Cruzeiro vs Corinthians Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th July 2024

Despite a rather curious form recently, Cruzeiro have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 15 of the Serie A season. They meet Corinthians on Sunday at the Cruzeiro's stadium, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.

Sitting bottom of the table, Corinthians have claimed nine points after 13 rounds, while Cruzeiro have amassed 20 points. This places the latter as number 8 in the Serie A at the moment.

Cruzeiro as well as Corinthians suffered disappointing defeats in their most previous match. This could lead to a cautious encounter as neither side naturally fancies losing once again already.

Cruzeiro go into their next Serie A match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 11. That amounts to an average of 1.1 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Corinthians travel to their next Serie A match, averaging a lowly 0.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of nine goals, while also conceding 12 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Cruzeiro played Corinthians. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Cruzeiro vs Corinthians Prediction

Cruzeiro Form

In their last three matches, Cruzeiro won 2-0 against Athletico Paranaense, before losing 2-1 against Flamengo and 1-0 to Criciuma. Cruzeiro showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Cruzeiro's stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 13 times, while letting in five themselves.

Cruzeiro were spoken of as contenders for a title, but current form has them running a little behind in the Serie A.

Corinthians Form

In their last three matches, Corinthians drew 1-1 with Athletico Paranaense, drew 1-1 with Cuiaba and lost 2-0 against Palmeiras. Corinthians came through their last six away games in the Serie A without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by nine goals to three.

Corinthians entered the season dreaming of medals, but find themselves far off track following a lousy run of form.

Cruzeiro disappointingly lost their last two matches, but in front of their supporters at Cruzeiro's stadium, they will kick back and book a much-needed win.

Cruzeiro took 13 points from their last seven encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Serie A table. This amounts to four wins after scoring eight times and conceding six. Corinthians won zero matches and picked up three points from their last eight encounters with teams in the top half of the Serie A. They scored three goals and conceded ten. Cruzeiro are looking at a record of six wins, two draws and five defeats in the Serie A this season. Corinthians have a record of one win, six draws and six defeats in the Serie A.

Cruzeiro vs Corinthians Squads

Cruzeiro Squad

Seabra will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Corinthians from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Anderson (0/13), Gabriel Grando (0/0), Leonardo (0/0), Helibelton Palacios (0/1), Joao Marcelo (0/0), Kaiki (0/5), Lucas Oliveira (0/0), Lucas Villalba (0/5), Marlon (0/9), Neris (0/5), Pedrao (0/0), Wesley (0/1), William (2/12), Ze Ivaldo (0/11), Alvaro Barreal (0/9), Japa (0/4), Jose Cifuentes (0/3), Lucas Daniel Romero (0/11), Lucas Silva (1/13), Machado (0/4), Mateus Vital (1/6), Matheus Henrique (0/0), Rafael Bilu (0/0), Rafael Silva (3/8), Ramiro (0/12), Vitinho (1/9), Walace (0/0), Arielson (0/0), Arthur (1/10), Gabriel Veron (2/12), Joao Pedro (0/3), Juan Dinenno (0/0), Kaio Jorge (0/0), Marcelo Moreno (0/0), Matheus Pereira (4/12), Rafael Elias (1/5), Robert (0/9), Ruan Indio (0/0), Stenio (0/0), Viana Arthur (0/0).

Corinthians Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Corinthians players that the manager Raphael Laruccia will choose from for the upcoming game:

Carlos Miguel (0/6), Cassio (0/3), Matheus Donelli (0/4), Bidu (1/4), Caca (2/10), Caetano (0/4), Diego Palacios (0/0), Fagner (0/5), Felix Torres (0/7), Gustavo Henrique (0/6), Hugo Farias (0/13), Leonardo Mana (0/4), Matheuzinho (0/11), Raniele (0/12), Tchoca (0/0), Biro (0/0), Breno Bidon (0/11), Fausto Vera (0/6), Gustavo Mosquito (1/10), Igor Coronado (1/11), Matheus Araujo (0/0), Maycon Barberan (0/2), Paulinho (0/6), Ruan Oliveira (0/0), Ryan (0/0), Angel Romero (0/7), Arthur (0/0), Giovane Nascimento (0/0), Leo Natel (0/0), Pedro Henrique (0/3), Pedro Raul (0/9), Rodrigo Garro (0/12), Wesley (2/13), Yuri Alberto (2/10).

Cruzeiro vs Corinthians Team News

Cruzeiro just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Corinthians at Cruzeiro's stadium. There is no need for Jose Cifuentes to show up in the Cruzeiro dressing room, as he is suspended.

Corinthians face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Sunday against Cruzeiro. Felix Torres, Angel Romero and Breno Bidon racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Corinthians travelling party for their next match.

Paulinho is too injured to face Corinthians.

Cruzeiro vs Corinthians Lineups

Cruzeiro vs Corinthians H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Cruzeiro played Corinthians. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Cruzeiro have a 30% win rate against Corinthians, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 3-4-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Cruzeiro vs Corinthians Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Cruzeiro face Corinthians as under 2.5 goals happened in seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 3/5 with the bookies.

Cruzeiro vs Corinthians Betting Tips

William is the most prolific Serie A marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Corinthians look to Yuri Alberto, hoping he can add to his current total of two Serie A goals in his latest games.

Cruzeiro claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Corinthians won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing six in this series of matches. Goals are flowing freely for Cruzeiro on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target three times in Corinthians''s last 10 league games away from home.

Less than 2.5 goals came out three times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet four times. Cruzeiro managed an average of one goal, with Corinthians averaging 1.1 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Cruzeiro’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Corinthians's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.