Cruzeiro vs Palmeiras

Cruzeiro face Palmeiras in the Serie A on Wednesday 18 November 2026, kick-off 23:30 UTC at Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte.

Cruzeiro are 3rd with 60 points from 34 games, while Palmeiras are 2nd with 73. That leaves Palmeiras 13 points ahead.

At home this season Cruzeiro average 1.8 goals scored and 1.1 conceded per game; on the road Palmeiras average 1.5 scored and 0.7 conceded. Cruzeiro have kept 8 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times; Palmeiras have 16 clean sheets and 5 blanks.

Cruzeiro have scored 11 and conceded 8 in their last 5 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Palmeiras have scored 10 and conceded 3 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2.

Cruzeiro come into this fixture with a recent record of 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat, while Palmeiras have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the same window. Cruzeiro currently sit 3rd on 60 points, with Palmeiras placed 2nd on 73 points. Across the last 5 head-to-head meetings, 10 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 3 of them. The model rates the two sides evenly matched, backing the draw. The Draw selection (Draw) is assigned a 77% probability at odds of 1.3.

• Cruzeiro have the better recent form (12 pts vs 10 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Cruzeiro have scored 55 goals this season compared with 62 for Palmeiras.
• Defensively, Cruzeiro have conceded 48 and Palmeiras have conceded 23.
• League positions: Cruzeiro 3rd, Palmeiras 2nd.
• Cruzeiro have won 10 of 17 home matches in this competition.
• Palmeiras have won 8 of 17 away matches in this competition.

• Cruzeiro at home: 10 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats from 17 games.
• Palmeiras away from home: 8 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats from 17 games.
• Cruzeiro have taken 12 points from their last 5 matches.
• Palmeiras have taken 10 points from their last 5 matches.

In the last 5 meetings, Cruzeiro have won 1, Palmeiras have won 2 and 2 ended level. The most recent, on 17 May 2026, finished Palmeiras 1-1 Cruzeiro.