Zeiro v Vitória: relegation fight meets top-half push | OneFootball

Cruzeiro host Vitória in the Brasileirão on 1 April 2026 at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, with the bottom side still winless and the visitors sitting 10th and eyeing consolidation.

Cruzeiro beat Vitória 3-1 here in 2025, while the other meeting that year finished 0-0. That recent record offers a lift against opponents currently parked in mid-table.

Zeiro are winless in eight league matches, drawing four and losing four, with eight goals scored and 16 conceded this season. Leão da Barra have 10 points from seven, but their away return is thin so far, with one point on the road, two goals scored and eight conceded away.

Raposa are without Cássio, Luis Sinisterra, Kaio Jorge and Marquinhos. Nêgo list several absentees, including Marinho, Pedro Henrique, Edu, Dudu, Ismael, Claudinho, Fintelman and Mateus Silva, with defender Edu ruled out until 13 September 2026.

This could hinge on whether Zeiro can turn home draws into a first win against a side whose away numbers are fragile, while Leão da Barra may look to keep things tight and pick moments in transition.

A win would take Raposa to seven points and could lift them off the bottom and closer to safety. Victory for Nêgo would move them to 13 points and strengthen their grip on a top-half slot and the Copa Sudamericana places.