SE Palmeiras vs Cruzeiro EC, 2018

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Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2018

SE Palmeiras

3 – 1

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Cruzeiro EC

Sun 30 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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SE Palmeiras vs Cruzeiro EC — Serie A .

SE Palmeiras 23 games · 48 pts (2026/26)
Cruzeiro EC 22 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva
Referee Helcio Araujo
Referee Heronildo Sebastiao Freitas da Silva
Referee Fabio Rogerio Baesteiro

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	SE Palmeiras	23	48
2	CR Flamengo	21	42
3	CA Paranaense	23	41
4	Fluminense FC	23	38
5	EC Bahia	22	33
6	Cruzeiro EC	22	33
7	RB Bragantino	22	32
8	SC Corinthians Paulista	22	32
9	Coritiba FBC	23	31
10	Botafogo FR	21	30
11	CA Mineiro	21	29
12	Sao Paulo FC	22	27
13	EC Vitoria	22	26
14	Gremio FBPA	21	25
15	SC Internacional	22	23
16	Mirassol FC	21	23
17	Santos FC	21	22
18	CR Vasco da Gama	21	22
19	Clube do Remo	22	22
20	Chapecoense AF	21	10

Head-to-Head

SE Palmeiras 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals Cruzeiro EC

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-30 SE Palmeiras 3–1 Cruzeiro EC 2018-05-31 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 SE Palmeiras 2018-05-31 Cruzeiro EC 1–0 SE Palmeiras 2017-10-29 SE Palmeiras 2–2 Cruzeiro EC 2017-07-08 Cruzeiro EC 3–1 SE Palmeiras

Recent Form

SE Palmeiras

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Cruzeiro EC	H	3–1	W
23 Sep	SC Recife	A	1–0	W
16 Sep	EC Bahia	A	1–1	D
09 Sep	SC Corinthians Paulista	H	1–0	W
06 Sep	CA Paranaense	H	2–0	W
02 Sep	Chapecoense AF	A	2–1	W

Cruzeiro EC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	SE Palmeiras	A	1–3	L
23 Sep	Santos FC	H	2–1	W
16 Sep	CA Mineiro	H	0–0	D
08 Sep	SC Recife	A	0–0	D
05 Sep	Botafogo FR	A	1–1	D
02 Sep	SC Internacional	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

SE Palmeiras		Cruzeiro EC
#1	Position	#6
48	Points	33
23	Played	22
14 / 6 / 3	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 7
40	Scored	30
19	Conceded	31
+21	GD	-1
2.09	PPG	1.50
61%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

39% Clean Sheets
SE Palmeiras this season

27% Clean Sheets
Cruzeiro EC this season

SE Palmeiras are 1st (48 pts). Cruzeiro EC are 6th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SE Palmeiras

0-15

3/2

16-30

4/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

5/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cruzeiro EC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/–

61-75

4/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SE Palmeiras

Jose Manuel Lopez	6 G	3 A
Ramon Sosa	4 G	2 A
Allan	4 G	2 A
Mauricio	4 G	1 A
Jhon Arias	4 G	1 A

Cruzeiro EC

Kaio Jorge	6 G
Christian	5 G	3 A
Matheus Pereira	5 G	2 A
Neizer Villarreal	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! SE Palmeiras vs Cruzeiro EC — let the football do the talking.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. SE Palmeiras in their trying to find a way past Cruzeiro EC's compact .
10' Cruzeiro EC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Keny Arroyo scoring 1 goals.
15' 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.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SE Palmeiras side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' Federico Mancuello has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mano Menezes might look to freshen things up shortly.
40' Cruzeiro EC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
45' Cruzeiro EC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SE Palmeiras needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' Raniel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
60' A quiet spell here at . SE Palmeiras seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
65' Fred, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
70' Ezequiel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cruzeiro EC so far.
75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
80' SE Palmeiras are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cruzeiro EC backline.
85' Cruzeiro EC have won 214 goals from 253 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' David has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
3-1 the final result. Cruzeiro EC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

SE Palmeiras Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

42
Jailson
12
Mayke ↑ 75'
10
Moises ↑ 86'
5
Thiago Santos
18
Alejandro Guerra
29
Willian ↑ 61'
9
Miguel Borja
4
Nicolas Freire
17
Jean
44
Pedrao
39
Vitinho
36
Luan Candido

Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari

Cruzeiro EC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Edilson
10
Giorgian De Arrascaeta ↑ 62'
15
Patrick
7
Rafael Sobis ↑ 56'
9
Fred ↑ 62'
39
Vitor Eudes
14
Caca
40
Ederson

Coach Mano Menezes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kaio Jorge	2
Jose Manuel Lopez	2
Ze Rafael	1
Rafael Sobis	1
Dudu	1
Allan	1
Federico Mancuello	1
Hyoran	1

Head to Head

SE Palmeiras Form

2018-09-30 SE Palmeiras 3–1 Cruzeiro EC W 2018-09-23 SC Recife 0–1 SE Palmeiras W 2018-09-16 EC Bahia 1–1 SE Palmeiras D 2018-09-09 SE Palmeiras 1–0 SC Corinthians Paulista W 2018-09-06 SE Palmeiras 2–0 CA Paranaense W 2018-09-02 Chapecoense AF 1–2 SE Palmeiras W

Cruzeiro EC Form

2018-09-30 SE Palmeiras 3–1 Cruzeiro EC L 2018-09-23 Cruzeiro EC 2–1 Santos FC W 2018-09-16 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 CA Mineiro D 2018-09-08 SC Recife 0–0 Cruzeiro EC D 2018-09-05 Botafogo FR 1–1 Cruzeiro EC D 2018-09-02 Cruzeiro EC 0–0 SC Internacional D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.94 SE Palmeiras xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.93 Cruzeiro EC xG

I would bet for: SE Palmeiras to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

SE Palmeiras58% Draw24% Cruzeiro EC18%

Actual: SE Palmeiras win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

SE Palmeiras or Draw

82%

Draw or Cruzeiro EC

42%

SE Palmeiras or Cruzeiro EC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

SE Palmeiras42% Draw43% Cruzeiro EC15%

Actual: SE Palmeiras win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 0

10.5%

1 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

7.4%

3 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

4.5%

0 – 1

4.5%

2 – 2

4.4%

4 – 0

3.2%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — SE Palmeiras

Handicap	SE Palmeiras covers	Push	Cruzeiro EC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

SE Palmeiras keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Cruzeiro EC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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