Cruzeiro take on Palestino in Thursday’s forthcoming Copa Sudamericana fixture.
Our Cruzeiro v Palestino predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
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Cruzeiro
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Cruzeiro will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 0-4 Serie A success vs Sport Recife.
In that match, Cruzeiro managed 55% possession and 17 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For Cruzeiro, goals were scored by Kaio Jorge (18') and Matheus Pereira (45', 53'). On the other side, Sport Recife had 11 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Igor Cariús (8' Own goal) scored 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 game after a 1-2 Copa Sudamericana win versus Unión de Santa Fe in their most recent fixture.
In that match, Palestino managed 52% possession and 15 shots on goal with 6 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Palestino was Junior Marabel (84', 89'). Union got 14 attempts at goal with 5 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.
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Head to head
The last league match featuring the two was Copa Sudamericana match day 3 on 25/04/2025 when it finished Palestino 2-1 Cruzeiro.
In that game, Palestino had 39% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Their only player to score was Junior Arias (86').
Cruzeiro had 15 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Carlos Eduardo (83') was the scorer.
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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 playing for Cruzeiro gaffer Leonardo Jardim.
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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.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds in the full-time result market, putting your money on Cruzeiro can be had for 2, a wager on the draw is 3.5 and selecting the win for Palestino gets 3.6. They’re the top returns available at the current time.
Victor Martins,
23:00 13/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Cruzeiro
Formed: 1921
Stadium: Estádio Mineirão (61,927)
Captain: Lucas Romero
Chairman: Lidson Potsch
Manager: Leonardo Jardim
Competitions: Serie A position 4, Copa do Brasil (Third Round), Copa Sudamericana (Group E)
⭐ Key Man: Kaio Jorge
Normally taking to the field in the Striker position, Kaio Jorge was born in Olinda, Brazil. After having made a senior debut playing for Santos in the 2018 season, the skilful Forward has contributed 4 league goals in the Série A 2025 season to date in a total of 6 appearances.