Cruzeiro vs Juventude Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th July 2025

Juventude go up against Cruzeiro on Sunday for a Serie A meeting at Cruzeiro's stadium.

Cruzeiro are chasing the first place in the Serie A after collecting 27 points from their initial 13 encounters. Juventude trail them on 11 points after 12 rounds, sitting as number 18 in the table.

Cruzeiro came away with three points from the latest encounter with Juventude. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other this coming Sunday.

When it comes to goal-scoring Cruzeiro could be more prolific, scoring 18 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.8 goals per game in which, they conceded four times. This is an average of 0.4 a game, achieving a clean sheet in six games.

Juventude are currently not the most scoring team in the Serie A, as they only found the back of the net eight times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.8 goals a game in which they conceded 22 times, an average of 2.2 per game. They managed one clean sheets in these.

Cruzeiro go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-0 and 1-0 the last two times they played Juventude.

Cruzeiro vs Juventude Prediction

Cruzeiro Form

In their last three matches, Cruzeiro won 2-1 against Palmeiras, before recording a draw in a 0-0 match against Vitoria. They were back on top last time out, defeating Gremio 4-1. 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 12 times, while letting in three themselves.

Cruzeiro were spoken to as contenders for the title in the Serie A this season, and are so far living up to expectations.

Juventude Form

Juventude suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Red Bull Bragantino in a 1-0 defeat. Gremio also proved too hard to handle as they won 0-2, before Juventude were able to strike back in a 2-0 win against Sport Recife. Juventude only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Serie A. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 18 goals to three.

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

Juventude and Cruzeiro are almost always cautious, when going toe-to-toe with each other, which makes under 2.5 goals the value bet on Sunday.

Cruzeiro scored 14 goals and conceded six in their last eight games against teams from the bottom half of the Serie A table. They collected 17 points and five victories. Juventude claimed zero wins and zero points in their last three games against teams from the top six. They scored zero times in these matches, but also conceded nine goals. Cruzeiro are looking at a record of eight wins, three draws and two defeats in the Serie A this season. Juventude have a record of three wins, two draws and seven defeats in the Serie A.

Cruzeiro vs Juventude Squads

Cruzeiro Squad

Leonardo Jardim will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Juventude from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Cassio (0/13), Hayran (0/0), Leonardo (0/0), Otavio Costa (0/0), Vitor Lamounier (0/0), Fabricio Bruno (0/12), Fagner (0/7), Janderson (0/0), Joao Marcelo (0/0), Jonathan Jesus (0/5), Kaiki (0/13), Kaua Prates (0/0), Lucas Villalba (1/10), Ruan Santos (0/0), William (0/9), Carlos Eduardo (0/10), Christian Cardoso (1/10), Japa (0/0), Lautaro Diaz (0/4), Lucas Daniel Romero (1/12), Lucas Silva (1/12), Mateo Gamarra (0/2), Matheus Henrique (0/2), Murilo Rhikman (0/0), Nicolas Pontes (0/0), Riquelmy (0/0), Rodriguinho (0/1), Walace (0/6), Yannick Bolasie (0/7), Gabriel Barbosa (2/10), Kaio Jorge (11/12), Kenji (0/1), Marcelo Moreno (0/0), Marquinhos (0/8), Matheus Pereira (2/11), Ruan Indio (0/0), Wanderson (0/12), Wanderson (0/0).

Juventude Squad

Below is the full team squad of Juventude. The manager Tencati will pick his starting XI against Cruzeiro from these players:

Gustavo (0/7), Marcos Miranda (0/6), Mario (0/0), Mateus Claus (0/0), Ruan Carneiro (0/0), Abner (0/6), Adriano Martins (0/5), Alan Ruschel (0/9), Caique (0/6), Cipriano (0/0), Marcelo Hermes (0/1), Marcos Paulo (0/7), Mateus Schaffer (0/0), Nata (0/0), Reginaldo (0/5), Rodrigo Sam (0/5), Wilker Angel (0/6), Bill (2/10), Daniel Giraldo (0/7), Davi Goes (0/2), Enio (1/8), Ewerton (0/11), Guilherme Gehring (0/0), Jadson (0/11), Lucas Fernandes (0/0), Mandaca (1/11), Nene (0/7), Peixoto (0/2), Rafinha (0/0), Wesley Hudson (0/1), Emerson Batalla (3/12), Emerson Galego (0/0), Gabriel Veron (0/0), Gilberto (2/9), Giovanny (0/10), Marlon Santos Teodoro (0/0), Matheus Babi (1/6), Rafael Pinna (0/0), Vitor Goncalves (0/0).

Cruzeiro vs Juventude Team News

Juventude are juggling with three absent players on on Sunday when travelling to Cruzeiro. For instance, Juventude won't be able to field Jadson as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Names like Peixoto and Caique most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Cruzeiro.

Cruzeiro vs Juventude Lineups

Cruzeiro vs Juventude H2H

Cruzeiro won the last two meetings against Juventude, as they followed up a 2-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 1-0 score. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. Cruzeiro came out on top in four games, whereas Juventude ran away with three points four times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 3/10 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 12/1.

Cruzeiro vs Juventude Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only two times in the last ten matches Cruzeiro took on Juventude. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 17/20 with the bookies.

Cruzeiro vs Juventude Betting Tips

Gilberto shows decent form right now for Juventude, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Serie A. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Cruzeiro, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Kaio Jorge also look a nice prospect as he scored seven goals in his last six Serie A matches.

Cruzeiro claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Juventude won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing seven in this series of matches. Cruzeiro should feel good about scoring on Sunday, since Juventude managed a clean sheet only once in their previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Under 2.5 goals happened eight times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Cruzeiro managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Juventude averaging 0.8 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Cruzeiro saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Juventude played across all tournaments. They scored 0.8 times on average in the process.