Cruzeiro vs Santos FC predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Leonardo Jardim will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Brazil Serie A 19th round, where  Cruzeiro will face Santos FC at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium on 10 August at 17:30.

The home team, Cruzeiro is currently in 2º position in the tournament with 37 points, while Santos FC is currently in 15º position with 18.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Cruzeiro vs Santos FC.

Cruzeiro

Cruzeiro comes from playing against Botafogo and finished the match with a result of 0-2, with win for Cruzeiro. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Peixe coached by Cléber Xavier. In that last match between Cruzeiro and Botafogo, Cabuloso team achieved a 44% possession of the ball, with 4 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by Matheus Pereira and Christian.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Leonardo Jardim has achieved 4 wins, 3 draws y 1 defeat. Cruzeiro average number of goals per game is 1.6 goals, while they concede an average of 0.4 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 2 consecutive clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 13 goals while conceding 3 goals.

Latest statistics in Cruzeiro matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 2/8
• First to score: 5/8
• Half-time winner: 4/8
• Draw at half-time: 4/8

Santos FC

The team coached by Cléber Xavier heads into this match on the back of a recent 3-1 win over Juventude. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Peixe team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Cruzeiro.

In that match between Santos FC and Juventude, the Peixe team achieved 50% ball possession, getting 8 shots on goal, 3 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Álvaro Barreal and Neymar (x2).

Analysing the last 8 matches, Cléber Xavier's team has won 4, drawn 1 and lost 3. Santos FC average 1.4 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.4 goals per game. With this trend, they have 4 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 11 goals while conceding 11 goals.

Latest statistics in Santos FC matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• Matches conceding goals: 4
• First to score: 4/8
• First to concede goals: 4/8

Cruzeiro vs Santos FC: H2H STATS

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Cruzeiro vs Santos FC prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Brazil Serie A competition, in an event that took place at the Estádio Urbano Caldeira stadium on 14-09-2023 with the result of 0-3, with Cruzeiro winning.

The last 5 meetings between Cruzeiro and Santos FC have resulted in 4 wins for Cruzeiro, 1 win for Santos FC. In those matches, Cruzeiro managed to score 10 goals, while Santos FC scored 6 goals against Cruzeiro.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 4/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals