Cruzeiro are averaging 15.5 tackles per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 30.8 total tackles on average. That puts them 11th of 20 for team tackles per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player tackle-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Athletico PR, and a full match-by-match log.
Jonathan Jesus leads with 19 tackles across 9 qualifying appearances (2.11/g, 100% hit rate). The tackle-rate table on this page lists every Cruzeiro player with their tackles per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ tackles price for the next fixture.
Cruzeiro are averaging 15.5 tackles per game over 10 games and concede 15.3 for a match-total of 30.8. That ranks 11th of 20 for team tackles in their primary competition. They average 11.07 tackles per take-on attempted against them (opposition averages 1.4 take-ons/g).
Tackle matchup blends the defender's tackles per game (50%), the opposition attacker's take-on rate (30%), and the defender's underlying tackle propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Athletico PR, the page's matchup read uses each opposition forward's last-season dribble rate to weight Cruzeiro's defenders.
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. Pre-match lineups are predicted lineups until team news lands, then confirmed.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their tackle rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted by 5-minute substitutions.
We count attempted tackles per Sportmonks' definition. That matches what Bet365 settles 1+ tackles markets on, so the page's hit-rate and the bookmaker's pricing are aligned.
| Player | Position | Apps | Tackles | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Jesus | defender | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 100% |
| Lucas Romero | midfielder | 7 | 14 | 2 | 100% |
| Lucas Villalba | defender | 3 | 6 | 2 | 100% |
| Felipe Morais | midfielder | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Lucas Silva | midfielder | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Wanderson | attacker | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Gabriel Pec | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Kaiki | defender | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Christian | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Gabriel Rojas | defender | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 83% |
| Fagner | defender | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 83% |
| Wesley | attacker | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 80% |
| Keny Arroyo | attacker | 8 | 8 | 1 | 75% |
| William | defender | 4 | 12 | 3 | 75% |
| Matheus Henrique | midfielder | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 71% |
| Fabrício Bruno | defender | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 71% |
| Zé Lucas | midfielder | 3 | 6 | 2 | 67% |
| João Marcelo | defender | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 60% |
| João Costa | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 60% |
| Gerson | midfielder | 6 | 6 | 1 | 50% |
| Néiser Villarreal | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Luciano Rodríguez | attacker | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Marquinhos | attacker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Matheus Pereira | midfielder | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 44% |
| Kaique Kenji | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team tackles | Opposition tackles | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2026 | Vasco da Gama | Away | 3-1 | 27 | 14 | 41 | William (6) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Flamengo | Home | 2-1 | 15 | 13 | 28 | Lucas Romero (4) |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Flamengo | Away | 2-1 | 15 | 17 | 32 | Lucas Romero (3) |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Corinthians | Away | 1-2 | 10 | 23 | 33 | Fagner (2) |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Flamengo | Home | 1-1 | 12 | 23 | 35 | William (2) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Mirassol | Home | 3-1 | 16 | 17 | 33 | Jonathan Jesus (4) |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Coritiba | Away | 0-1 | 14 | 7 | 21 | William (4) |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Botafogo | Home | 0-1 | 13 | 15 | 28 | Wanderson (3) |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Internacional | Away | 1-2 | 21 | 9 | 30 | Gabriel Rojas (6) |
| 31 May 2026 | Fluminense | Home | 1-1 | 12 | 15 | 27 | Kaiki (2) |