Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cruzeiro EC vs SE Palmeiras, Serie A 2024 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2024
Cruzeiro EC
1 – 2
Full Time
SE Palmeiras
Thu 5 Dec 2024 · 00:30 UTC Mineirao HT 45' · FT 45'
Matheus Pereira 52' 1–0
1–1 61' Mauricio
1–2 90' Estevao
Marlon 56' Y
Ze Ivaldo 68' Y
Anderson 79' Y
Y 85' Vitor Reis

Overview

Match Preview

Cruzeiro EC vs SE Palmeiras — Serie A at Mineirao.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 28 60
2 SE Palmeiras 28 57
3 CA Paranaense 28 49
4 Fluminense FC 28 48
5 EC Bahia 28 46
6 Cruzeiro EC 28 45
7 CA Mineiro 27 40
8 Santos FC 27 38
9 Coritiba FBC 28 38
10 RB Bragantino 27 36
11 Sao Paulo FC 27 36
12 Botafogo FR 28 35
13 EC Vitoria 28 33
14 SC Corinthians Paulista 28 32
15 Mirassol FC 28 32
16 CR Vasco da Gama 27 31
17 Gremio FBPA 28 29
18 SC Internacional 28 28
19 Clube do Remo 28 23
20 Chapecoense AF 27 18

Head-to-Head

4
4
6
Cruzeiro EC 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals SE Palmeiras
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-05 Cruzeiro EC 1–2 SE Palmeiras 2024-07-21 SE Palmeiras 2–0 Cruzeiro EC 2023-12-07 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 SE Palmeiras 2023-08-14 SE Palmeiras 1–0 Cruzeiro EC 2019-12-08 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 SE Palmeiras

Recent Form

Cruzeiro EC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Dec SE Palmeiras H 1–2 L
01 Dec RB Bragantino A 1–1 D
28 Nov Gremio FBPA H 1–1 D
20 Nov SC Corinthians Paulista A 1–2 L
09 Nov Criciúma EC H 2–1 W
07 Nov CR Flamengo H 0–1 L
SE Palmeiras
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Dec Cruzeiro EC A 2–1 W
27 Nov Botafogo FR H 1–3 L
23 Nov AC Goianiense A 1–0 W
20 Nov EC Bahia A 2–1 W
09 Nov Gremio FBPA H 1–0 W
04 Nov SC Corinthians Paulista A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Cruzeiro EC SE Palmeiras
#6 Position #2
45 Points 57
28 Played 28
13 / 6 / 9 W / D / L 16 / 9 / 3
42 Scored 47
40 Conceded 21
+2 GD +26
1.61 PPG 2.04
46% Win % 57%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season
43% Clean Sheets
SE Palmeiras this season

Cruzeiro EC are 6th (45 pts). SE Palmeiras are 2nd (57 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC
0-15
3/3
16-30
3/6
31-45
6/5
46-60
5/2
61-75
6/2
76+
10/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SE Palmeiras
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
5/1
46-60
5/4
61-75
6/1
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cruzeiro EC
Matheus Pereira 9 G 4 A
Kaio Jorge 7 G 1 A
Christian 5 G 3 A
Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A
SE Palmeiras
Jose Manuel Lopez 8 G 4 A
Mauricio 7 G 1 A
Vitor Roque 5 G
Allan 4 G 3 A
Gustavo Gomez 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. SE Palmeiras get us underway at Mineirao.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Mineirao. SE Palmeiras seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marlon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SE Palmeiras.
  • 15' SE Palmeiras is showing some good football. However, SE Palmeiras are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with SE Palmeiras winning 0% of all matches.
  • 25' Ze Ivaldo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 25 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Lucas Silva has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mayke, as he is very good at scoring at Mineirao with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' SE Palmeiras are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cruzeiro EC and SE Palmeiras are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 52' Matheus Pereira makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Cruzeiro EC are in front.
  • 56' Marlon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 56.
  • 58' Mauricio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Anibal Moreno at the 58 minute mark.
  • 61' The deadlock is broken! Mauricio gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Fabrizio Peralta. He replaces Joao Wellington on 66 minute.
  • 68' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ze Ivaldo on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cruzeiro EC and SE Palmeiras are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 75' A tactical swap from SE Palmeiras — Caio Paulista on, Vanderlan off on 75 minutes.
  • 79' Poor challenge from Anderson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 79' SE Palmeiras ring the changes. Raphael Veiga has done his job and it is now time for Lazaro to step up.
  • 84' Estevao needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 85' It’s a booking for SE Palmeiras player. Vitor Reis gets a card.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Matheus Pereira as he leaves the pitch. Vitor Hugo steps in for Cruzeiro EC.
  • 90' Estevao has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Cruzeiro EC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tevis Alves is hanging Lautaro Diaz on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Diniz

SE Palmeiras Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Abel Ferreira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kaio Jorge 2
Jose Manuel Lopez 2
Hyoran 1
Mauricio 1
Lucas Lima 1
Estevao 1
Gustavo Gomez 1
Keny Arroyo 1

Head to Head

2024-12-05 Cruzeiro EC 1–2 SE Palmeiras 2024-07-21 SE Palmeiras 2–0 Cruzeiro EC 2023-12-07 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 SE Palmeiras 2023-08-14 SE Palmeiras 1–0 Cruzeiro EC 2019-12-08 Cruzeiro EC 0–2 SE Palmeiras

Cruzeiro EC Form

2024-12-05 Cruzeiro EC 1–2 SE Palmeiras L 2024-12-01 RB Bragantino 1–1 Cruzeiro EC D 2024-11-28 Cruzeiro EC 1–1 Gremio FBPA D 2024-11-20 SC Corinthians Paulista 2–1 Cruzeiro EC L 2024-11-09 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 Criciúma EC W 2024-11-07 Cruzeiro EC 0–1 CR Flamengo L

SE Palmeiras Form

2024-12-05 Cruzeiro EC 1–2 SE Palmeiras W 2024-11-27 SE Palmeiras 1–3 Botafogo FR L 2024-11-23 AC Goianiense 0–1 SE Palmeiras W 2024-11-20 EC Bahia 1–2 SE Palmeiras W 2024-11-09 SE Palmeiras 1–0 Gremio FBPA W 2024-11-04 SC Corinthians Paulista 2–0 SE Palmeiras L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.88 Cruzeiro EC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 SE Palmeiras xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cruzeiro EC22% Draw27% SE Palmeiras51%
Actual: SE Palmeiras win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Cruzeiro EC or Draw
49%
Draw or SE Palmeiras
78%
Cruzeiro EC or SE Palmeiras
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cruzeiro EC15% Draw48% SE Palmeiras37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 1
12.4%
0 – 2
10.5%
0 – 0
10.2%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.1%
0 – 3
5.6%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
2 – 0
3%
0 – 4
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Cruzeiro EC

Handicap Cruzeiro EC covers Push SE Palmeiras covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 24% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
SE Palmeiras keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.