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Prediction Analysis: Cruzeiro vs Sport Recife

Cruzeiro vs Sport Recife prediction based on recent form, head-to-head data, team performance and key match statistics.

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Serie A 2025-10-05 23:30
Cruzeiro
Home
Selected Prediction
Featured Pick
Over 2.5 Goals
Pick
Yes
Probability
44%
Confidence
Medium
Score
1-0
Sport Recife
Away

Prediction Summary

1
63%
X
23%
2
14%
Under 2.5
56%
BTTS No
59%
Confidence
Medium

Market Evidence

Cruzeiro (Home)

Goals scored / match1.84
Goals conceded / match0.74
Over 2.5 rate26%
BTTS rate58%

Sport Recife (Away)

Goals scored / match0.58
Goals conceded / match1.89
Over 2.5 rate0%
BTTS rate42%

Team Form last 5 matches

Cruzeiro
LDDWD
Sport Recife
LLLLL

Goals Comparison rate per team

89% +0.5 47%
58% +1.5 11%
26% +2.5 0%
11% +3.5 0%
0% +4.5 0%
58% BTTS 42%

Model Insight

The selected market is Over 2.5 Goals with a probability of 44%. Model confidence is Medium.

Cruzeiro averages 1.84 goals scored at home, while Sport Recife averages 0.58 goals scored away.

Model Strength
63%

Other Top Markets for This Match

Home Win
63%
Draw
23%
Away Win
14%
Over 2.5
44%
BTTS Yes
41%

Head-to-Head last 4

Oct 2025 Cruzeiro 1 - 1 Sport Recife Draw
May 2025 Cruzeiro(A) 4 - 0 Sport Recife Home
Oct 2022 Cruzeiro(A) 1 - 3 Sport Recife Away
Jun 2022 Cruzeiro 2 - 1 Sport Recife Home

In the last 4 meetings, Cruzeiro won 2, drew 1 and lost 1.

Current Streaks

Cruzeiro — unbeaten run (home)9
Cruzeiro — scoring streak (home)2
Sport Recife — winless run (away)10
Sport Recife — clean sheets (away, last 5)0 of 5

1X2 Probability model

Cruzeiro Win (1)63%
Draw (X)23%
Sport Recife Win (2)14%

Goals Over rate per team, own matches

89% +0.5 47%
58% +1.5 11%
26% +2.5 0%
11% +3.5 0%
0% +4.5 0%

Goals Under rate per team, own matches

11% -0.5 53%
42% -1.5 89%
74% -2.5 100%
89% -3.5 100%
100% -4.5 100%

Cruzeiro vs Sport Recife — share of each team's own matches finishing above/below each goal line.

Goal Averages per Team

Cruzeiro — scored (home)1.84
Cruzeiro — conceded (home)0.74
Sport Recife — scored (away)0.58
Sport Recife — conceded (away)1.89
Model expected combined goals2.43

Both Teams To Score

Yes41%
No59%

Rate per Team

Cruzeiro — BTTS matches (home)58%
Sport Recife — BTTS matches (away)42%
Combined (simple average)50%

Corners Line match total, blended estimate

Over 4.5100%
Under 4.50%
Over 5.598%
Under 5.52%
Over 6.592%
Under 6.58%
Over 7.592%
Under 7.58%
Over 8.579%
Under 8.521%
Over 9.558%
Under 9.542%
Over 10.558%
Under 10.542%
Expected total corners (blended average)11.30

Per-Team Corners own matches

Cruzeiro (home)

Corners for6.6
Corners against4.6

Sport Recife (away)

Corners for5.6
Corners against5.6

Recent Trend last 5 matches — total corners

Cruzeiro
12 12 13 8 12
Sport Recife
12 10 12 8 6

Yellow Cards Line match total, blended estimate

Over 0.598%
Under 0.52%
Over 1.598%
Under 1.52%
Over 2.584%
Under 2.516%
Expected total yellow cards (blended average)5.2

Yellow Cards per Team

Cruzeiro (home)

For2.9

Sport Recife (away)

For2.4

Shots per Game

Cruzeiro — total shots (home)15.1
Sport Recife — total shots (away)12.7

Shots on Target

Cruzeiro — on target (home)5.7
Sport Recife — on target (away)3.7

Shot Location Split avg per match, season

Cruzeiro

Inside the box7.76
Outside the box5.82

Sport Recife

Inside the box7.42
Outside the box4.95

Player Shots Cruzeiro

Kaio Jorge
Shots on Target/Game1.4
+0.5 On Target79%
+1.5 On Target33%
K. Arroyo
Shots on Target/Game0.9
+0.5 On Target58%
+1.5 On Target25%
Matheus Pereira
Shots on Target/Game0.9
+0.5 On Target62%
+1.5 On Target21%
Gabriel Barbosa
Shots on Target/Game0.7
+0.5 On Target50%
+1.5 On Target17%
Christian
Shots on Target/Game0.5
+0.5 On Target37%
+1.5 On Target7%

Player Shots Sport Recife

Derik Lacerda
Shots on Target/Game1.1
+0.5 On Target65%
+1.5 On Target35%
Léo Pereira
Shots on Target/Game0.8
+0.5 On Target44%
+1.5 On Target25%
Chrystian Barletta
Shots on Target/Game0.6
+0.5 On Target38%
+1.5 On Target15%
C. Ortíz
Shots on Target/Game0.5
+0.5 On Target50%
+1.5 On Target0%
I. Ramírez
Shots on Target/Game0.4
+0.5 On Target38%
+1.5 On Target0%

Probabilities are each player's own historical rate this season (minimum 3 matches played), not a joint match forecast.

Expected Goals (xG)

Cruzeiro xG (home)1.27
Sport Recife xG (away)0.97

Average Possession

47.87% Possession 46.24%

Team Comparison Cruzeiro vs Sport Recife

81.05% Pass accuracy 81.37%
363.13 Passes per match 375.95
0.12 Goals prevented 0.15
13.66 Fouls committed 13.63
3.18 Goalkeeper saves 4.13
1.5 Offsides 1.84
16.32 Tackles per match 15.18

League average xG this season is 1.23 per team per match, for context.

Disclaimer: these predictions are generated by a statistical model and do not constitute financial advice or a guarantee of outcome. Bet responsibly and only what you can afford to lose.
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Cruzeiro vs Sport Recife prediction analysis

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