Cruzeiro vs Santos FC Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th August 2025

Cruzeiro appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Santos FC in round 19 of the Serie A season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Estadio Mineirao this coming Sunday.

Cruzeiro are placed twoth with 37 points after 18 matches. Santos FC occupy a position as 15th in the league on 18 points.

The last time Cruzeiro played Santos FC, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win this coming Sunday.

When it comes to goal-scoring Cruzeiro could be more prolific, scoring 17 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.7 goals per game in which, they conceded four times. This is an average of 0.4 a game, achieving a clean sheet in seven games.

Santos FC are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 12 goals, and while Santos FC claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.2 goals per match.

Cruzeiro had a good reading on Santos FC in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-1 and 3-0, respectively.

Cruzeiro vs Santos FC Prediction

Cruzeiro Form

Cruzeiro hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Corinthians resulted in a 0-0 draw, followed by a 1-2 defeat against Ceara, before beating Botafogo RJ by 0-2. Cruzeiro claimed four wins in their last six Serie A matches at the Estadio Mineirao. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored 13 goals.

Santos FC Form

Santos FC collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 1-2 against Internacional. They followed up, drawing 2-2 with Sport Recife, before winning 3-1 against Juventude. Santos FC claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and six scored.

Cruzeiro have built up a nice momentum, and we doubt Santos FC are capable of getting in the way of the home side at Estadio Mineirao, as we aim for the home win.

Cruzeiro showed very little mercy in their last five games against teams from the bottom six. They claimed 13 points and four wins after scoring 11 goals and conceding zero. No other side in the Serie A claimed as many points against teams from the bottom. Santos FC claimed one wins and four points in their last four games against teams from the top six. They scored four times in these matches, but also conceded seven goals. Cruzeiro have a record of 11 wins, four draws and three defeats in the Serie A this season. Santos FC have a record of five wins, three draws and nine defeats in the Serie A.

Cruzeiro vs Santos FC Squads

Cruzeiro Squad

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

Cassio (0/17), Hayran (0/0), Leonardo (0/1), Otavio Costa (0/0), Vitor Lamounier (0/0), Fabricio Bruno (1/17), Fagner (0/9), Janderson (0/0), Joao Marcelo (0/0), Jonathan Jesus (0/6), Kaiki (0/17), Kaua Prates (0/1), Lucas Villalba (1/15), Ruan Santos (0/0), William (0/13), Carlos Eduardo (1/15), Christian Cardoso (3/14), Japa (0/0), Lautaro Diaz (0/5), Lucas Daniel Romero (1/17), Lucas Silva (1/17), Mateo Gamarra (0/2), Matheus Henrique (0/4), Murilo Rhikman (0/0), Nicolas Pontes (0/0), Riquelmy (0/0), Rodriguinho (0/1), Walace (0/7), Yannick Bolasie (0/10), Gabriel Barbosa (4/14), Kaio Jorge (13/17), Kenji (0/0), Marcelo Moreno (0/0), Marquinhos (0/13), Matheus Pereira (3/16), Ruan Indio (0/0), Wanderson (0/17), Wanderson (0/0).

Santos FC Squad

Here is the full team squad of Santos FC. The 61 year-old Cleber Xavier will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Diogenes (0/0), Gabriel Brazao (0/17), Gustavo Jundi (0/0), Joao Paulo (0/0), Aderlan (0/2), Diego Pituca (1/10), Dodo (0/0), Gil (0/7), Gonzalo Escobar (0/15), Igor Vinicius (0/7), Joao Basso (1/6), JP Chermont (0/5), Luisao (0/3), Mayke (0/4), Souza (0/8), Vinicius Lira (0/0), Ze Ivaldo (1/12), Alvaro Barreal (5/14), Gabriel Bontempo (1/15), Gustavo Henrique (0/0), Hyan (0/0), Joao Schmidt (0/12), Luan Peres (0/10), Mateus Xavier (0/0), Thaciano (1/11), Tomas Rincon (0/9), Vinicius Zanocelo (0/0), Willian Arao (0/0), Ze Rafael (0/9), Benjamin Rollheiser (0/16), Deivid Washington (1/15), Guilherme Augusto (2/12), Gustavo Caballero (0/0), Luca Meirelles (0/6), Neymar (3/9), Tiquinho Soares (1/13).

Cruzeiro vs Santos FC Team News

Cruzeiro vs Santos FC Lineups

Cruzeiro vs Santos FC H2H

Cruzeiro had a good reading on Santos FC in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-1 and 3-0, respectively. Cruzeiro hold a 6-2-2 advantage over Santos FC from their latest matches, which is always good to look back on before their next meeting. In the most previous encounter, Cruzeiro outclassed their coming opponent in a 3-0 win. The bookmakers have the hosts to win this match at best price odds of 8/15.

Cruzeiro vs Santos FC Results

Of the last ten encounters between Cruzeiro Santos FC over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 23/20 with bookies.

Cruzeiro vs Santos FC Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Kaio Jorge so far as he managed to score impressive 13 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target five times in his last six games, and Cruzeiro rely on his abilities against Santos FC. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Sunday seems like a decent punt.

Cruzeiro claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Santos FC won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing six in this series of matches. Cruzeiro kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while, Santos FC have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Cruzeiro and Santos FC, with the latter scoring 1.1 goals on average in these. Cruzeiro managed an average of 1.5 goals as both teams scored five times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Cruzeiro’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Santos FC, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game.