Cruzeiro vs Juventude Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th July 2024

Cruzeiro are highly favoured to claim a win against Juventude, whom they face on Thursday. In their current shape, a win at Cruzeiro's stadium seems to be the obvious outcome.

Cruzeiro are number 7 in the table on 29 points after 17 matches. Juventude rank as number 12 with 21 points after 16 matches played.

Cruzeiro are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Juventude and odds favour them to pull it off.

Cruzeiro only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded ten for an average of one per game. They kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Juventude managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 12 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.2 goals an average per game.

Juventude beat Cruzeiro twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 1-0 and 3-2, respectively.

Cruzeiro vs Juventude Prediction

Cruzeiro Form

Cruzeiro are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Gremio by 0-2, before beating Red Bull Bragantino by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Palmeiras, who ran out 2-0 winners. Cruzeiro have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Serie A matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 14 while conceding three goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Serie A across the last six games.

Juventude Form

Following three draws in their last three matches, Juventude could do with a win again. Against Internacional, they finished even 1-1, before drawing again in a 1-1 match with Atletico MG. Another 0-0 stalemate against Sao Paulo followed. Juventude didn't manage a single away win in their last six Serie A matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 15 and scored five goals themselves.

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

Cruzeiro scored 13 goals and conceded three in their last eight games against teams from the bottom half of the Serie A table. They collected 19 points and six victories. Juventude claimed one wins and six points from their last nine encounters with teams in the top half of the Serie A, while scoring eight goals to 17 against. Cruzeiro are looking at a record of nine wins, two draws and six defeats in the Serie A this season. Juventude have a record of five wins, six draws and five defeats in the Serie A.

Cruzeiro vs Juventude Squads

Cruzeiro Squad

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

Anderson (0/15), Cassio (0/0), Gabriel Grando (0/0), Hayran (0/0), Leonardo (0/0), Helibelton Palacios (0/1), Joao Marcelo (0/0), Kaiki (0/8), Lucas Oliveira (0/0), Lucas Villalba (0/8), Marlon (0/10), Neris (0/6), Pedrao (0/0), Wesley (0/1), William (2/16), Ze Ivaldo (0/15), Alvaro Barreal (1/13), Fabrizio Peralta (0/0), Japa (0/4), Jonathan Jesus (0/0), Jose Cifuentes (0/3), Lautaro Diaz (0/0), Lucas Daniel Romero (0/15), Lucas Silva (1/16), Machado (0/6), Mateus Vital (1/7), Matheus Henrique (0/0), Rafael Bilu (0/0), Rafael Silva (3/8), Ramiro (1/15), Vitinho (1/13), Walace (0/0), Arielson (0/0), Arthur (2/14), Gabriel Veron (4/16), Joao Pedro (0/3), Juan Dinenno (0/0), Kaio Jorge (0/0), Marcelo Moreno (0/0), Matheus Pereira (6/16), Robert (0/12), Ruan Indio (0/0), Viana Arthur (0/0).

Juventude Squad

Here is the full team squad of Juventude. The 49 year-old Roger Machado will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Gabriel (0/14), Lucas Wingert (0/0), Mario (0/0), Mateus Claus (0/2), Renan (0/0), Alan Ruschel (0/11), Caique (0/15), Danilo Boza (1/13), Ewerthon Ewerthon (0/0), Joao Lucas (1/14), Joao Vitor (0/0), Lucas Freitas (0/3), Mateus Schaffer (0/0), Rodrigo Sam (1/9), Romercio (0/0), Yan Souto (0/0), Ze Marcos (0/10), Bill (0/9), Diego Goncalves (0/0), Edson Carioca (0/0), Ewerton (1/9), Gabriel Inocencio (0/0), Guilherme Gehring (0/0), Jadson (1/14), Jean (4/11), Kelvi (0/0), Lucas Barbosa (4/15), Luis Oyama (0/6), Mandaca (2/13), Nene (0/12), Peixoto (0/0), Ronie Carrillo (0/0), Erick Farias (3/16), Gilberto (1/12), Marcelinho (0/9), Rafael Pinna (0/0), Ruan (0/6), Thiaguinho (0/4), Vitor Goncalves (0/0), Werik Popo (0/5).

Cruzeiro vs Juventude Team News

Juventude have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Cruzeiro at Cruzeiro's stadium. For instance, Juventude won't be able to field Jadson as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Cruzeiro vs Juventude Lineups

Cruzeiro vs Juventude H2H

Juventude beat Cruzeiro twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 1-0 and 3-2, respectively. A draw might be high-priced, but nevertheless seems fairly unlikely, judging by their ten recent outings against each other. Cruzeiro managed three wins, while Juventude grabbed all three points five times in these ten matches. Picking the home win gets you odds at 1/2 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 11/2.

Cruzeiro vs Juventude Results

Recent meetings between Cruzeiro and visiting side Juventude might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 3/4 with the bookies.

Cruzeiro vs Juventude Betting Tips

Matheus Pereira is showing good form for Cruzeiro, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Jean scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Cruzeiro won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew one and lost none. Juventude won one games, drew three and lost six in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Juventude seem incapable of keeping things tight away from home, conceding at least once in their last 10 away games. Cruzeiro kept five clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Under 2.5 goals happened three times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Cruzeiro managed an average of one goal, with Juventude averaging one goal in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cruzeiro, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Juventude's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.