Cruzeiro vs Santos: result 2-1 and analysis
Serie ARegular Season - 4Kick-off on May 6, 2023 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
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What was the result of Cruzeiro vs Santos?
Cruzeiro won 2-1 on May 6, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 21′WesleyCruzeiro
- 57′ÂngeloSantos
- 62′WesleyCruzeiro
Official lineup for Cruzeiro vs Santos
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cruzeiro
4-2-3-1- 21Gilberto
- 9Bruno Rodrigues
- 7Mateus Vital
- 31Rafael Bilu
- 25Richard
- 17Ramiro
- 3Marlon
- 4Luciano Castán
- 6Lucas Oliveira
- 12William
- 1Rafael Cabral
Santos
4-2-3-1- 9Marcos Leonardo
- 20S. Mendoza
- 23Lucas Lima
- 30Lucas Braga
- 29Camacho
- 14R. Fernández
- 44Lucas Pires
- 28Joaquim
- 24Messias
- 22Nathan
- 34João Paulo
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cruzeiro have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Santos have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2023 | RB Bragantino(away) | 3-0 | Serie A |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Nautico Recife(home) | 2-0 | Copa Do Brasil |
| Apr 23, 2023 | Gremio(home) | 1-0 | Serie A |
| Apr 16, 2023 | Corinthians(away) | 1-2 | Serie A |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Nautico Recife(away) | 0-1 | Copa Do Brasil |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2023 | Newells Old Boys(away) | 0-1 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana |
| Apr 29, 2023 | America Mineiro(home) | 3-2 | Serie A |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Botafogo SP(home) | 1-0 | Copa Do Brasil |
| Apr 23, 2023 | Atletico-MG(home) | 0-0 | Serie A |
| Apr 20, 2023 | A. Italiano(home) | 0-0 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Cruzeiro wins, 0 draws, 2 Santos wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2019 | Santos 4-1 Cruzeiro | Serie A |
| Aug 18, 2019 | Cruzeiro 2-0 Santos | Serie A |
| Sep 23, 2018 | Cruzeiro 2-1 Santos | Serie A |
| Aug 15, 2018 | Cruzeiro 1-2 Santos | Copa Do Brasil |
| Aug 1, 2018 | Santos 0-1 Cruzeiro | Copa Do Brasil |
| May 27, 2018 | Santos 0-1 Cruzeiro | Serie A |
How many goals should we expect?
Cruzeiro score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Santos score 1.3 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruzeiro | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Santos | 1.3 | 0.9 | 8 | 4/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cruzeiro sit 6th in Serie A (48 points from 30 matches) and Santos sit 8th (42 points from 30 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Cruzeiro | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 44 | 48 |
| 8 | Santos | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 45 | 42 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
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