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Cruzeiro vs Palmeiras: result 1-2 and analysis

Serie ARegular Season - 37Kick-off on December 5, 2024 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

Cruzeiro
1-2
Palmeiras

Full time

What was the result of Cruzeiro vs Palmeiras?

Palmeiras won 1-2 on December 5, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 52′Matheus PereiraCruzeiro
  • 61′MaurícioPalmeiras
  • 90′EstêvãoPalmeiras

Official lineup for Cruzeiro vs Palmeiras

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Cruzeiro

4-3-2-1
  1. 26L. Díaz
  1. 10Matheus Pereira
  2. 30Gabriel Veron
  1. 17Ramiro
  2. 16Lucas Silva
  3. 77Japa
  1. 3Marlon
  2. 5Zé Ivaldo
  3. 43João Marcelo
  4. 12William
  1. 1Cássio

Palmeiras

4-2-3-1
  1. 42J. López
  1. 9Felipe Anderson
  2. 23Raphael Veiga
  3. 41Estêvão
  1. 5A. Moreno
  2. 27R. Rios
  1. 6Vanderlan
  2. 26Murilo
  3. 44Vitor Nunes
  4. 4A. Giay
  1. 21Weverton
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cruzeiro have 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats; Palmeiras have 10, 3 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Cruzeiro
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 1, 2024RB Bragantino(away)1-1Serie A
Nov 28, 2024Gremio(home)1-1Serie A
Nov 23, 2024Racing Club(away)1-3CONMEBOL Sudamericana
Nov 20, 2024Corinthians(away)1-2Serie A
Nov 9, 2024Criciuma(home)2-1Serie A
Palmeiras
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 27, 2024Botafogo(home)1-3Serie A
Nov 23, 2024Atletico Goianiense(away)1-0Serie A
Nov 20, 2024Bahia(away)2-1Serie A
Nov 9, 2024Gremio(home)1-0Serie A
Nov 4, 2024Corinthians(away)0-2Serie A

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Cruzeiro wins, 1 draw, 5 Palmeiras wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 21, 2024Palmeiras 2-0 CruzeiroSerie A
Dec 7, 2023Cruzeiro 1-1 PalmeirasSerie A
Aug 14, 2023Palmeiras 1-0 CruzeiroSerie A
Dec 8, 2019Cruzeiro 0-2 PalmeirasSerie A
Sep 14, 2019Palmeiras 1-0 CruzeiroSerie A
Sep 30, 2018Palmeiras 3-1 CruzeiroSerie A

Last archived meeting: Palmeiras vs Cruzeiro on Jul 21, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Cruzeiro score 0.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Palmeiras score 2.1 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Cruzeiro0.91.139/154/15
Palmeiras2.11.077/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Cruzeiro sit 3rd in Serie A (57 points from 33 matches) and Palmeiras sit 2nd (70 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Palmeiras3320103562270
3Cruzeiro3317610524657

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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