RB Bragantino vs Cruzeiro

RB Bragantino face Cruzeiro in Serie A on 13 October 2026 at Estadio Cicero de Souza Marques in Braganza, with the visiting side missing three confirmed first-team players through injury.

Cruzeiro missing Fabrício Bruno, Gabriel Pec and Luis Sinisterra

Cruzeiro arrive in Braganza without Fabrício Bruno, Gabriel Pec, and Luis Sinisterra, who are all ruled out with injury, while Lucas Villalba remains doubtful. Despite those absences, Cruzeiro sit 6th in the table with 48 points from 29 matches, holding a plus-four goal difference with 44 scored and 40 conceded. Top scorer Matheus Pereira leads their attack with 9 goals in all competitions this season. Cruzeiro won their previous two league outings, beating Sao Paulo 2-0 on 8 October 2026 and winning 3-1 away at Vitoria on 20 September 2026, generating an average of 1.83 expected goals across their last five fixtures.

RB Bragantino enter without a win in five fixtures

RB Bragantino sit 11th with 37 points from 29 games and have gone five Serie A matches without a victory. A 1-1 draw at home against Mirassol on 7 October 2026 followed a 1-0 defeat at Atlético Mineiro on 3 October and a 2-1 loss at Flamengo on 20 September. Over their last five games, the home side have averaged 1.41 expected goals created while conceding 1.77. Isidro Pitta remains their leading scorer with 5 goals in all competitions. Davi Gomes is sidelined with an injury, and Alix, Henry Mosquera, and Rodriguinho are listed as doubtful. At Estadio Cicero de Souza Marques, RB Bragantino hold a record of six wins, three draws, and five losses from 14 league matches, scoring 20 goals and allowing 15.

Cruzeiro hold the edge in recent head-to-head meetings

Cruzeiro have won three of the last five meetings between the clubs. They claimed a 2-1 victory over RB Bragantino on 12 April 2026 and another 2-1 win on 21 September 2025. RB Bragantino's last success against Cruzeiro was a 1-0 home victory on 20 April 2025. Cruzeiro's away record in Serie A this season stands at six wins, two draws, and six defeats from 14 games, with 18 goals scored and 24 conceded.

Our model leans narrowly towards a RB Bragantino win

Our forecasting model leans narrowly towards a RB Bragantino win. That low-confidence call rests on RB Bragantino's defensive numbers at home, where they have allowed only 15 goals in 14 league matches, balanced against Cruzeiro's injuries in defence and attack. However, Cruzeiro's 11-point advantage in the table and RB Bragantino's five-game winless sequence ensure thin separations between the two teams.