Cruzeiro Shots on Target Stats 2026

Cruzeiro Shots on Target Stats 2026 - season overview

Cruzeiro are averaging 4.4 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 10.6 total SOT on average. That puts them 9th of 20 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against São Paulo, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Cruzeiro players hit the most shots on target?

Matheus Pereira leads with 10 shots on target across 10 qualifying appearances (1/g, 70% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Cruzeiro player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Cruzeiro's SOT profile look this season?

Cruzeiro are averaging 4.4 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 6.2 for a match-total of 10.6. That ranks 9th of 20 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 14.8 shots per game and create 11.3 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against São Paulo, the page weights each Cruzeiro attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Cruzeiro take 14.8 shots per game and put 4.4 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Cruzeiro fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Cruzeiro are currently converting 41% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Cruzeiro player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Matheus Pereira	midfielder	10	10	1	70%
Keny Arroyo	attacker	9	7	0.78	67%
Luciano Rodríguez	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Bruno Rodrigues	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Lucas Villalba	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
João Costa	attacker	5	4	0.8	40%
Kaio Jorge	attacker	9	3	0.33	33%
Fagner	defender	6	2	0.33	33%
Lucas Romero	midfielder	7	2	0.29	29%
Wesley	attacker	8	2	0.25	25%
Zé Lucas	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Kaique Kenji	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Matheus Henrique	midfielder	7	1	0.14	14%
Gabriel Rojas	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Jonathan Jesus	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
João Marcelo	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Otávio Costa	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Gerson	midfielder	7	0	0	0%
Fabrício Bruno	defender	6	0	0	0%
William	defender	5	0	0	0%
Felipe Morais	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Néiser Villarreal	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Lucas Silva	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Marquinhos	attacker	1	0	0	0%

Cruzeiro shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
20 Sep 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Vitória	Away	1-3	5	8	13	Zé Lucas (1)
13 Sep 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Santos	Away	2-1	4	9	13	Matheus Pereira (2)
6 Sep 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Athletico PR	Home	3-1	6	7	13	Matheus Pereira (2)
30 Aug 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Vasco da Gama	Away	3-1	6	9	15	João Costa (2)
22 Aug 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Flamengo	Home	2-1	6	3	9	Keny Arroyo (2)
20 Aug 2026	Copa Libertadores	Flamengo	Away	2-1	3	9	12	Matheus Pereira (1)
16 Aug 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Corinthians	Away	1-2	6	6	12	Bruno Rodrigues (2)
13 Aug 2026	Copa Libertadores	Flamengo	Home	1-1	1	5	6	Keny Arroyo (1)
9 Aug 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Mirassol	Home	3-1	3	4	7	Kaio Jorge (1)
31 Jul 2026	Campeonato Brasileiro	Coritiba	Away	0-1	4	2	6	Matheus Pereira (2)

Cruzeiro shots on target 2026: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 4.4
Shots on target against per game: 6.2
Match total shots on target per game: 10.6
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 7 of 20

Cruzeiro Shots on target for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	4	75%	50%	50%	50%	0%
Away	6	4.67	100%	83%	50%	33%	0%
Overall	10	4.4	90%	70%	50%	40%	0%

Cruzeiro Shots on target against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	4.75	100%	75%	50%	25%	25%
Away	6	7.17	83%	83%	83%	83%	67%
Overall	10	6.2	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%

Cruzeiro Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	4	8.75	75%	50%	50%	25%	25%
Away	6	11.83	83%	83%	83%	83%	83%
Overall	10	10.6	80%	70%	70%	60%	60%

Cruzeiro Team shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	4.4	4	4.67
Total shots / match	14.8	16.5	13.67
Share of shots on target	30%	24%	34%
Goals per shot on target	41%	56%	32%
Shots on target per goal	2.4	1.8	3.1
Shots on target over 2.5	90%	75%	100%
Shots on target over 3.5	70%	50%	83%
Shots on target over 4.5	50%	50%	50%
Shots on target over 5.5	40%	50%	33%
Shots on target over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Cruzeiro Shots on target against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	6.2	4.75	7.17
Shots on target against over 2.5	90%	100%	83%
Shots on target against over 3.5	80%	75%	83%
Shots on target against over 4.5	70%	50%	83%
Shots on target against over 5.5	60%	25%	83%
Shots on target against over 6.5	50%	25%	67%

Cruzeiro Match shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	10.6	8.75	11.83
Match shots on target over 6.5	80%	75%	83%
Match shots on target over 7.5	70%	50%	83%
Match shots on target over 8.5	70%	50%	83%
Match shots on target over 9.5	60%	25%	83%
Match shots on target over 10.5	60%	25%	83%

Cruzeiro 1st-half shots on target for 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	0.33	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	2	67%	33%	33%
Overall	6	1.17	33%	17%	17%

Cruzeiro 1st-half shots on target against 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	1.67	33%	33%	0%
Away	3	2.67	100%	33%	33%
Overall	6	2.17	67%	33%	17%

