Cruzeiro

Cruzeiro

VS Scheduled Wednesday 18 Nov 202600:00

Brazil 2026 Série A · Matchday 35

Palmeiras

Head-to-head overview

21 meetings

CruzeiroWins: 7
Draws33.3% of meetings: 7
PalmeirasWins: 7

Goals per match: 2.24
Over 2.5 goals: 42.9%
Both teams scored: 61.9%

Date	Season	Match
2026-05-17	2026	Palmeiras1–1Cruzeiro
2025-10-26	2025	Palmeiras0–0Cruzeiro
2025-06-01	2025	Cruzeiro2–1Palmeiras
2024-12-05	2024	Cruzeiro1–2Palmeiras
2024-07-21	2024	Palmeiras2–0Cruzeiro
2023-12-07	2023	Cruzeiro1–1Palmeiras
2023-08-14	2023	Palmeiras1–0Cruzeiro
2019-12-08	2019	Cruzeiro0–2Palmeiras
2019-09-14	2019	Palmeiras1–0Cruzeiro
2018-09-30	2018	Palmeiras3–1Cruzeiro
2018-05-31	2018	Cruzeiro1–0Palmeiras
2017-10-30	2017	Palmeiras2–2Cruzeiro
2017-07-09	2017	Cruzeiro3–1Palmeiras
2016-10-13	2016	Palmeiras0–0Cruzeiro
2016-06-25	2016	Cruzeiro2–1Palmeiras
2015-11-21	2015	Palmeiras1–1Cruzeiro
2015-08-09	2015	Cruzeiro2–1Palmeiras
2014-10-22	2014	Cruzeiro1–1Palmeiras
2014-07-20	2014	Palmeiras1–2Cruzeiro
2012-10-20	2012	Palmeiras2–0Cruzeiro
2012-07-29	2012	Cruzeiro2–1Palmeiras

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	2026	Vitoria1–3Cruzeiro
2026-09-14	2026	Santos2–1Cruzeiro
2026-09-13	2026	Santos2–1Cruzeiro
2026-09-06	2026	Cruzeiro3–1Athletico-PR
2026-08-30	2026	Vasco3–1Cruzeiro
2026-08-23	2026	Cruzeiro2–1Flamengo RJ
2026-08-16	2026	Corinthians1–2Cruzeiro
2026-08-09	2026	Cruzeiro3–1Mirassol

Palmeiras

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	2026	Gremio0–0Palmeiras
2026-09-13	2026	Palmeiras2–0Sao Paulo
2026-09-12	2026	Palmeiras2–0Sao Paulo
2026-09-06	2026	Botafogo RJ0–0Palmeiras
2026-08-30	2026	Mirassol1–1Palmeiras
2026-08-23	2026	Palmeiras4–1Vasco
2026-08-15	2026	Fluminense3–2Palmeiras
2026-08-09	2026	Palmeiras0–0Internacional

Cruzeiro Palmeiras

Wins

62%

38%

Over 2.5 goals

100%

25%

Both teams scored

100%

38%

Clean sheets

0%

62%

Home & away results

This season · 2026

Cruzeiro

Home · Série A

Home			Away		1st goal
6	Cruzeiro	2–1	Flamengo RJ	1	22′ Away
6	Cruzeiro		Palmeiras	2
6	Cruzeiro	3–1	Athletico-PR	3	30′ Home
6	Cruzeiro	1–1	Fluminense	4	43′ Away
6	Cruzeiro		Bahia	5
6 · Cruzeiro
6	Cruzeiro	1–3	Atletico-MG	7	12′ Away
6	Cruzeiro	0–0	Santos	8	–
6	Cruzeiro	1–2	Coritiba	9	19′ Home
6	Cruzeiro	2–1	Bragantino	10	6′ Away
6	Cruzeiro		Sao Paulo	11
6	Cruzeiro	0–1	Botafogo RJ	12	41′ Away
6	Cruzeiro	3–3	Vasco	13	8′ Home
6	Cruzeiro	3–0	Vitoria	14	33′ Home
6	Cruzeiro	3–1	Mirassol	15	12′ Home
6	Cruzeiro	1–1	Corinthians	16	9′ Home
6	Cruzeiro		Internacional	17
6	Cruzeiro	2–0	Gremio	18	51′ Home
6	Cruzeiro		Remo	19
6	Cruzeiro	2–1	Chapecoense-SC	20	27′ Home

