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

Sun 10th Aug, 22:30 BST, Estádio Governador Magalhães Pin, Belo Horizonte

Sunday night at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pin, and it’s a Serie A showdown between Cruzeiro and Santos. Sergiy Lavrinenko and Cléber Márcio Serpa Xavier going all-out to guide their side to the win. We have predictions, tips, and odds from leading bookmakers and head-to-head stats across all the main betting markets, so there really is only one place to get ready for this Serie A clash.

Best Tip: Cruzeiro to win

We're predicting Cruzeiro will be victorious come the end of the 90 minutes on Sunday in the win / draw / win market. The latest form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records below all suggest that they are more than capable of getting the job done and, as favourites with the bookies, the odds back that up too. There could be wild scenes among the home supporters when the game draws to a close at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pin.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cruzeiro are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 62% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.57.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Cruzeiro 62%	8/15	4/7
Draw 22%	14/5	29/10
Santos 15%	11/2	11/2
Cruzeiro 1-0 14%	9/2	4/1
Cruzeiro 2-0 12%	11/2	5/1
Draw 1-1 11%	13/2	6/1
Cruzeiro 2-1 10%	8/1	7/1
Draw 0-0 8%	15/2	13/2
Cruzeiro 3-0 7%	9/1	17/2
Santos 1-0 6%	12/1	10/1
Cruzeiro 3-1 6%	14/1	11/1
Santos 2-1 4%	20/1	16/1
Draw 2-2 4%	20/1	16/1
Cruzeiro 4-0 3%	20/1	16/1
Cruzeiro 4-1 3%	28/1	22/1
Santos 2-0 2%	33/1	22/1
Cruzeiro 3-2 2%	33/1	25/1
Cruzeiro 5-0 1%	40/1	33/1
Over 2.5 Goals 48%	23/20	23/20
Under 2.5 Goals 52%	4/6	13/20
Home 1st Goal 58%	4/9	4/9
Away 1st Goal 37%	11/5	12/5
No 1st Goal 5%	15/2	13/2
BTTS - Yes 45%	6/5	5/4
BTTS - No 55%	8/13	4/7
BTTS - Home Win 23%	3/1	3/1
BTTS - Draw 15%	5/1	9/2
BTTS - Away Win 7%	14/1	11/1
Home/draw 85%	1/9	1/8
Away/draw 38%	11/8	11/8
Home/away 78%	1/4	1/4
Over 1.5 Goals 73%	4/11	2/5
Under 1.5 Goals 27%	11/5	9/5
Over 3.5 Goals 26%	3/1	29/10
Under 3.5 Goals 74%	1/4	2/9
Over 4.5 Goals 12%	7/1	13/2
Under 4.5 Goals 88%	1/12	1/14
Over 5.5 Goals 5%	16/1	14/1
Under 5.5 Goals 95%	1/40	1/80
Over 0.5 Goals 92%	1/14	1/14
Under 0.5 Goals 8%	15/2	13/2
Home DNB 78%	1/6	2/11
Away DNB 31%	4/1	17/5
Cruzeiro win to nil 39%	6/5	-
Santos win to nil 9%	9/1	-
Cruzeiro / Cruzeiro 34%	11/8	11/8
Cruzeiro / Santos 2%	40/1	40/1
Cruzeiro / Draw 5%	14/1	14/1
Draw / Cruzeiro 20%	3/1	3/1
Draw / Santos 7%	11/1	10/1
Draw / Draw 15%	9/2	4/1
Santos / Cruzeiro 3%	25/1	20/1
Santos / Santos 8%	11/1	8/1
Santos / Draw 5%	18/1	14/1

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cruzeiro	1 - 2	Ceara
Cruzeiro	4 - 0	Juventude
Cruzeiro	4 - 1	Gremio
Cruzeiro	2 - 1	Palmeiras
Cruzeiro	0 - 0	A Mineiro
Cruzeiro	2 - 1	Flamengo
Cruzeiro	1 - 0	Vasco d Gama
Cruzeiro	3 - 0	Bahia
Cruzeiro	2 - 1	Mirassol
Cruzeiro	1 - 2	Palmeiras
Cruzeiro	1 - 1	Gremio
Cruzeiro	2 - 1	Criciuma
Cruzeiro	0 - 1	Flamengo
Cruzeiro	1 - 1	Bahia
Cruzeiro	1 - 1	Vasco d Gama
Cruzeiro	0 - 1	Sao Paulo
Cruzeiro	3 - 1	Atletico Go
Cruzeiro	0 - 0	Internacional
Cruzeiro	0 - 0	A Mineiro
Cruzeiro	1 - 2	Fortaleza

