SE Palmeiras vs Cruzeiro EC, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
SE Palmeiras vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A at Allianz Parque.
- SE Palmeiras 16 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
- Cruzeiro EC 16 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 SE Palmeiras 16 35 2 CR Flamengo 15 31 3 Fluminense FC 16 30 4 Sao Paulo FC 16 24 5 CA Paranaense 16 24 6 EC Bahia 15 23 7 Coritiba FBC 16 23 8 RB Bragantino 16 23 9 SC Internacional 16 21 10 Botafogo FR 15 21 11 CA Mineiro 16 21 12 CR Vasco da Gama 16 20 13 Cruzeiro EC 16 20 14 EC Vitoria 15 19 15 Gremio FBPA 16 18 16 Santos FC 16 18 17 SC Corinthians Paulista 16 18 18 Clube do Remo 16 15 19 Mirassol FC 15 13 20 Chapecoense AF 15 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Cruzeiro EC H 1–1 D 10 May Clube do Remo A 1–1 D 02 May Santos FC H 1–1 D 26 Apr RB Bragantino A 1–0 W 19 Apr CA Paranaense H 1–0 W 12 Apr SC Corinthians Paulista A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May SE Palmeiras A 1–1 D 10 May EC Bahia A 2–1 W 03 May CA Mineiro H 1–3 L 25 Apr Clube do Remo A 1–0 W 18 Apr Gremio FBPA H 2–0 W 12 Apr RB Bragantino H 2–1 W Season Stats
SE Palmeiras Cruzeiro EC #1 Position #13 35 Points 20 16 Played 16 10 / 5 / 1 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 6 26 Scored 21 13 Conceded 26 +13 GD -5 2.19 PPG 1.25 63% Win % 31% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history31% Clean Sheets
SE Palmeiras this season25% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this seasonSE Palmeiras are 1st (35 pts). Cruzeiro EC are 13th (20 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
SE Palmeiras0-151/216-303/131-452/–46-60–/261-752/–76+–/–■ Scored ■ ConcededCruzeiro EC0-151/316-301/331-455/146-603/–61-751/276+2/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
SE PalmeirasJose Manuel Lopez 5 G 3 A Allan 3 G 1 A Gustavo Gomez 3 G Jhon Arias 3 G Vitor Roque 3 G Cruzeiro ECChristian 5 G 1 A Neizer Villarreal 3 G 1 A Kaio Jorge 3 G -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for SE Palmeiras to score. At the same time, Cruzeiro EC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Ramon Sosa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 10' SE Palmeiras is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 11' Cruzeiro EC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Keny Arroyo on 11.
- 11' Keny Arroyo was booked on 11.
- 12' A meaty challenge results in booking for Keny Arroyo on 12.
- 17' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Fabricio Bruno suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' GOAL! Felipe Anderson scores on 20.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' Carlos Miguel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 35' Cruzeiro EC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gerson made 454 appearances and scored 29 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 42' The referee shows Cruzeiro EC player a card on 42.
- 47' It’s high time Abel Ferreira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 52' SE Palmeiras started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
- 57' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 62' It looks surprising Cruzeiro EC does not make any changes. Otavio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 67' Cruzeiro EC is showing some good football. However, Cruzeiro EC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 72' It’s a booking for SE Palmeiras player. Jose Manuel Lopez gets a card.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Otavio.
- 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Arthur Santana, as he is very good at scoring at Allianz Parque with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 88' SE Palmeiras player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' Lucas Silva was booked on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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SE Palmeiras Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 15
- 8
- 7
- 1
- 17
- 42
- 26
- 11
- 19
- 4
- 56
Bench
- 30
- 10
- 14
- 12
- 18
- 32
- 31
- 37
- 48
- 6
- 45
- 50
Coach Abel FerreiraCruzeiro EC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 29
- 23
- 15
- 10
- 11
- 19
- 88
- 6
- 81
- 34
- 99
Bench
- 16
- 17
- 94
- 25
- 7
- 43
- 31
- 77
- 91
- 70
- 2
- 40
Coach Artur Jorge -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kaio Jorge 2 Jose Manuel Lopez 2 Hyoran 1 Nikao 1 Lucas Lima 1 Endrick 1 Gustavo Gomez 1 Gabriel Menino 1 Head to Head
SE Palmeiras Form
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Prediction accuracy2 / 41.66 SE Palmeiras xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.88 Cruzeiro EC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.54Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
SE Palmeiras or Draw 78%Draw or Cruzeiro EC 48%SE Palmeiras or Cruzeiro EC 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 0 12.2%2 – 0 10.6%0 – 0 9.9%2 – 1 9.2%0 – 1 5.9%3 – 0 5.7%3 – 1 5.2%1 – 2 4.9%2 – 2 4.1%0 – 2 3%4 – 0 2.4%Asian Handicap — SE Palmeiras
Handicap SE Palmeiras covers Push Cruzeiro EC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 17% 70% -1.5 30% — 70% -1 30% 24% 46% -0.5 54% — 46% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 12% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
SE Palmeiras keeps clean sheet 42% ✓Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.