Santos vs Cruzeiro Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Santos

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Santos will be looking to improve on their last outing here following the 2-0 Serie A loss in their previous game against América Mineiro.

In that match, Santos managed 63% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. On the other side, América got 12 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Rodrigo Varanda (29') and Juninho (55') scored for América Mineiro.

Santos have been quite ineffective in attack in recent times. Their sum of goals equals just 3 vs opposition teams over the course of their last 6 outings. In those meetings, Santos have also seen the number of goals scored against them come to 11. That kind of trend isn’t assured to be sustained here, though.

Going into this contest, Santos haven't been defeated in their previous 4 home league matches.

Cruzeiro

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In their last game, Cruzeiro drew 0-0 in the Serie A tie with Red Bull Bragantino.

In that game, Cruzeiro managed 50% possession and 15 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. At the other end, Red Bull Bragantino got 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target.

The forward players for Cruzeiro have been starved of goals in their past 6 games, contributing the unsatisfactory return of just 4. In those matches, Celeste have also seen the overall goal tally against them equal 8.

Heading into this contest, Cruzeiro haven’t won away from home in the past 3 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to 27/08/2017 tells us that Santos have won 1 of these & Cruzeiro 4, with the number of drawn matches being 1.

In all, 16 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them for Peixe and 9 for Celeste. The average goals per game has been 2.67.

The previous league match between these clubs was Serie A match day 4 on 06/05/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Cruzeiro 2-1 Santos.

That day, Cruzeiro had 55% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Their only player to score was Wesley (21', 62').

Santos got 9 shots at goal with 4 on target. Ângelo (57') scored.

The match was refereed by Bruno Arleu.

📰 Team News: Santos

It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just the lone fitness concern for the Santos boss Diego Aguirre to be concerned with thanks to an almost full-strength group of players. Felipe Jonatan (Ruptured knee ligament) won’t play.

🗞️ Team News: Cruzeiro

Cruzeiro boss Pepa Marques da Costa has to currently contend with reduced team options. Ramiro (Cruciate Ligament Surgery) and Rafael Bilu (Achilles tendon rupture) can’t be considered.

⚡ Prediction

It seems to us that Cruzeiro and Santos may well end up cancelling each other out here.

There should be little in it, and a draw looks to be quite a realistic result. We’re therefore expecting a tight encounter with a 1-1 draw at the conclusion of the game.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 08:32 13/09/2023