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

9 / 20

Clean sheets

11 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Cruzeiro	2 - 0	Botafogo
H	Cruzeiro	1 - 2	Ceara
A	Cruzeiro	0 - 0	Corinthians
H	Cruzeiro	4 - 0	Juventude
A	Cruzeiro	2 - 0	Fluminense
H	Cruzeiro	4 - 1	Gremio
A	Cruzeiro	0 - 0	Vitoria
H	Cruzeiro	2 - 1	Palmeiras
A	Cruzeiro	2 - 0	Fortaleza
H	Cruzeiro	0 - 0	A Mineiro
A	Cruzeiro	4 - 0	S. Recife
H	Cruzeiro	2 - 1	Flamengo
H	Cruzeiro	1 - 0	Vasco d Gama
A	Cruzeiro	0 - 1	Bragantino
H	Cruzeiro	3 - 0	Bahia
A	Cruzeiro	1 - 1	Sao Paulo
A	Cruzeiro	0 - 3	Internacional
H	Cruzeiro	2 - 1	Mirassol
A	Cruzeiro	1 - 0	Juventude
H	Cruzeiro	1 - 2	Palmeiras

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
S. Recife	2 - 2	Santos
Mirassol	3 - 0	Santos
Fortaleza	2 - 3	Santos
Vitoria	0 - 1	Santos
Corinthians	1 - 0	Santos
Gremio	1 - 0	Santos
Sao Paulo	2 - 1	Santos
Fluminense	1 - 0	Santos
Vasco d Gama	2 - 1	Santos
S. Recife	2 - 1	Santos
Cortiba	0 - 2	Santos
Ituano	0 - 2	Santos
Chapecoense	3 - 2	Santos
Goias	3 - 1	Santos
Botafogo	0 - 1	Santos
Brusque	0 - 1	Santos
Guarani	1 - 1	Santos
Paysandu	0 - 3	Santos
CRB	1 - 1	Santos
Vila Nova	1 - 1	Santos

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Santos	3 - 1	Juventude
A	Santos	2 - 2	S. Recife
H	Santos	1 - 2	Internacional
A	Santos	0 - 3	Mirassol
H	Santos	1 - 0	Flamengo
A	Santos	3 - 2	Fortaleza
H	Santos	0 - 1	Botafogo
A	Santos	1 - 0	Vitoria
A	Santos	0 - 1	Corinthians
H	Santos	0 - 0	Ceara
A	Santos	0 - 1	Gremio
H	Santos	1 - 2	Bragantino
A	Santos	1 - 2	Sao Paulo
H	Santos	2 - 0	A Mineiro
A	Santos	0 - 1	Fluminense
H	Santos	2 - 2	Bahia
A	Santos	1 - 2	Vasco d Gama
A	Santos	1 - 2	S. Recife
H	Santos	0 - 2	CRB
A	Santos	2 - 0	Cortiba

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Cruzeiro have beaten Santos in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Cruzeiro

Santos

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

3 / 3

2 / 3

Clean sheets

1 / 3

0 / 3

CRU

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro		2 - 1
Cruzeiro		2 - 0
Cruzeiro		2 - 1

Santos

Cruzeiro

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

1 / 3

3 / 3

Clean sheets

0 / 3

2 / 3

CRU

STS

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Santos
	0 - 3	Cruzeiro
Santos	4 - 1
	0 - 1	Cruzeiro

Goal Statistics

	Cruzeiro 2nd	Santos 15th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.8 goals	0.8 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 16% 1 30% 2 27% 3 16% 4+ 11% There is a 84% probability that Cruzeiro will score 1 or more goals	0 46% 1 36% 2 14% 3 4+ There is a 82% probability of Santos scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-3 Cruzeiro’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	+18 Santos have scored 18% more goals when away than predicted
	1.5 average goals scored	1.2 average goals scored
	0.9 conceded	1.3 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Serie A - 2025/2025 season

34%

better

CRU

STS

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Games scored	13		10
Failed to score	5		6
Scored first	12		5
Goals scored	30		15
Avg. goals scored	1.7		0.9
Avg. shots per game	11		8
Avg. shots per goal	6		9
Conversion rate for	16		11
Avg. XG for	1.4		1
KickOff rating		+34%

45%

better

CRU

STS

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Games conceded	8		12
Clean sheets	10		4
Conceded first	3		10
Goals conceded	11		21
Avg. goals conceded	0.6		1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded	10		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	16		8
Conversion rate against	6%		13%
Avg. XG against	1		1.3
KickOff rating		+45%

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

Cruzeiro Serie A squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
17	13	5	5
C Cássio	K Jorge	K Jorge	Kaiki

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
C Cássio GLK	17			3 -
Kaiki DEF	17		3	5 -
F Bruno DEF	17	1		3 -
L Silva MID	17	1	2	2 -
L Romero MID	17	1	2	5 -
K Jorge FWD	17	13	5	2 -
Wanderson FWD	17			1 -
M Pereira MID	16	3	5	4 -
L Villalba DEF	15	1		3 -
C Eduardo MID	15	1		1 1
Christian MID	14	3	2	5 -
G Barbosa FWD	14	4	2	1 -
William DEF	13		2	1 -
Marquinhos FWD	13			1 -
Y Bolasie FWD	10		1	1 -
Fagner DEF	9			1 -
Walace MID	7			1 -
J Alves DEF	6		1	1
L Díaz FWD	5			-
M Henrique MID	4			1 -
M Gamarra DEF	2			-
L Carvalho GLK	1			-
K. de Almeida DEF	1			-
M. Rhikman Alves Pimentel MID	1			-
K. Takamura Correa FWD	1			-
Rodriguinho FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
13	25	5	6
K Jorge	K Jorge	K Jorge	K Jorge

