Cruzeiro eye longer home run against Vitória, strong record at stake | OneFootball

Cruzeiro returns to the field this Saturday at 4:00 PM at Mineirão to face Vitória in a match valid for the Brazilian Championship. The duel promises a packed house: expectations are for more than 60,000 fans cheering on Raposa, who are trying to maintain their momentum in the final stretch of the competition to secure a direct spot in the Copa Libertadores.

After the 0-0 draw with Palmeiras at Allianz Parque, the celestial team reached 57 points and remained in 3rd place in the Brasileirão. On the other side, Vitória is trying to recover after a 1-0 defeat to Corinthians at Barradão, which left them in 17th position, with 31 points, inside the relegation zone.

Record Largely Favors Raposa

Since the last time Cruzeiro lost to Vitória in Minas Gerais, in August 2010, the record between the teams has been largely favorable to Raposa. In this span of 21 encounters, the Minas Gerais team has achieved 12 wins, recorded 7 draws, and suffered only 2 defeats—one of them 15 years ago, in 2010, and the other in 2021, in Salvador, in the Série B of the Brasileirão.

Playing at home, the celestial dominance is even more impressive: in 10 matches played in Minas Gerais since the last setback, Cruzeiro has won 6, drawn 3, and lost only once—precisely in that 2010 match in Ipatinga. Since then, Vitória has never managed to beat Raposa as visitors. The goal in that victory was scored by striker Júnior, in a match played in the 15th round of the Brasileirão.

In total, Cruzeiro and Vitória have faced each other 59 times in history. The Minas Gerais team has 34 wins, against 13 draws and 12 defeats, maintaining a positive balance of 22 victories in the matchup. Overall, Raposa has scored 110 goals, while Leão has found the net 65 times, resulting in a goal difference of 45 in favor of Cruzeiro.

In the first round of the 2025 Brasileirão, Vitória and Cruzeiro drew 0-0 at Barradão, in the 12th round, in a match marked by a waterlogged pitch and the sending off of Eduardo from Cruzeiro near the end of the first half.

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