Vasco da Gama vs Cruzeiro

27 September 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Rodrigo Jose Pereira de Lima

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

Rayan 8’
P. Henrique 61’

Match summary

Vasco da Gama saw off Cruzeiro 2-0. Vasco da Gama led 1-0 at half-time.

Rayan put Vasco da Gama ahead with a header in the 8th minute and P. Henrique made it 2-0 in the 61st minute.

Cruzeiro can feel hard done by, creating 1.45 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Vasco da Gama's 1.08 from 12.

Match stats

47% Possession 53%

12 Shots 21

4 Shots on target 3

3 Corners 9

369 Passes 396

78.9% Pass accuracy 79.5%

28 Tackles 13

13 Fouls 13

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Offsides 1

Key events

Vasco da Gama Cruzeiro

Kick-off

RayanHeader

1-0

8’

Half-time1-0

46’

K. ArroyoWanderson

48’

F. BrunoShot on target

Second half underway

A. GómezN. Moreira

57’

DavidP. Vegetti

57’

58’

K. ArroyoShot on target

P. HenriqueLeft foot shot

2-0

61’

M. HenriqueChristian

63’

Kaiki

P. CoutinhoShot on target

64’

C. Barros

66’

68’

MarquinhosL. Romero

74’

K. JorgeShot on target

Matheus FrançaP. Coutinho

80’

81’

81’

90+2’

90+2’

RayanShot on target

90+3’

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.

Vasco da Gama 1.08 xGCruzeiro 1.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Cruzeiro attacking Vasco da Gama attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Vasco da Gama 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Cruzeiro 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


L. Jardim	90′	4	0	34	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


P. Henrique	90′	5	4	–	10	1	39	1	1	1	–
C. Cuesta Taken off	89′	4	4	–	6	2	33	–	–	–	–
R. Renan	90′	2	3	–	4	1	43	1	–	–	–
P. Rodríguez	90′	1	1	–	2	–	36	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


C. Barros	90′	–	–	37	1	0.04	1	4	2	3	–	–
H. Moura	90′	–	–	35	–	0.01	6	3	8	1	–	–
Rayan	90′	1	–	19	–	0.03	3	2	7	2	2	–
P. Coutinho Taken off	80′	–	–	35	3	0.24	–	–	3	1	3	–
N. Moreira Taken off	57′	–	–	16	–	0.04	–	–	–	–	–	–
A. Gómez Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	6	–	0.01	3	–	6	1	1	–

Forwards3 players


P. Vegetti Taken off	57′	–	–	–	–	–	0.06	1	7	3	16	–
David Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	1	–	0.11	0.02	–	–	–	14	–
Matheus França Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	1	–	0.01	0.09	–	1	–	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Cassio	90′	2	2	10	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


William	90′	1	2	–	3	1	42	2	–	–	–
F. Bruno	90′	1	–	–	3	2	51	–	–	–	–
J. Jesus Taken off	81′	2	2	–	5	2	39	3	–	–	–
Kaiki Taken off	81′	2	–	–	4	–	32	2	–	–	–
J. Marcelo Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	3	3	9	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


L. Romero Taken off	68′	–	–	33	1	0.28	1	1	2	–	1	–
L. Silva	90′	–	–	66	1	0.05	–	3	5	2	1	–
Christian Taken off	61′	–	–	6	–	0.01	–	–	4	1	2	–
M. Pereira	90′	–	–	49	6	0.37	2	–	10	–	3	–
Wanderson Taken off	45′	–	–	14	–	0.01	–	–	2	1	1	–
K. Arroyo Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	17	–	0.02	–	1	1	–	1	–
M. Henrique Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	13	–	0.01	2	–	2	–	–	–
Marquinhos Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	3	1	0.12	1	2	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


K. Jorge	90′	–	–	5	1	0.37	0.04	–	4	3	9	–
Y. Bolasie Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	1	–	0.02	0.00	–	1	–	3	–

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

Vasco da Gama L W D D W

Cruzeiro D W W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Cruzeiro 1-0 Vasco da Gama, 27 Apr 25 Next meeting: Cruzeiro 3-3 Vasco da Gama, 15 Mar 26 All Vasco da Gama 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.