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
K Jorge FWD	13	25	5	6
G Barbosa FWD	4	9	2	1
M Pereira MID	3	16	5	5
Christian MID	3	8	2	4
F Bruno DEF	1	2		1
L Silva MID	1	3	2	2
L Romero MID	1	2	2	1
L Villalba DEF	1	2
C Eduardo MID	1	3
Kaiki DEF		2	3	4
Wanderson FWD		8		4
William DEF		2	2	3
Marquinhos FWD		2
Y Bolasie FWD		2	1	1
Fagner DEF				1
J Alves DEF			1	1
L Díaz FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
745	49	110
F Bruno	Kaiki	Kaiki

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
F Bruno DEF	745	28	81
L Romero MID	738	35	85
L Villalba DEF	696	17	62
L Silva MID	664	32	65
M Pereira MID	562	21	88
Kaiki DEF	433	49	110
William DEF	387	39	67
C Cássio GLK	312	1	3
Wanderson FWD	288	8	46
Christian MID	271	23	57
Fagner DEF	254	19	37
K Jorge FWD	238	9	68
C Eduardo MID	174	6	21
G Barbosa FWD	120	4	13
J Alves DEF	100	4	7
M Henrique MID	95	4	10
M Gamarra DEF	83	6	10
Marquinhos FWD	67	12	22
Walace MID	62	4	4
Y Bolasie FWD	29	3	17
L Díaz FWD	16		3
L Carvalho GLK	13
Rodriguinho FWD	5		1
K. de Almeida DEF	4	1	1
M. Rhikman Alves Pimentel MID	4		1
K. Takamura Correa FWD	4		2

Santos Serie A squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
17	5	3	4
G Brazão	Álvaro Barreal	T Soares	B Rollheiser

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
G Brazão GLK	17			-
B Rollheiser FWD	16		2	4 -
G Escobar DEF	15			2 1
G. Silva Bontempo MID	15	1	1	1 -
D Eugênio FWD	15	1		-
Álvaro Barreal FWD	14	5		1 -
T Soares FWD	13	1	3	2 -
Z Ivaldo DEF	12	1		4 -
J Schmidt MID	12		1	3 -
G Augusto FWD	12	2	1	-
Thaciano MID	11	1		-
L Peres DEF	10			4 -
D Pituca MID	10	1		2 -
Neymar MID	9	3		3 1
Z Rafael MID	9			1 -
T Rincón MID	9			3 1
J. de Souza Menezes DEF	8		1	1 -
Gil DEF	7			3 -
J Basso DEF	6	1		2 -
L. Oliveira Meirelles FWD	6			-
J. Pedro Chermont Crema DEF	5			2 -
I Vinícius DEF	4			1 -
L Doria DEF	3			1 -
M. de Sousa FWD	3			-
Aderlan DEF	2			-
G Caballero FWD	2			-
Mayke DEF	1			-
H. Carvalho Machado Silva MID	1			-
W Arão MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	11	3	4
Álvaro Barreal	Álvaro Barreal	T Soares	B Rollheiser

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
Álvaro Barreal FWD	5	11		2
Neymar MID	3	10		2
G Augusto FWD	2	7	1	1
G. Silva Bontempo MID	1	1	1	1
D Eugênio FWD	1	4		1
T Soares FWD	1	5	3	3
Z Ivaldo DEF	1	1
Thaciano MID	1	2
D Pituca MID	1	2
J Basso DEF	1	1
G Brazão GLK				1
B Rollheiser FWD		2	2	4
G Escobar DEF		1
J Schmidt MID		1	1	1
L Peres DEF		1
J. de Souza Menezes DEF			1	3
J. Pedro Chermont Crema DEF		1		1
I Vinícius DEF		1		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
542	54	93
B Rollheiser	G Escobar	G Escobar

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
B Rollheiser FWD	542	12	55
G Escobar DEF	540	54	93
Z Ivaldo DEF	534	18	59
J Schmidt MID	493	13	39
L Peres DEF	467	9	40
G Brazão GLK	376	1	8
Álvaro Barreal FWD	347	17	45
G Augusto FWD	327	24	82
T Rincón MID	318	9	26
G. Silva Bontempo MID	308	19	50
Neymar MID	289	2	43
Gil DEF	259	14	30
J Basso DEF	253	7	29
J. de Souza Menezes DEF	240	16	39
Z Rafael MID	205	26	49
D Pituca MID	169	8	16
T Soares FWD	155	6	52
I Vinícius DEF	107	9	15
J. Pedro Chermont Crema DEF	92	10	17
D Eugênio FWD	83	3	27
Thaciano MID	72	8	25
Aderlan DEF	40	1	3
L Doria DEF	39	4	9
L. Oliveira Meirelles FWD	18	1	3
Mayke DEF	18	1	2
G Caballero FWD	10		3
H. Carvalho Machado Silva MID	10		1
M. de Sousa FWD	4	1	3
W Arão MID			1