📊 Form Guide

Cruzeiro

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Cruzeiro will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 2-1 Copa Sudamericana victory over Palestino.

In that match, Cruzeiro had 60% possession and 24 shots at goal with 11 of them on target. For Cruzeiro, the goals were scored by Yannick Bolasie (69') and Gabriel Barbosa (90'). For their opponents, Palestino got 7 attempts at goal with 1 on target.

Their most recent results highlight the fact that there has been much resilience in the Cruzeiro backline. Cruzeiro have given the opposition little, with the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their last 6 games standing at 3. That aside, we will just have to wait and see if such a trend will continue on in this game.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Cruzeiro:

• have not won against Atlético Mineiro in their last 2 league games.
• have not been beaten in their last 4 league matches at home.

Atlético Mineiro

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Atlético Mineiro will go into this meeting following a 3-1 Copa Sudamericana win to defeat Caracas in their most recent outing.

In that match, Atlético Mineiro had 55% possession and 23 attempts on goal with 10 of them on target. For Atlético Mineiro, goals were scored by Tomás Cuello (48') and Rony (77'). Caracas had 11 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Jeriel De Santis (59') was the scorer for Caracas.

In their previous 6 clashes, Atlético Mineiro have amassed the sum of 11 goals. Atlético Mineiro have also managed to score in every single one of those games. During that period, they’ve had 9 goals go against them.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Atlético Mineiro:

• haven't been defeated by Cruzeiro when they have played them away from home in the previous 8 matches in the league. It really has been a happy hunting ground for them.
• are undefeated in their previous 2 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 04/08/2019 shows that Cruzeiro have won 1 of these & Atlético Mineiro 3, with the tally of drawn matches being 2.

A combined total of 7 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 1 from Celeste and 6 netted by Galo. That’s an average goals per game of 1.17.

The last league meeting between these sides was Serie A match day 22 on 11/08/2024 and the score finished Cruzeiro 0-0 Atlético Mineiro.

That day, Cruzeiro had 35% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 1 on target.

Atlético Mineiro got 12 shots on goal with 4 on target.

The match was refereed by Raphael Claus.

ℹ️ 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 manager Leonardo Jardim.

It seems likely that Celeste could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation for the game, handing starts to Cassio, Fagner, Fabricio Bruno, Lucas Villalba, Kaiki, Lucas Daniel Romero, Lucas Silva, Christian Cardoso, Matheus Pereira, Wanderson and Kaio Jorge.

📋 Team News: Atlético Mineiro

We reckon that Galo seem likely to make use of a 4-2-3-1 system, starting Everson, Natanael, Lyanco, Junior Alonso, Guilherme Arana, Alan Franco, Rubens, Igor Gomes, Gustavo Scarpa, Rony and Hulk.

💡 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro may well both score, with little between these two teams.

A draw looks like a realistic possibility, but we’ll see what happens. We therefore see a very close game with a 1-1 score draw when the full-time whistle blows.

Andre Moura, 23:11 18/05/2025