Sport Recife v Cruzeiro result

Full-time · Sport Recife 0–4 Cruzeiro

Serie A – Brazil · Sun, 11 May 2025 20:00 BST

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Team pages: Sport Recife · Cruzeiro

Sport Recife 0–4 Cruzeiro — Cruzeiro won this Serie A – Brazil match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Cruzeiro won 4–0 at Sport Recife in Serie A – Brazil on Sunday 11 May.

Sport Recife are winless in their last nine matches.

The goals

Cruzeiro led 3–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Sport Recife: an own goal by Igor Cariús (8’); Cruzeiro: Kaio Jorge (18’, assisted by Matheus Pereira) and Matheus Pereira (45’, assisted by Kaio Jorge; 53’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Sport Recife 1.08, Cruzeiro 1.38, from 11 shots to 17 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Raphael Claus, Brazil showed one yellow card — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 16 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sport Recife: Dalbert (87’).

What it changes

Cruzeiro are unbeaten in their last five matches. Cruzeiro have scored in six consecutive matches.

Cruzeiro recorded the only away win among the 10 finished matches of round 8.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) 13.9, Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) 8.7 and Cássio (Cruzeiro) 4.6 led the match.

Next up

Cruzeiro next travel to Gremio on 18 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Cruzeiro: Gremio v Cruzeiro, Sunday 18 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sport Recife 0–4 Cruzeiro · Serie A – Brazil
Referee: Raphael Claus, Brazil
Head-to-head (last 4): Sport Recife 0 · draws 2 · Cruzeiro 2 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Sport Recife 0W 1D 4L · Cruzeiro 3W 1D 1L

Sport Recife 0–4 Cruzeiro (Serie A – Brazil): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 2 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.5 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.25 / 0.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.14 / 6

Corners

against 4.86 / 5.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.71 / 5.13

Shots on target

against 4.71 / 3.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.71 / 2.63

Cards

against 2.57 / 2.25 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

3.88 yellows

Referee · Raphael Claus, Brazil

2 home / 1.88 away

over 16 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 May 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 May 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sport Recife for / against	Line	Cruzeiro for / against
Goals scored	0.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.14 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.29 for · 13.57 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13.5 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.71 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.13 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	14 for · 13.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	14.38 for · 12.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.71 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.63 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Raphael Claus, Brazil — 3.88 yellow cards a game, 0.19 red cards, 22.56 fouls over 16 matches (2 to the home side, 1.88 to the away side).

Home 2Away 1.88

Sport Recife

Sport Recife — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Rivera n 8	80.6	2.4 8/4	1.5 7/2	Eduardo
Lucas Lima n 8	80.1	2.1 6/6	2.2 6/4	—
Dalbert n 8	55.5	2 6/3	1.2 5/1	—
Sérgio Oliveira n 8	51.6	2 5/2	1.1 3/2	Christian
Du Queiroz n 8	69.1	1.8 6/4	0 0/0	Lucas Silva

Sport Recife — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gonçalo Paciência n 8	40.3	4.8 7/5	2.2 4/3
Gustavo Maia n 3	24.3	2.5 2/0	2.5 2/0
Rodrigo Atencio n 8	49	2.1 7/2	0.5 2/0
C. Ortíz n 8	44.3	2 5/2	0.8 3/0
Chrystian Barletta n 8	76.3	1.6 6/5	0.9 5/1

Sport Recife — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Romarinho n 8	30.6	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
Lucas Lima n 8	80.1	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Chrystian Barletta n 8	76.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Gonçalo Paciência n 8	40.3	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Hereda n 7	82.9	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Sport Recife — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Zé Lucas n 4	49.5	3.6 3/2
Dalbert n 8	55.5	3.2 5/5
C. Rivera n 8	80.6	2.7 8/7
Matheus Alexandre n 8	65.1	2.6 7/4
Igor Cariús n 8	86.6	2.5 5/3

Sport Recife — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Caíque França n 8	95.1	2.7 6/4

