Cruzeiro
vs
Flamengo
Serie A prediction
The model makes it 58% Cruzeiro, 21% draw, 21% Flamengo — fair odds of 1.72, 4.76 and 4.76. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1 (10%).
Expected goals: Cruzeiro 2.18, Flamengo 1.24.
Both teams to score: 63%. Over 2.5 goals: 66%, under 2.5: 34%.
Model confidence: High.
Model insights
Form going into this match
Cruzeiro
- W3-1Mirassol9 August 2026
- W1-0away to Coritiba31 July 2026
- L0-1Botafogo26 July 2026
- W2-1away to Internacional23 July 2026
- D1-1Fluminense31 May 2026
Flamengo
- D1-1away to Internacional29 July 2026
- D1-1Sao Paulo26 July 2026
- W4-0away to Chapecoense23 July 2026
- W3-0Coritiba30 May 2026
- L0-3Palmeiras24 May 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context.
Serie A table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Cruzeiro | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 30 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 39 |
Where the two sides stand. Full tables
Leading scorers
Cruzeiro
No league goals recorded yet.
Flamengo
- Pedro12 goals4 assists
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.
Two sides the ratings cannot separate
Cruzeiro carry a model rating of 6.87 against 6.73 for Flamengo. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.
Recent form (most recent last): Cruzeiro D-W-L-W-W; Flamengo L-W-W-D-D.
The model expects goals
Under the hood the model expects 2.18 goals for Cruzeiro and 1.24 for Flamengo. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Cruzeiro rate 1.12 in attack and 1.09 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Flamengo rate 0.81 and 1.03.
That points to 66% for over two and a half goals and 63% for both teams to score.
The three most likely scorelines are 2-1 (10%), 1-1 (9%), 2-0 (8%).
Where the model differs from the table
The table and the model disagree here: the standings favour Flamengo, while our numbers lean the other way. The model weights recent expected goals rather than results already banked, so it moves before the table does.
Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Cruzeiro a 0% chance of the title and Flamengo 14.9%, from 10000 simulated seasons.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 288 correct results out of 598 settled predictions (48%), with 58 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Cruzeiro the highest probability at 58%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 2.18 expected goals for Cruzeiro against 1.24 for Flamengo. Cruzeiro's attack/defence rating is 1.12/1.09 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.81/1.03 for Flamengo.