Palmeiras vs Cruzeiro predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The match we will analyse is the one corresponding to the 16th round of the Brazil Serie A, where  Palmeiras will face Cruzeiro at Allianz Parque stadium on 17 May at 00:00.

The home team, Palmeiras is currently in 1º position in the tournament with 33 points, while Cruzeiro is currently in 15º position with 16.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Palmeiras vs Cruzeiro.

Palmeiras

Palmeiras comes from playing against Sporting Cristal and finished the match with a result of 0-2, with win for Palmeiras. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Cabuloso coached by Jorge Artur. In that last match between Palmeiras and Sporting Cristal, Verdão team achieved a 58% possession of the ball, with 5 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by José López and Ramón Sosa.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Abel Ferreira has achieved 5 wins, 3 draws . Palmeiras average number of goals per game is 1.4 goals, while they concede an average of 0.4 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 11 goals while conceding 3 goals.

Latest statistics in Palmeiras matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 3/8
• First to score: 6/8
• Half-time winner: 5/8

Cruzeiro

Cruzeiro, who visit Palmeiras, are coming from a 0-0 draw against U. Catolica, so the team coached by Jorge Artur will try to get back to winning ways, with the difficulty of playing away from home.

In that match between Cruzeiro and U. Catolica, the Cabuloso team achieved 47% ball possession, getting 1 shots on goal, without managing to score a goal.

Analysing the last 8 matches, Jorge Artur's team has won 4, drawn 2 and lost 2. Cruzeiro average 1.3 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in Cruzeiro matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/8
• Under 2.5 goals: 4/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• First to concede goals: 4/8
• Draw at half-time: 5/8

Palmeiras vs Cruzeiro: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Palmeiras vs Cruzeiro prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Brazil Serie A competition, in an event that took place at the Allianz Parque stadium on 26-10-2025 with the result of 0-0, with a draw.

The last 5 meetings between Palmeiras and Cruzeiro have resulted in 2 wins for Palmeiras, 1 win for Cruzeiro, and 2 draws. In those matches, Palmeiras managed to score 6 goals, while Cruzeiro scored 4 goals against Palmeiras.

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