📏 Form Guide

Cruzeiro

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Cruzeiro will be looking for another win after the 0-4 Serie A victory vs Sport Recife.

In that match, Cruzeiro managed 55% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Cruzeiro, the scorers were Kaio Jorge (18') and Matheus Pereira (45', 53'). Sport Recife got 11 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Igor Cariús (8' Own goal) was the scorer for Sport Recife.

Their more recent scorelines reveal that there has been much resilience in the Cruzeiro backline. Cruzeiro have given the opposition little, with the total number of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their previous 6 matches standing at 4.

Palestino

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Palestino will go into the clash after a 1-2 Copa Sudamericana win in the defeat of Unión de Santa Fe in their previous fixture.

In that game, Palestino managed 52% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The only player to score for Palestino was Junior Marabel (84', 89'). Union got 14 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Lucas Gamba (49') scored for Unión de Santa Fe.

Looking at their form, and Palestino have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 7 goals overall. At the back, Palestino have not been doing too well. However, we’ll just have to find out whether the trend might be sustained here in this match.

👥 Head to head

The previous league contest between the two was Copa Sudamericana match day 3 on 25/04/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Palestino 2-1 Cruzeiro.

In that game, Palestino had 39% possession and 13 shots at goal with 6 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Junior Arias (86').

At the other end, Cruzeiro had 15 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Carlos Eduardo (83') scored.

ℹ️ Team News: Cruzeiro

João Marcelo (Torn knee ligaments), Matheus Henrique (Meniscus injury) and Japa (Inflammation of the biceps tendon in the thigh) won’t be available for Cruzeiro boss Leonardo Jardim.

In all likelihood, Celeste should make use of the 4-2-3-1 system this time with Leonardo, William, Jonathan Jesus, Lucas Villalba, Kaua Prates, Lucas Daniel Romero, Murilo Rhikman, Christian Cardoso, Kenji, Lautaro Diaz and Gabriel Barbosa.

📋 Team News: Palestino

It’s our belief that El Tino-Tino appear most likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 system, going with Sebastian Perez, Vicente Espinoza, Fernando Meza, Cristian Suarez, Dilan Zuniga, Ariel Martinez, Julian Fernandez, Bryan Carrasco, Joe Abrigo, Jonathan Benitez and Junior Marabel.

🧠 Prediction

Our feeling is that Palestino are likely to put a goal past this Cruzeiro team, although it might not quite be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re expecting a very close game with a 2-1 win for Cruzeiro at the end of the match. It really should be an interesting one.

Victor Martins, 00:01 15/05/2025