In the Serie A game on 20 September 2026, Cruzeiro beat Vitoria 1:3. Match numbers: shots on target 8:4, corners 8:2.
Match report
Cruzeiro beat Vitoria 3-1 at the Estádio Manuel Barradás in the Brazilian Serie A, round 28. The visitors took control early and never looked back, while the hosts were left exposed from the off.
By then you could see the shape was wrong. Carlos Renê de Sousa Ferreira had Vitoria ahead at 39 minutes, but Keny arroyo equalised almost immediately after the break. Lucas Villalba put the visitors in front at 66, and Matheus Pereira sealed it in stoppage time.
Three yellow cards came for Vitoria — Jonathan Jesus, Gerson, and Felipe Morais — while Cruzeiro's trio were Wesley, Matheusinho, and Caíque Gonçalves on the bench by half-time. The substitutions around the interval shifted the balance.
Vitoria had 43 percent possession and took 15 shots, eight on target, but expected goals sat at 0.5. Cruzeiro managed 0.59 xG with 9 shots, four on target. The hosts created nothing of real note — zero big chances — while the visitors were out of sight by the final whistle.
We had backed Vitoria at 37 percent confidence, but the match went another way. The high line was picked apart and the home side had no answer. Cruzeiro move closer to the top four, while Vitoria remain 13th on 27 points, nine behind the visitors.