Cruzeiro

Cruzeiro — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Christian n 8	65	2.6 7/5	1.6 7/2	Sérgio Oliveira
Eduardo n 8	29.9	2.6 3/2	2.3 4/1	C. Rivera
Lucas Silva n 8	58.6	2.5 6/4	0.6 2/1	Du Queiroz
Marquinhos n 8	29.5	2.3 5/1	1.9 4/1	—
Kaiki n 8	83.5	2.2 5/5	1.5 7/3	—

Cruzeiro — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Kaio Jorge n 8	65.6	2.7 6/5	1.7 5/3
Gabriel Barbosa n 8	53.5	2.1 5/3	1.1 3/2
L. Díaz n 8	50.1	1.8 5/2	1.1 5/0
Matheus Pereira n 8	73.1	1.7 6/2	1.1 4/2
Eduardo n 8	29.9	1.5 4/0	1.1 3/0

Cruzeiro — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Kaio Jorge n 8	65.6	1 4/2	0.2 1/0
Gabriel Barbosa n 8	53.5	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Yannick Bolasie n 8	47.1	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
Lucas Romero n 8	80.6	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
Christian n 8	65	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Cruzeiro — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Lucas Romero n 8	80.6	3.3 7/7
Fagner n 8	62.8	3.2 7/4
Kaiki n 8	83.5	3.1 6/5
William Furtado n 8	86.3	2.7 7/5
Marquinhos n 8	29.5	2.7 5/2

Cruzeiro — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Cássio n 8	91	2.6 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sport Recife		Cruzeiro
45%	Possession	55%
1.08	Expected goals (xG)	1.38
11	Shots	17
4	Shots on target	6
7	Shots off target	9
0	Blocked shots	2
6	Shots inside the box	9
7	Corners	4
0	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	5
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
401	Passes	506
82%	Pass accuracy	85%

Sport Recife player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Caíque França	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
João Silva	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
Chico	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Rivera	90	0	0	0	1	0	5.9
Sérgio Oliveira	90	1	1	1	0	0	6.3
Pablo	90	3	1	2	2	0	7
Igor Cariús	75	0	0	1	2	0	6.5
Du Queiroz	69	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
Chrystian Barletta	69	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
Matheus Alexandre	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Carlos Alberto	45	0	0	0	1	0	6
Hereda sub	45	2	0	1	0	0	6.9
Rodrigo Atencio sub	45	1	0	3	1	0	6.9
Zé Lucas sub	21	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Romarinho sub	21	2	2	0	0	0	6.9
Dalbert sub	15	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3

Cruzeiro player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Cássio	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Fagner	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	7.5
Fabrício Bruno	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	7.3
Kaiki	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	7.3
Lucas Silva	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.9
Wanderson	90	0	0	3	2	2	0	7.3
Lucas Villalba	75	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.6
Eduardo	75	0	0	0	0	2	2	6.9
Matheus Pereira	75	2	1	5	2	3	1	9.9
Christian	62	0	0	1	0	1	0	7.3
Kaio Jorge	62	1	1	3	1	1	1	8.5
William Furtado sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
Gabriel Barbosa sub	28	0	0	2	1	0	0	6.9
Jonathan Jesus sub	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Walace sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.9
L. Díaz sub	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sport Recife v Cruzeiro — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sport RecifeLLLDL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

CruzeiroLWWWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Sport Recife 0 · 2 draws · Cruzeiro 2 · 1.5 goals/game

2018-09-08 Sport Recife 0–0 Cruzeiro
2018-05-13 Cruzeiro 2–0 Sport Recife
2017-08-20 Cruzeiro 2–0 Sport Recife
2017-05-21 Sport Recife 1–1 Cruzeiro

League standing · 2025

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sport Recife#20 pos17 pts38 pl-47 GD

Cruzeiro#3 pos70 pts38 pl+24 GD

Goals per game

Sport Recife scored0.74

Cruzeiro scored1.45

Sport Recife conceded1.97

Cruzeiro conceded0.82

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What is the head-to-head record between Sport Recife and Cruzeiro?: In their last 4 meetings, Sport Recife won 0, Cruzeiro won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sport Recife and Cruzeiro?: Recent form — Sport Recife 0W 1D 4L; Cruzeiro 3W 1D 1L.

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