Palmeiras

Away · Série A

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Flamengo RJ	0–3	Palmeiras	2	38′ Away
2 · Palmeiras
3	Athletico-PR		Palmeiras	2
4	Fluminense	3–2	Palmeiras	2	10′ Away
5	Bahia	1–2	Palmeiras	2	—
6	Cruzeiro		Palmeiras	2
7	Atletico-MG	2–2	Palmeiras	2	—
8	Santos		Palmeiras	2
9	Coritiba	1–3	Palmeiras	2	9′ Away
10	Bragantino	0–1	Palmeiras	2	21′ Away
11	Sao Paulo	0–1	Palmeiras	2	6′ Away
12	Botafogo RJ	0–0	Palmeiras	2	–
13	Vasco	2–1	Palmeiras	2	40′ Away
14	Vitoria	0–4	Palmeiras	2	—
15	Mirassol	1–1	Palmeiras	2	50′ Home
16	Corinthians	0–0	Palmeiras	2	–
17	Internacional	1–3	Palmeiras	2	23′ Away
18	Gremio	0–0	Palmeiras	2	–
19	Remo	1–1	Palmeiras	2	2′ Home
20	Chapecoense-SC		Palmeiras	2

Cruzeiro Home Palmeiras Away

Wins

50%

47%

Over 1.5

86%

67%

Over 2.5

64%

53%

Over 3.5

29%

33%

Both teams scored

71%

53%

Clean sheets

21%

47%

Scores first

57%

N/A

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Série A · 2026 · Completed league matches only.

Cruzeiro

29 matches

Goals & results	Home14 matches	Away15 matches	Overall29 matches
Points / match	1.79	1.33	1.55
Draws	28.6%	13.3%	20.7%
Goals scored / match	1.71	1.27	1.48
Goals conceded / match	1.14	1.73	1.45
Total goals / match	2.86	3.00	2.93
Failed to score	14.3%	13.3%	13.8%
Under 2.5 goals	35.7%	26.7%	31.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	4 of 8	50%
Scores first → wins	5 of 8	62%
Concedes first → wins	2 of 5	40%

Scoring order known: 14/14 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	3	2
16–30	4	2
31–45	3	5
46–60	3	3
61–75	5	1
76–90	6	3

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Palmeiras

29 matches

Goals & results	Home14 matches	Away15 matches	Overall29 matches
Points / match	2.36	1.80	2.07
Draws	21.4%	40.0%	31.0%
Goals scored / match	1.79	1.60	1.69
Goals conceded / match	0.64	0.80	0.72
Total goals / match	2.43	2.40	2.41
Failed to score	7.1%	20.0%	13.8%
Under 2.5 goals	57.1%	46.7%	51.7%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 14/15 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Cruzeiro	Draw	Palmeiras	How it works
Strength (Elo)	34.1%	26.2%	39.7%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	12.5%	21.8%	64.6%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.64–1.82 Model expected goals

43.4% Probability of over 2.5 goals

39.1% Both teams to score

0-1 Most likely score, at 15.6%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-115.6%

0-214.1%

1-110.0%

1-29.1%

0-08.6%

0-38.6%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Cruzeiro	Palmeiras	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1583	1686	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	19	-14	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1527	1507	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Cruzeiro	0.47	1.16	0.84	0.42
Palmeiras	0.63	0.84	0.21	0.42

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Cruzeiro	8%	12%	18%	32%	30%
Palmeiras	18%	15%	20%	22%	25%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

2.11 Cruzeiro at home, 9 matches

1.82 Palmeiras away, 11 matches

59d Days of rest for Cruzeiro

59d Days of rest for Palmeiras

— Manager of Cruzeiro

— Manager of Palmeiras

0 Matches for Cruzeiro in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Palmeiras in the last 14 days

18 Points for Cruzeiro behind the leaders, and 13 above the relegation zone

3 Points for Palmeiras behind the leaders, and 28 above the relegation zone

2.59 League goals per match

27.3% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Cruzeiro, the right bar represents Palmeiras.

On the ball

20 matches

4.79

corners

6.89

14.16

fouls

12.68

3.0

yellow cards

2.8

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Cruzeiro	WLLWLWWWWL	1.80	1.70–1.30	1W
Palmeiras	DWWDDWLDWL	1.60	1.60–0.70	1D

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Cruzeiro	4	7	8	2	0
Palmeiras	7	11	1	0	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Cruzeiro

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Palmeiras

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.