Serie A · 2026

Red Bull Bragantino 4–2 Cruzeiro · Serie A

4–2Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Red Bull Bragantino won 4–2.

Shots
2025
Shots on target
1013
Expected goals
2.612.74
Possession
31%69%

Full time

What the match recorded

Red Bull Bragantino beat Cruzeiro 4–2. Recorded in this match (Red Bull Bragantino – Cruzeiro): shots 20–25, shots on target 10–13, expected goals 2.61–2.74, possession 31%–69%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Cruzeiro's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Cruzeiro's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.61 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.61 goals/match1.33 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots25 shotsRed Bull Bragantino 20 shots, Cruzeiro 25 shots
  • Shots on target10 shots13 shotsRed Bull Bragantino 10 shots, Cruzeiro 13 shots
  • Expected goals2.61 xG2.74 xGRed Bull Bragantino 2.61 xG, Cruzeiro 2.74 xG
  • Possession31%69%Red Bull Bragantino 31%, Cruzeiro 69%
  • Corners6 corners6 cornersRed Bull Bragantino 6 corners, Cruzeiro 6 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls12 foulsRed Bull Bragantino 12 fouls, Cruzeiro 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsRed Bull Bragantino 2 cards, Cruzeiro 2 cards
  • Passes248 passes561 passesRed Bull Bragantino 248 passes, Cruzeiro 561 passes
  • Pass accuracy75.8%89.7%Red Bull Bragantino 75.8%, Cruzeiro 89.7%
  • Shots inside box17 shots17 shotsRed Bull Bragantino 17 shots, Cruzeiro 17 shots
  • Blocked shots6 blocks3 blocksRed Bull Bragantino 6 blocks, Cruzeiro 3 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves11 saves7 savesRed Bull Bragantino 11 saves, Cruzeiro 7 saves
  • Offsides1 offside5 offsidesRed Bull Bragantino 1 offside, Cruzeiro 5 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Red Bull Bragantino
1Draws
3Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro — Red Bull Bragantino · Serie A2–1
Cruzeiro — Red Bull Bragantino · Serie A2–1
Red Bull Bragantino — Cruzeiro · Serie A1–0
Red Bull Bragantino — Cruzeiro · Serie A1–1
Cruzeiro — Red Bull Bragantino · Serie A2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Red Bull Bragantino favored in 5 of 13 directional metrics · Cruzeiro in 5 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Red Bull Bragantino29 matchesCruzeiro28 matches
1.31 goals/matchGoals scored29/28▲ 1.61 goals/match
1.21 goals/match ▲Goals allowed29/281.54 goals/match
1.47 xG/matchExpected goals25/241.51 xG/match
16.9 shots/match ▲Shots29/2814.9 shots/match
5.48 shots/matchShots on target29/285.32 shots/match
49.7%Possession29/28● 55.4%
5.9 corners/match ●Corners29/285.25 corners/match
4.8 cards/matchCards5/42.75 cards/match
13.8 fouls/matchFouls29/2814 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples29 / 28home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 13 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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