Cruzeiro 1st-half match total 2026 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	3	2	33%	33%	0%	0%
Away	3	4.67	100%	100%	33%	33%
Overall	6	3.33	67%	67%	17%	17%

Cruzeiro shots on target match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
20 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Vitória (A)	1-3	5	8	13	-
13 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Santos (A)	2-1	4	9	13	-
6 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Athletico PR (H)	3-1	6	7	13	-
30 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Vasco (A)	3-1	6	9	15	-
22 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Flamengo (H)	2-1	6	3	9	1
20 Aug	Copa Libertadores	Flamengo (A)	2-1	3	9	12	4
16 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Corinthians (A)	1-2	6	6	12	6
13 Aug	Copa Libertadores	Flamengo (H)	1-1	1	5	6	1
9 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Mirassol (H)	3-1	3	4	7	4
31 Jul	Campeonato Brasileiro	Coritiba (A)	0-1	4	2	6	4

Campeonato Brasileiro shots on target table 2026: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Botafogo	28	5.18	5.43	10.61	82%
2	Fluminense	28	5.61	4.71	10.32	71%
3	Bahia	28	5	4.86	9.86	68%
4	Vasco da Gama	27	5.37	4.33	9.7	67%
5	Chapecoense	27	3.44	6.11	9.56	56%
6	Bragantino	28	5.11	4.11	9.21	57%
7	Cruzeiro	28	4.82	4.36	9.18	57%
8	Mirassol	28	4.57	4.54	9.11	57%
9	Vitória	28	4.18	4.93	9.11	50%
10	Remo	28	3.68	5.29	8.96	50%
11	Flamengo	28	5.29	3.61	8.89	57%
12	Atlético Mineiro	28	4.64	4.21	8.86	54%
13	Palmeiras	28	4.86	3.86	8.71	57%
14	Athletico PR	28	4.89	3.79	8.68	54%
15	Coritiba	28	3.46	5.18	8.64	43%
16	Grêmio	28	3.61	4.89	8.5	50%
17	Santos	28	4.04	4.39	8.43	43%
18	Internacional	28	4.25	3.75	8	50%
19	São Paulo	28	4.18	3.61	7.79	46%
20	Corinthians	28	3.71	4	7.71	36%

Cruzeiro shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	17	4.47	4.06	8.53	41%
Vs top half	31	4.55	4.03	8.58	45%
Vs bottom half	35	5.11	4.31	9.43	54%
Vs bottom six	20	5.5	4.55	10.05	60%

Cruzeiro shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Campeonato Brasileiro	2026	28	4.82	4.36	9.18	57%
Copa Libertadores	2026	8	3.38	4.63	8	50%
Campeonato Brasileiro	2025	38	4.87	4.05	8.92	45%
Copa Sudamericana	2025	6	4.5	2.83	7.33	33%
Campeonato Brasileiro	2024	38	4.32	4.68	9	50%

Cruzeiro next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Thu 8 Oct 00:30	São Paulo (home)	7.79	4.18	3.61	7.93	3.79	4.14
Tue 13 Oct 00:00	Bragantino (away)	9.21	5.11	4.11	7.92	5	2.92
Sun 18 Oct 19:00	Grêmio (away)	8.5	3.61	4.89	10	4.86	5.14

Cruzeiro players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Matheus Pereira	midfielder	22	33	67%
2	Keny Arroyo	attacker	17	30	57%
3	Kaio Jorge	attacker	14	28	50%
4	Christian	midfielder	10	23	43%
5	Lucas Romero	midfielder	9	24	38%

Cruzeiro players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Matheus Pereira	midfielder	6	33	18%
2	Kaio Jorge	attacker	4	28	14%
3	João Costa	attacker	2	8	25%
4	Luis Sinisterra	attacker	2	10	20%
5	Keny Arroyo	attacker	2	30	7%

Cruzeiro players with the most games of 3+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Matheus Pereira	midfielder	2	33	6%
2	Néiser Villarreal	attacker	1	18	6%

São Paulo shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
2 Oct	Campeonato Brasileiro	Santos (H)	1-2	8	4	12	-
20 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Internacional (H)	1-0	1	1	2	-
16 Sep	Copa Sudamericana	Boca Juniors (H)	1-1	5	1	6	-
12 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Palmeiras (A)	2-0	2	7	9	-
9 Sep	Copa Sudamericana	Boca Juniors (A)	1-0	3	2	5	-
5 Sep	Campeonato Brasileiro	Atlético-MG (H)	2-0	5	0	5	-
29 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Bragantino (H)	2-1	8	3	11	-
23 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Chapecoense (A)	1-0	5	4	9	4
19 Aug	Copa Sudamericana	Club Bolívar (H)	3-1	4	2	6	3
16 Aug	Campeonato Brasileiro	Coritiba (H)	1-1	6	1	7	3