Cruzeiro are averaging 1.4 goals per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 2.6 total goals on average. That puts them 9th of 20 for team goals scored per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player goal-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Athletico PR, and a full match-by-match log.
Matheus Pereira leads with 4 goals across 9 qualifying appearances (0.44/g, 44% hit rate). The goal-rate table below ranks every Cruzeiro player by goals per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes) and six-game form.
Cruzeiro are averaging 1.4 goals per game over 10 games and concede 1.2 for a match-total of 2.6. That ranks 9th of 20 for team goals scored. They're generating 15.4 shots/g from 11.7 key passes/g.
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Goals matchup blends our attackers' scoring rate (50%) with the opposition's goals conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Athletico PR, the page weights each Cruzeiro attacker against the opposition's last-season goals-conceded rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Cruzeiro fixtures in the active window for 2026.
Cruzeiro are currently finishing at 33% — that's the share of their shots on target that beat the keeper. Above-average finishing without a matching xG signal usually regresses; pair this with shots/g and key passes/g to read whether the goals trend is sustainable.
| Player | Position | Apps | Goals | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matheus Pereira | midfielder | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 44% |
| Kaio Jorge | attacker | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Keny Arroyo | attacker | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Wesley | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| João Marcelo | defender | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Bruno Rodrigues | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Lucas Romero | midfielder | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Otávio Costa | goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jonathan Jesus | defender | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Matheus Henrique | midfielder | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Fabrício Bruno | defender | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Gabriel Rojas | defender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Fagner | defender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Gerson | midfielder | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| João Costa | attacker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Kaique Kenji | attacker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| William | defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Zé Lucas | midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Lucas Villalba | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Luis Sinisterra | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Néiser Villarreal | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Luciano Rodríguez | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Felipe Morais | midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Marquinhos | attacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Lucas Silva | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team goals | Opposition goals | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Vasco da Gama | Away | 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Felipe Morais (1) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Flamengo | Home | 2-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Matheus Pereira (1) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Flamengo | Away | 2-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Lucas Romero (1) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Corinthians | Away | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Bruno Rodrigues (1) |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Flamengo | Home | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Keny Arroyo (1) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Mirassol | Home | 3-1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Kaio Jorge (1) |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Coritiba | Away | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Matheus Pereira (1) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Botafogo | Home | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Internacional | Away | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Matheus Pereira (1) |
| 31 May 2026 | Fluminense | Home | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Matheus Pereira (1) |