Santos vs Cruzeiro: result 3-0 and analysis
Serie ARegular Season - 38Kick-off on December 7, 2025 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos, São Paulo
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What was the result of Santos vs Cruzeiro?
Santos won 3-0 on December 7, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 26′ThacianoSantos
- 28′ThacianoSantos
- 60′João SchmidtSantos
Official lineup for Santos vs Cruzeiro
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Santos
4-2-3-1- 16Thaciano
- 11Guilherme
- 10Neymar
- 22Á. Barreal
- 5João Schmidt
- 15Willian Arão
- 33Souza
- 27Zé Ivaldo
- 98A. Frías
- 18Igor Vinicius
- 77Gabriel Brazão
Cruzeiro
4-2-3-1- 9Gabriel Barbosa
- 57R. Lelis
- 21Eduardo
- 77Japa
- 8Matheus Henrique
- 5Walace
- 36Kauã Prates
- 34Jonathan
- 43João Marcelo
- 23Fágner
- 41Leo Aragão
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Santos have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Cruzeiro have 6, 8 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2025 | Juventude(away) | 3-0 | Serie A |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Sport Recife(home) | 3-0 | Serie A |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Internacional(away) | 1-1 | Serie A |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Mirassol(home) | 1-1 | Serie A |
| Nov 16, 2025 | Palmeiras(home) | 1-0 | Serie A |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2025 | Botafogo(home) | 2-2 | Serie A |
| Nov 30, 2025 | Ceara(away) | 1-1 | Serie A |
| Nov 23, 2025 | Corinthians(home) | 3-0 | Serie A |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Juventude(away) | 3-3 | Serie A |
| Nov 9, 2025 | Fluminense(home) | 0-0 | Serie A |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Santos wins, 0 draws, 4 Cruzeiro wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2025 | Cruzeiro 1-2 Santos | Serie A |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Santos 0-3 Cruzeiro | Serie A |
| May 6, 2023 | Cruzeiro 2-1 Santos | Serie A |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Santos score 1.4 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Cruzeiro score 1.3 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santos | 1.4 | 1.2 | 4 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Cruzeiro | 1.3 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Santos sit 8th in Serie A (42 points from 30 matches) and Cruzeiro sit 6th (48 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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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