Cruzeiro are averaging 12.8 fouls per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 26.5 total fouls on average. That puts them 6th of 20 for team fouls per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Athletico PR, a profile of referee Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos, and a full match-by-match log.
Lucas Romero leads with 12 fouls across 7 qualifying appearances (1.71/g, 86% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Cruzeiro player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.
Cruzeiro are averaging 12.8 fouls per game over 10 games and concede 13.7 for a match-total of 26.5. That ranks 6th of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Cruzeiro pick up one yellow card every 0.219 fouls.
Foul matchup blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the team's underlying foul propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Athletico PR the page weights each Cruzeiro defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Cruzeiro fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their foul rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.
Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.
| Player | Position | Apps | Fouls | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Marcelo | defender | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 100% |
| João Costa | attacker | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 100% |
| William | defender | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 100% |
| Felipe Morais | midfielder | 2 | 6 | 3 | 100% |
| Wanderson | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Gabriel Pec | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Kaiki | defender | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Christian | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Fabrício Bruno | defender | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 86% |
| Lucas Romero | midfielder | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 86% |
| Wesley | attacker | 5 | 5 | 1 | 80% |
| Matheus Pereira | midfielder | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 78% |
| Gabriel Rojas | defender | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Fagner | defender | 6 | 6 | 1 | 67% |
| Gerson | midfielder | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 67% |
| Zé Lucas | midfielder | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Lucas Villalba | defender | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Luis Sinisterra | attacker | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Keny Arroyo | attacker | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 63% |
| Kaique Kenji | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Matheus Henrique | midfielder | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 57% |
| Jonathan Jesus | defender | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 56% |
| Luciano Rodríguez | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Marquinhos | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Bruno Rodrigues | attacker | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 40% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team fouls | Opposition fouls | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Vasco da Gama | Away | 3-1 | 12 | 15 | 27 | William (4) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Flamengo | Home | 2-1 | 13 | 7 | 20 | João Marcelo (3) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Flamengo | Away | 2-1 | 13 | 9 | 22 | Lucas Romero (3) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Corinthians | Away | 1-2 | 14 | 16 | 30 | Lucas Villalba (3) |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Flamengo | Home | 1-1 | 11 | 14 | 25 | William (3) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Mirassol | Home | 3-1 | 14 | 18 | 32 | Lucas Romero (4) |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Coritiba | Away | 0-1 | 18 | 13 | 31 | Gerson (4) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Botafogo | Home | 0-1 | 14 | 18 | 32 | Bruno Rodrigues (3) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Internacional | Away | 1-2 | 14 | 18 | 32 | Jonathan Jesus (3) |
| 31 May 2026 | Fluminense | Home | 1-1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | Kaiki (3) |