Santos FC vs Cruzeiro predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The match we will analyse is the one corresponding to the 38th round of the Brazil Serie A, where  Santos FC will face Cruzeiro at Estádio Urbano Caldeira stadium on 7 December at 14:00.

The home team, Santos FC is currently in 16º position in the tournament with 41 points, while Cruzeiro is currently in 3º position with 69.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Santos FC vs Cruzeiro.

Santos FC

Santos FC comes from playing against Sport Recife and finished the match with a result of 3-0, with win for Santos FC. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Cabuloso coached by Leonardo Jardim. In that last match between Santos FC and Sport Recife, Peixe team achieved a 52% possession of the ball, with 7 shots on goal of which 3 were goals. The goals were scored by Joao Schmidt, Neymar and Lucas Kal.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by J. Vojvoda has achieved 2 wins, 2 draws y 2 defeats. Santos FC average number of goals per game is 1.3 goals, while they concede an average of 1.2 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 8 goals while conceding 7 goals.

Latest statistics in Santos FC matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 3/6

Cruzeiro

Cruzeiro, who visit Santos FC, are coming from a 1-1 draw against Ceará SC, so the team coached by Leonardo Jardim will try to get back to winning ways, with the difficulty of playing away from home.

In that match between Cruzeiro and Ceará SC, the Cabuloso team achieved 63% ball possession, getting 3 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by Willian Machado.

Analysing the last 6 matches, Leonardo Jardim's team has won 3, drawn 3 . Cruzeiro average 1.8 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.8 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 official match without a clean sheet. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 11 goals while conceding 5 goals.

Latest statistics in Cruzeiro matches:

• Both teams to score: 3/6

Santos FC 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 Santos FC vs Cruzeiro prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Brazil Serie A competition, in an event that took place at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium on 10-08-2025 with the result of 1-2, with Santos FC winning.

The last 5 meetings between Santos FC and Cruzeiro have resulted in 2 wins for Santos FC, 3 wins for Cruzeiro. In those matches, Santos FC managed to score 7 goals, while Cruzeiro scored 9 goals against Santos FC.

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