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Cruzeiro v Flamengo : Serie A match betting preview, prediction and odds

Estádio Governador Magalhães Pin, Belo Horizonte

Sunday night at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pin, and it’s a Serie A clash between Cruzeiro and Flamengo. Sergiy Lavrinenko and Filipe Luis Kasmirski will be doing all they can to claim victory. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, statistics for every betting market have been published below, with head to head (H2H) history and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also given.

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Cruzeiro's next match is v A Mineiro at 00:30 on Monday 19th May
Flamengo's next match is v Botafogo at 22:30 on Sunday 18th May
The last Brazillian Serie A meeting between Cruzeiro and Flamengo was on Sunday 4th May 2025
Brazillian Serie A
May 4th 2025
Cruzeiro 2
1 Flamengo
 
K. Pinto Ramos 15'44' G. De Arrascaeta Benedetti
G. Barbosa Almeida 90'
 
CRU
FLA
Shots On
11
4
Shots Off
2
2
Corners
6
5
Possession
41%
59%
Fouls
18
9
Yellow/red cards
4/0
2/0
 
CruzeiroFlamengo
 
C. Ramos
F. Conserva Lemos
K. da Silva
F. Soares de Faria
L. Villalba
C. Alves Cardoso
L. Romero
L. Silva Borges
M. Costa Pereira (G. Barbosa Almeida 88')
K. Pinto Ramosfootball icon (Y. Bolasie Yala 90')
W. Maciel Sousa Campos (C. de Oliveira Alves 88')
A. Rossi
(G. Varela Olivera 83') W. França Lima
A. Lobo Silva
L. Rech Ortiz
L. Pereira
(O. Vieira dos Santos Júnior 83') football iconG. De Arrascaeta Benedetti
D. De La Cruz Arcosa
(L. de Araujo Guimarães Neto 83') G. Santos da Silva
E. Pulgar Farfán
(B. Pinto 55') E. Sousa Soares
(M. Delgado de Oliveira 67') P. Abreu dos Santos

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

This match should deliver some entertainment, but don't count on a deluge of goals. Under 3.5 goals is our prediction, meaning no more than 3 goals will be scored in total during 90 mins. The best odds on that outcome are just below, followed by relevant form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 53% chance of Flamengo coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cruzeiro
21%
15/4
16%
-
Draw
26%
11/5
6%
-
Flamengo
53%
17/20
3%
-
Flamengo 1-0
14%
5/1-
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
8%
-
Flamengo 2-0
11%
7/1-
Draw 0-0
9%
6/1
13%
-
Flamengo 2-1
9%
8/1-
Cruzeiro 1-0
8%
9/1-
Flamengo 3-0
5%
14/1-
Cruzeiro 2-1
5%
16/1
13%
-
Flamengo 3-1
5%
16/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1
12%
-
Cruzeiro 2-0
3%
20/1-
Flamengo 4-0
2%
33/1-
Flamengo 3-2
2%
33/1-
Flamengo 4-1
2%
40/1-
Cruzeiro 3-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
27/20
7%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
4/7
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
40%
2/1
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
54%
4/7-
No 1st Goal
6%
6/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
45%
21/20
3%
-
BTTS - No
55%
7/10
3%
-
BTTS - Home Win
9%
10/1
22%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
20%
15/4
6%
-
Home/draw
47%
10/11-
Away/draw
79%
2/11
3%
-
Home/away
74%
4/11
5%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
4/9
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
7/4
8%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
7/2
4%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
1/5
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
9/1
11%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/16
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
20/1
11%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/66
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/10
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
6/1
13%
-
Home DNB
40%
9/4
8%
-
Away DNB
71%
1/3
2%
-
Cruzeiro win to nil
13%
6/1
8%
-
Flamengo win to nil
33%
7/4
8%
-
Cruzeiro / Cruzeiro
11%
13/2
7%
-
Cruzeiro / Flamengo
3%
25/1-
Cruzeiro / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
-
Draw / Cruzeiro
9%
8/1
6%
-
Draw / Flamengo
19%
7/2
5%
-
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4-
Flamengo / Cruzeiro
2%
40/1-
Flamengo / Flamengo
28%
2/1
3%
-
Flamengo / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win form
Cruzeiro 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Flamengo 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
7
L
2
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Flamengo have beaten Cruzeiro in 4 consecutive away league meetings
8
Flamengo have not lost to Cruzeiro in 8 consecutive league meetings
League games at Cruzeiro since 2018
Cruzeiro
Flamengo
Goals: Scored
1
7
Games: Scored
1 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
3 / 4
FLA
4
League games at Flamengo since 2018
Flamengo
Cruzeiro
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
4 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
0 / 4
D
1
FLA
3
Goal Statistics

With a PG of just 0.9, Cruzeiro look set to struggle here. Add in the fact that Flamengo haven't conceded a goal in 4 consecutive Serie A matches, and it could be a long night for Sergiy Lavrinenko's men.

Cruzeiro 4th Flamengo 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.9
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Cruzeiro scoring 1 goal or less
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Flamengo will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Cruzeiro’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+19
Flamengo have scored 19% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie A - 2025/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/294516/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Cruzeiro
PG (predicted goals)
Flamengo
0.9
1.5
Attack rating
CRU
FLA
34%
better
view stats
Games scored4
5
Failed to score2
1
Scored first3
4
Goals scored7
15
Avg. goals scored1.2
2.5
Avg. shots per game8
13
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for14
19
Avg. XG for0.9
1.5
KickOff rating
+34%
Defence rating
CRU
FLA
46%
better
view stats
Games conceded4
2
Clean sheets2
4
Conceded first3
1
Goals conceded6
2
Avg. goals conceded1
0.3
Avg. shots/game conceded12
4
Avg. shots/goal conceded12
13
Conversion rate against9%
8%
Avg. XG against1.6
0.4
KickOff rating
+46%

Cruzeiro v Flamengo Serie A lLine ups will show here when available.

Cruzeiro Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8523
C CássioK JorgeL SilvaF Bruno
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Cássio GLK8
2
-
Fagner DEF5
1
-
F Bruno DEF7
3
-
L Villalba DEF6
2
-
Kaiki DEF81
1
-
L Romero MID711
3
-
L Silva MID72
1
-
Christian MID611
2
-
M Pereira MID721
2
-
Wanderson MID8
1
-
K Jorge FWD752
2
-
Subs
L Carvalho GLK
-
William DEF42
1
-
J Alves DEF4
1
K. de Almeida DEF
-
Walace MID5
1
-
C Eduardo  MID7
-
Rodriguinho MID1
-
G Barbosa FWD62
-
Y Bolasie FWD3
-
Marquinhos FWD4
-
L Díaz FWD3
-
K. Takamura Correa FWD
-
Flamengo Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8733
A RossiG ArrascaetaG ArrascaetaN Cruz
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Rossi GLK8
-
Wesley DEF71
2
-
L Ortiz  DEF7
1
-
L Pereira DEF81
1
-
A Sandro DEF6
-
E Farfán MID81
2
-
N Cruz MID6
3
-
Gerson MID72
1
G Arrascaeta MID773
-
Éverton MID811
-
Pedro FWD541
-
Subs
M Cunha GLK
-
Ayrton DEF4
1
-
Danilo DEF11
-
G Varela DEF3
-
Allan MID5
-
Michael MID73
-
E. Fernandes Araújo MID2
-
C. Lana de Andrade MID
-
M Gonçalves FWD2
-
Juninho FWD4
-
B Henrique FWD81
-
L Araújo FWD71
-