos Alberto
46’
Second half underway
52’
WandersonShot on target
53’
Matheus PereiraRight foot shot0-4 (Cruzeiro)
Sérgio OliveiraShot on target
58’
62’
William FurtadoChristian
62’
Gabriel BarbosaKaio Jorge
RomarinhoChrystian Barletta
69’
Zé LucasDu Queiroz
69’
DalbertIgor Cariús
75’
75’
WalaceEduardo
75’
Jonathan JesusLucas Villalba
75’
Lautaro DíazMatheus Pereira
RomarinhoShot on target
84’
Dalbert
87’
RomarinhoShot on target
88’
90+2’
Gabriel BarbosaShot on target
Full-time0-4

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 1.01 1.43 8’ Igor Cariús (Cruzeiro) own goal, 0-1 8’ 18’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), 0-2 18’ 45+1’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), 0-3 45+1’ 53’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), 0-4 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.01 1.43 8’ Igor Cariús (Cruzeiro) own goal, 0-1 Cariús 8’ 18’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), 0-2 Jorge 18’ 45+1’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), 0-3 Pereira 45+1’ 53’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), 0-4 Pereira 53’
Sport Recife 1.01 xGCruzeiro 1.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cruzeiro attacking Sport Recife attacking 
53’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 35’ Pablo (Sport Recife), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 88’ Romarinho (Sport Recife), set piece, 0.17 xG, saved 52’ Wanderson (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 16’ Kaiki (Cruzeiro), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 8’ Christian (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 24’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 17’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ Pablo (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ Lucas Villalba (Cruzeiro), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 84’ Romarinho (Sport Recife), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+2’ Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 18’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 58’ Sérgio Oliveira (Sport Recife), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Rodrigo Atencio (Sport Recife), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Pablo (Sport Recife), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Wanderson (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Wanderson (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Diogo Hereda (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Diogo Hereda (Sport Recife), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Wanderson (Cruzeiro), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Du Queiroz (Sport Recife), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Igor Cariús (Sport Recife), own goal 53’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 35’ Pablo (Sport Recife), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 88’ Romarinho (Sport Recife), set piece, 0.17 xG, saved 52’ Wanderson (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 16’ Kaiki (Cruzeiro), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 8’ Christian (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 24’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 17’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ Pablo (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ Lucas Villalba (Cruzeiro), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 84’ Romarinho (Sport Recife), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 18’ Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 90+2’ Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 71’ Rodrigo Atencio (Sport Recife), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Sérgio Oliveira (Sport Recife), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Pablo (Sport Recife), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Chrystian Barletta (Sport Recife), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Gabriel Barbosa (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Wanderson (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Wanderson (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Diogo Hereda (Sport Recife), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Diogo Hereda (Sport Recife), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Wanderson (Cruzeiro), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Du Queiroz (Sport Recife), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Igor Cariús (Sport Recife), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sport Recife 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
França
Cariús 75’
Alexandre 46’
Silva
Chico
Rivera
Alberto 46’
Barletta 69’
Queiroz 69’
Oliveira
Pablo
Cruzeiro 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Cássio
Kaiki
Fagner
Bruno
Villalba 75’
Silva
Wanderson
Eduardo 75’
Pereira 2 75’
Christian 62’
Jorge 62’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Caíque França
90′ 3 4 15 1 – – – –
Defenders6 players
Matheus Alexandre Taken off
45′ 1 1 – 1 – 17 1 – – –
João Silva
90′ 2 – – 3 1 51 2 – – –
Chico
90′ – 2 – 3 3 43 – – – –
Igor Cariús Taken off
75′ 2 2 – 5 3 37 – – – –
Diogo Hereda Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – 1 1 26 – – – –
Dalbert Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – 8 2 – – –
Midfielders8 players
Christian Rivera
90′ – – 53 – 0.01 1 2 1 2 – –
Chrystian Barletta Taken off
69′ – – 19 – 0.06 1 – 3 – 1 –
Du Queiroz Taken off
69′ – – 30 – 0.20 2 – 2 1 – –
Sérgio Oliveira
90′ – – 41 1 0.30 – 1 1 2 – –
Carlos Alberto Taken off
45′ – – 4 – 0.00 1 1 2 – – –
Rodrigo Atencio Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 20 3 0.50 1 – 2 – 1 –
Zé Lucas Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 17 – 0.06 1 – 2 1 1 –
Romarinho Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 8 – 0.01 – – 2 – 1 –
Forwards1 player
Pablo
90′ – – 3 1 0.61 0.14 2 5 1 20 –
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

Sport Recife LLLDL
Cruzeiro DWLWW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Cruzeiro 1-1 Sport Recife, 05 Oct 25  All Sport Recife vs Cruzeiro 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.