CruzeiroAttacking momentumFlamengo RJ
Match predictionOur tip: 2-2
Cruzeiro vs Flamengo Prediction: Deadlock Looms in High-Pressure Brasileirão Showdown
Cruzeiro welcome Flamengo to Belo Horizonte on 22 August 2026 for round 24 of the Brasileirão Série A, with real top four stakes attached. Cruzeiro sit fifth with 36 points from 23 games while Flamengo are second on 45 from…
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- 2026-08-23 at 00:30 GMT marks a key week 24 encounter between Cruzeiro and Flamengo in 2026's Serie A.
- Referee R. Pereira has dished out around 4-5 yellows and 0 reds, plus 27 fouls per match across 10 games.
- During the previous 3 encounters, Leonardo Jardim scored 2 victories, Jorge Artur scored no victories, and there was 1 tie.
- In the table Cruzeiro are 5th (36 pts) and Flamengo sit 2nd with 45 pts.
- Cruzeiro misses 5 players: Cassio (Knee Injury), Gabriel Pec (Broken Leg), Jonathan Jesus (Yellow Cards), L. Sinisterra (Muscle Injury), N. Villarreal (Muscle Injury) whereas Flamengo misses 4 players: Alex Sandro (Calf Injury), Vitao (Muscle Injury), N. de la Cruz (Muscle Injury), Everton (Illness).
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Cruzeiro should be met by Flamengo's expected 4-2-3-1.
- Cruzeiro were beaten 1-2 by Flamengo, whereas Flamengo secured a win 2-1 against Cruzeiro.
- Both teams have been in great form: Cruzeiro 3-1-1 and Flamengo 3-2-0 over their last 5 matches.
- Flamengo hold the upper hand H2H: of 45 meetings, they've triumphed 20 times, conceded 15 times and shared 10 draws.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 2-2 draw, reflecting Cruzeiro's 5-4-3 home form and Flamengo's 7-3-2 away record.
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Match Info
Team Kits
Cruzeiro
Flamengo RJ
Events
| 20' | Fabricio Bruno | ||
| 22' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 36' | Joao Marcelo | ||
HT 0 - 1 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 55' | 1 - 1 | ||
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| 82' | Bruno Henrique | ||
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| 86' | Wesley | ||
| 86' | |||
| 90+6' | 2 - 1 | ||
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Cruzeiro is going head to head with Flamengo RJ on 22/8/2026 23:30 GMT for the Brazil Serie A. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Cruzeiro v Flamengo RJ H2H statistics!