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

Sun 1st Jun, 23:30 BST, Estádio Governador Magalhães Pin, Belo Horizonte

Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira is aiming for a crucial away win in the Serie A on Sunday night, as he takes his Palmeiras side to the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pin to visit Cruzeiro and Sergiy Lavrinenko. Our predictions for each betting market are based on the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with additional weight applied to top teams. All the stats and graphics are designed specifically for the selected market. Head-to-head statistics for this fixture are also given if there is some fixture history. Odds are provided directly from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

We're expecting a relatively tight affair here and, as such, we predict under 2.5 goals. For those unfamiliar with that term, this simply means that 2 goals or less will be scored in total as Cruzeiro and Palmeiras go head-to-head. Clear game plans will be required to deliver us a winner, but we have faith in both sides to deliver precisely that. The statistics and the odds below point in this direction too.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cruzeiro are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 36% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.10.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cruzeiro
36%
21/10
5%
-
Draw
29%
21/10
5%
-
Palmeiras
35%
7/5
9%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
8%
-
Cruzeiro 1-0
13%
13/2
12%
-
Palmeiras 1-0
12%
11/2-
Draw 0-0
12%
6/1
13%
-
Cruzeiro 2-1
7%
11/1-
Palmeiras 2-1
7%
9/1
5%
-
Cruzeiro 2-0
7%
12/1
13%
-
Palmeiras 2-0
7%
9/1
5%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1
12%
-
Cruzeiro 3-1
3%
28/1-
Palmeiras 3-1
3%
22/1
10%
-
Cruzeiro 3-0
2%
33/1
17%
-
Palmeiras 3-0
2%
22/1
10%
-
Cruzeiro 3-2
1%
40/1-
Palmeiras 3-2
1%
40/1
21%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
6/4
11%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
1/2
7%
-
Home 1st Goal
46%
11/8
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
5/6
6%
-
No 1st Goal
8%
6/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
44%
11/10
8%
-
BTTS - No
56%
4/6
7%
-
BTTS - Home Win
13%
13/2-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
13%
5/1
20%
-
Home/draw
65%
8/15
8%
-
Away/draw
64%
4/11
2%
-
Home/away
71%
4/11
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
1/2
7%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
13/8
13%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
17%
4/1
15%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
83%
1/6
4%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
10/1
22%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
1/20
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
22/1
21%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/80
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
1/10
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
6/1
13%
-
Home DNB
56%
11/10
7%
-
Away DNB
56%
4/6
6%
-
Cruzeiro win to nil
23%
7/2
18%
-
Palmeiras win to nil
22%
5/2-
Cruzeiro / Cruzeiro
17%
4/1
9%
-
Cruzeiro / Palmeiras
2%
33/1
17%
-
Cruzeiro / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Cruzeiro
13%
11/2
7%
-
Draw / Palmeiras
15%
9/2
10%
-
Draw / Draw
19%
10/3
9%
-
Palmeiras / Cruzeiro
2%
33/1-
Palmeiras / Palmeiras
21%
3/1
11%
-
Palmeiras / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win form
8
Palmeiras have won 8 consecutive away league games
5
Cruzeiro have not lost in 5 consecutive home league games
8
Palmeiras have not lost in 8 consecutive away league games
Cruzeiro 3RD
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Palmeiras 1ST
20 league games
Away
8
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Palmeiras have not lost to Cruzeiro in 7 consecutive league meetings
League games at Cruzeiro since 2018
Cruzeiro
Palmeiras
Goals: Scored
3
5
Games: Scored
3 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
1 / 4
CRU
1
D
1
PAL
2
League games at Palmeiras since 2018
Palmeiras
Cruzeiro
Goals: Scored
7
1
Games: Scored
4 / 4
1 / 4
Clean sheets
3 / 4
0 / 4
PAL
4
Goal Statistics

Palmeiras's defensive record is very strong, Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira's men having conceded 1 or less in 11 consecutive Serie A outings. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Cruzeiro makes sense in this context.

Cruzeiro 3rd Palmeiras 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Cruzeiro will score no more than 1 goal
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Palmeiras will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Cruzeiro have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
+12
Palmeiras have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie A - 2025/2025 season
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Cruzeiro
PG (predicted goals)
Palmeiras
1.1
1.1
Attack rating
11%
better
CRU
PAL
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Games scored7
7
Failed to score3
3
Scored first6
6
Goals scored15
11
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.1
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for15
11
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
CRU
PAL
1%
better
view stats
Games conceded5
5
Clean sheets5
5
Conceded first3
3
Goals conceded7
6
Avg. goals conceded0.7
0.6
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded14
12
Conversion rate against7%
9%
Avg. XG against1.1
0.8
KickOff rating
+1%

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

Cruzeiro Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10623
C CássioK JorgeL SilvaF Bruno
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Cássio GLK10
2
-
Kaiki DEF101
1
-
F Bruno DEF9
3
-
L Silva MID912
1
-
L Romero MID911
3
-
K Jorge FWD962
2
-
L Villalba DEF8
3
-
Christian MID811
2
-
M Pereira MID821
3
-
C Eduardo  MID8
-
G Barbosa FWD822
-
William DEF62
1
-
Fagner DEF6
1
-
Walace MID5
1
-
Marquinhos FWD5
-
Y Bolasie FWD5
-
Dudu FWD51
-
J Alves DEF4
1
L Díaz FWD4
-
M Gamarra DEF2
-
M Henrique MID2
1
-
Marlon DEF1
-
Rodriguinho MID1
-
J. da Silva Marques MID1
-
M. Rhikman Alves Pimentel MID1
-
K. Takamura Correa FWD1
-
J Dinenno FWD1
-
Palmeiras Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10233
WevertonJ PiquerezE. Almeida de Oliveira GonçalvesG Portillo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Weverton GLK10
1
-
A Giay DEF10
-
J Piquerez DEF102
2
-
E. Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves FWD103
2
-
E Martínez MID91
1
-
F Torres FWD921
1
-
J López FWD92
2
-
G Portillo DEF8
3
-
R Ríos MID82
3
-
F Anderson FWD8
-
B Fuchs DEF7
2
-
A Moreno  MID7
-
M Maurício MID61
-
Paulinho FWD6
-
Micael DEF5
1
-
A. Andrade Elias MID5
-
Murilo DEF41
3
-
R Veiga MID4
-
Mayke DEF2
1
-
L. Sousa Santos FWD2
-
Vanderlan DEF1
-
K Naves DEF1
-
L. Roncholeta Benedetti DEF1
-
T. Gomes de Araújo MID1
-