Serie A · 2025Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto

Cruzeiro 2–1 Internacional · Serie A

2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Cruzeiro won 2–1.

Shots
154
Shots on target
73
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cruzeiro beat Internacional 2–1. Recorded in this match (Cruzeiro – Internacional): shots 15–4, shots on target 7–3, possession 45%–55%, corners 5–1. 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.

Internacional's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.15 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 for1.4 goals/match1.15 goals/match1.18 goals/match

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

Internacional have a visible away split

moderate

Internacional's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11.1 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.1 shots/match14.1 shots/match12.8 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.9 corners/match ●CornersCruzeiro · Internacional5.65 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricCruzeiroInternacionalBaseline
Corners5.9 corners/match5.65 corners/match4.82 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots4 shotsCruzeiro 15 shots, Internacional 4 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots3 shotsCruzeiro 7 shots, Internacional 3 shots
  • Possession45%55%Cruzeiro 45%, Internacional 55%
  • Corners5 corners1 cornerCruzeiro 5 corners, Internacional 1 corner
  • Fouls10 fouls18 foulsCruzeiro 10 fouls, Internacional 18 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card5 cardsCruzeiro 1 card, Internacional 5 cards
  • Passes336 passes435 passesCruzeiro 336 passes, Internacional 435 passes
  • Pass accuracy81%84%Cruzeiro 81%, Internacional 84%
  • Shots inside box8 shots3 shotsCruzeiro 8 shots, Internacional 3 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks0 blocksCruzeiro 3 blocks, Internacional 0 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves5 savesCruzeiro 2 saves, Internacional 5 saves
  • Offsides0 offsides3 offsidesCruzeiro 0 offsides, Internacional 3 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Cruzeiro
2Draws
3Internacional
Internacional — Cruzeiro · Serie A3–0
Cruzeiro — Internacional · Serie A0–0
Internacional — Cruzeiro · Serie A1–0
Cruzeiro — Internacional · Serie A1–2
Internacional — Cruzeiro · Serie A0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Cruzeiro favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Internacional in 1 · 6 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Cruzeiro21 matchesInternacional20 matches
1.62 goals/match ▲Goals scored21/201.15 goals/match
0.71 goals/match ▲Goals allowed21/201.4 goals/match
14 shots/matchShots21/2014.1 shots/match
4.81 shots/matchShots on target21/204.75 shots/match
46.9%Possession21/20● 52.4%
5.9 corners/match ●Corners21/205.65 corners/match
2.52 cards/matchCards21/202.1 cards/match
14 fouls/matchFouls21/2014.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 20home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 24 Aug 2025, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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