Serie A · Matchday 32 
Our pick2–0Correct result
Remo's Survival Fight Takes Them to Cruzeiro
Remo need points badly as they travel to a Cruzeiro side sitting fourth in Serie A, with the relegation zone close enough to feel. The visitors have scored little on the road, and their absences make the task harder.
📍 Estádio Mineirão
Match report
Cruzeiro beat Remo 1-0 in round 32 of the Serie A regular season. The only goal came in first-half stoppage time, in the 45+5th minute, when Fabrício Bruno scored, assisted by Matheus Pereira. No red cards were shown in the match.
Remo had 53% of the possession against Cruzeiro's 47%, but Cruzeiro created the more dangerous chances, with an expected goals figure of 0.89 against 0.28 and four shots on target to two. Both sides had nine shots in total, and Cruzeiro took seven corners to Remo's six. Fabrício Bruno was the top-rated player, with 7.9. The result differs from the PreviaXI model's pre-match view, which predicted a 2-0 Cruzeiro win, with a 64% home win probability, 22% for a draw and 14% for an away win.
Goals
- 45+5'Fabrício Bruno · Matheus Pereira · Cruzeiro
Cards
- 50'Patrick Bezerra do Nascimento · Remo
- 79'Zé Ivaldo · Remo
- 90+4'Marcelo Rodrigues Souza · Remo
Match stats
⭐ Top-rated player: Fabrício Bruno (Cruzeiro) 7.9
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Cruzeiro · 4-2-3-1
- 81Otávio Eleodoro Rezende CostaG
- 12WilliamD
- 15Fabrício BrunoD
- 34JonathanD
- 25L. VillalbaD
- 5Zé LucasM
- 29L. RomeroM
- 99K. ArroyoM
- 10Matheus PereiraM
- 8GersonM
- 19Kaio JorgeF
Coach: Artur Jorge
Remo · 4-2-3-1
- 88Marcelo RangelG
- 79MarcelinhoD
- 13MarllonD
- 27Zé IvaldoD
- 6MarlonD
- 28José WelisonM
- 8PatrickM
- 21A. GaleanoM
- 55Zé RicardoM
- 7Jája SilvaM
- 39Eduardo MeloF
Coach: Thiago Carpini
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Cruzeiro | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Remo | 1.1 | 1.6 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 31 | +4 | 51 |
| 19 | Remo | 31 | -15 | 26 |
Last meetings
- 2026Remo0-1Cruzeiro
- 2022Cruzeiro1-0Remo
- 2022Remo2-1Cruzeiro
- 2021Cruzeiro1-3Remo
- 2021Remo1-0Cruzeiro
Absences
Cruzeiro
- OutGabriel Pec · Broken Leg
- OutJoao Marcelo · Yellow Cards
- OutL. Sinisterra · Muscle Injury
- DoubtfulFelipe Morais · Muscle Injury
- DoubtfulN. Villarreal · Ankle Injury
Remo
- OutGabriel Taliari · Yellow Cards
- OutJoao Lucas · Knee Injury
- OutMatheus Felipe · Inactive
- OutD. Tchamba · Inactive
- OutYago Pikachu · Muscle Injury
PreviaXI model
- Predicted score
- 2-0
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.96 – 0.79
- Double chance
- 1X · 86%12 78% · X2 36%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 52%
- Both teams score
- 47%
- Expected corners
- 11.97.6 – 4.3 · Over 9.5: 72%
- Expected cards
- 4.62.1 – 2.5 · Over 3.5: 67%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
Remo arrive at the Mineirão needing points more than most sides in Serie A, sitting 19th with the relegation zone uncomfortably close.
Remo’s climb out of trouble
Remo have 26 points from 31 matches, a return that reflects too many stalemates and too few wins. They have drawn 11 times this season, and a goal difference of minus 15 shows how often they have been outplayed. Cruzeiro, fourth with 51 points and 15 wins, are a very different proposition, and the gap between the two clubs is a measure of how far Remo must travel.
Three draws, then two defeats
Remo’s last five league results read DDDLL, three stalemates followed by two straight defeats. Across those five matches they have scored four times and conceded six. Their away record tells a harsher story still: just two wins all season.
Cruzeiro have been far more reliable, with a WLWWL run in their last five. At home they have scored 12 times in five matches, averaging better than two goals a game, although they have also conceded nine.
Remo’s recent edge in meetings
The most recent meeting went Cruzeiro’s way, a 1-0 win at Remo in April. Looking further back, Remo have won three of the last five encounters, including a 3-1 victory in Serie B in 2021 and a 2-1 win in the Copa do Brasil in 2022.
Injuries strip Remo’s options
Remo are missing five players: Gabriel Taliari (yellow card suspension), Joao Lucas (knee injury), Yago Pikachu (muscle injury), Matheus Felipe and D. Tchamba. Cruzeiro are also weakened, without Gabriel Pec (broken leg), Joao Marcelo (suspension) and L. Sinisterra (muscle injury). Felipe Morais (muscle) and N. Villarreal (ankle) are doubtful.
Our prediction
PreviaXI’s model favours Cruzeiro, and the football explains why. Cruzeiro have been the more potent side at home, while Remo have struggled to score away from their own ground and are missing several first-choice options. Expect a cautious opening from Remo, with Cruzeiro gradually controlling the game and probably keeping a clean sheet.
Cruzeiro 2-0 Remo
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