Cruzeiro — São Paulo 2:0, 8 October: match result

match finished Serie A · Matchday 29 Thursday 8 October · 00:30 UTC

Cruzeiro 6th · 48 pts WWLWW

2 : 0 1st half 1:0

São Paulo 9th · 39 pts DWWLL

venue to be confirmed · referee W. Sampaio

Match predictionSafe

São Paulo to stay within two goals

90% · São Paulo games average 2.3 goals

Prediction landed. We predicted “São Paulo to stay within two goals”, and the match finished 2:0.

the market is chosen by our model: not always the obvious one, but a likely one

our forecast this is how the model saw the match before kick-off

Cruzeiro 52% draw 26% São Paulo 22%

The model was right

The most likely outcome was Cruzeiro win, and the match finished 2:0. Fans backed Cruzeiro win — they got it right.

fans 76 votes

Cruzeiro 65% draw 14% São Paulo 21%

Voting closed at kick-off

Match events

full timeline

Wendell 21'

G. Rojas 24'

Kaio Jorge assist: Matheus Pereira 1-0 44'

Ze Lucas for L. Romero 46'

Ferreira for Sabino 46'

Ze Lucas 2-0 57'

M. Vina for G. Rojas 58'

Victor Sa for Ferreira 63'

Pedro Ferreira for Pablo Maia 64'

Newton for Marcos Antonio 64'

K. Arroyo for Bruno Rodrigues 68'

Matheus Pereira 72'

Djhordney for D. Bobadilla 78'

L. Rodriguez for Kaio Jorge 85'

Matheus Henrique for Gerson 85'

Coaches

line-ups not published yet

Cruzeiro Jorge Artur Junior Dorival São Paulo

Match stats

8 metrics for the full match

54%Possession46%

90Attacks103

47Dangerous attacks52

8Corners8

0Free kicks0

0Throw-ins0

0Goal kicks0

0Penalties0

Cruzeiro

São PauloThe source gives no per-half split — only totals for the match

How the match went

text generated from our data

Cruzeiro and São Paulo met on matchday 29 of the Serie A on 8 October. Final score — 2:0.

Cruzeiro sit 6th on 48 points after 32 matches (16 wins, 6 draws, 10 losses), won 2 matches in a row, 7 matches without conceding. São Paulo sit 9th on 39 points after 31 matches (11 wins, 7 draws, 13 losses), unbeaten in 3 matches, 7 matches without conceding.

Of the last 2 meetings Cruzeiro won 1, São Paulo won 1. Aggregate score — 2:4.

Season form

all competitions of the season

Cruzeiro last five São Paulo

WWLWW form DWWLL

32 Matches 31

16 — 6 — 10 Wins — draws — defeats 11 — 7 — 13

51 — 46 Scored — conceded 35 — 35

1.69 Points per game 1.29

1.59 Goals scored per game 1.13

7 Clean sheets 7

4 Failed to score 7

unbeaten in 2 Current streak unbeaten in 3

Cruzeiro at home: 16 matches, 9 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses, goals 27—16, 1.94 points per match.

São Paulo away: 15 matches, 1 win, 4 draws, 10 losses, goals 10—22, 0.47 points per match.

Head-to-head

2 matches in our database

1 Cruzeiro win 0 draws 1 São Paulo win goals 2:4 Cruzeiro — São Paulo

04/04/2026	São Paulo — Cruzeiro	4:1	Serie A
31/08/2025	Cruzeiro — São Paulo	1:0	Serie A

League table

after the match

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
2	Flamengo	31	20	7	4	61—25	67
3	Cruzeiro	32	16	6	10	51—46	54
4	Athletico Paranaense	32	15	9	8	50—38	54
…
8	Santos	32	12	10	10	49—47	46
9	São Paulo	32	12	7	13	37—36	43
10	RB Bragantino	31	11	8	12	39—36	41

Full Serie A table