Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th June 2023

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The Serie A tie at Cruzeiro's stadium this coming Sunday sees home team Cruzeiro up against Sao Paulo.

Cruzeiro is ranked 10 with 14 points and a goal difference of 14-11, while Sao Paulo is ranked five with 18 points and a goal difference of 17-12.

Sao Paulo will not be short on motivation for their clash with the match favourites Cruzeiro. Although the odds are against them, a narrow win this coming Sunday will see them move ahead of their upcoming opponents in the table.

Cruzeiro scored 13 goals, conceded nine and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Sao Paulo scored 16 goals, conceded ten and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Cruzeiro face off against Sao Paulo for the first time in a while, with Cruzeiro claiming a 1-0 win at undefined back then.

Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo Prediction

Cruzeiro Form

In their last three matches, Cruzeiro lost 0-1 against Atletico MG, drew 2-2 with Bahia, before losing to Fortaleza by 0-1. Cruzeiro claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Serie A. They also drew zero and lost four, scored three goals and conceded six.

Sao Paulo Form

Sao Paulo collected one win from their last three matches, as Gremio won by 2-1. Palmeiras were too strong as well, winning 0-2, before Sao Paulo won 2-1 against Athletico Paranaense. Sao Paulo claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Serie A. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by six goals to eight.

Sao Paulo and Cruzeiro always seem to tread carefully, when taking on each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals the call this coming Sunday.

Sao Paulo took one win from their last five games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. They collected four points, scored four goals and conceded seven. Cruzeiro have a record of four wins, two draws and five defeats in the Serie A this season. Sao Paulo have five wins, three draws and three defeats in the Serie A.

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Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo Stats

  • In 27 of the last 29 Cruzeiro home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Cruzeiro have lost the last 4 home matches in a row without scoring a goal
  • In 13 of the last 15 Cruzeiro home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Cruzeiro have lost the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
  • Cruzeiro have lost the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 1.5
  • In the last 10 Sao Paulo away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Sao Paulo have not lost 14 of the last 16 matches
  • In 7 of the last 8 Sao Paulo away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Sao Paulo have not lost 10 of the last 12 away matches
  • Sao Paulo have scored in 12 of the last 14 away matches

Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo Squads

Cruzeiro Squad

The 42-year-old Cruzeiro manager, Pepa, will select the lineup against Sao Paulo from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Serie A this season):

Anderson (0/0), Marlon (0/0), Rafael (0/11), Claudinho (0/0), Igor Marques (0/4), Kaiki (0/0), Luciano Castan da Silva (0/0), Marlon (2/11), Neris (0/2), Oliveira (1/9), Reynaldo (0/1), Wesley (0/0), William (0/11), Daniel (0/4), Fernando Henrique (0/0), Ian Luccas (0/0), Juan Christian (0/0), Jussa (0/4), Machado (0/11), Mateus Vital (0/9), Neto (0/9), Nikao (0/5), Rafael Bilu (0/4), Ramiro (1/6), Wallisson (0/8), Wesley (3/9), Arielson (0/0), Bruno Rodrigues (3/11), Gilberto (3/11), Henrique Dourado (1/8), Matheus Davo (0/0), Richard (0/4), Robert (0/0), Stenio (0/6).

Sao Paulo Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Sao Paulo head coach Junior will select from for his starting XI:

Felipe Alves (0/0), Jandrei (0/0), Mathias Leandro (0/0), Rafael (0/11), Young (0/0), Alan Franco (0/0), Igor Vinicius (0/0), Joao Moreira (0/0), Lucas Beraldo (1/9), Luis Orejuela (0/0), Nahuel Ferraresi (0/0), Nathan Mendes (0/1), Patryck (0/2), Rafinha (0/9), Rai Ramos (0/4), Robert Arboleda (0/6), Welington (0/0), Alisson (0/11), Andre Anderson (0/0), Caio Paulista (0/11), David (1/4), Diego (0/5), Felipe Negrucci (0/0), Gabriel Falcao (0/0), Gabriel Neves (1/10), Giuliano Galoppo (0/0), Jhegson Mendez (0/3), Luan Santos (0/6), Pablo Maia (2/10), Palmberg (0/0), Pedrinho (0/0), Rafael (0/0), Rodrigo Huendra (0/5), Rodrigo Nestor (1/8), Thalles (0/0), Alexandre Pato (0/0), Caio Matheus (0/0), Erison (0/0), Gabriel Maioli (0/0), Jonathan Calleri (4/10), Juan (1/5), Luciano Neves (3/11), Luizinho (0/0), Marcos Paulo (0/0), Michel Araujo (0/0), Wellington Rato (0/10).

Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo Team News

Sao Paulo just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Cruzeiro at the Cruzeiro's stadium.

Caio Matheus is too injured to face Sao Paulo.

Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo Lineups

Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo H2H

The last time Cruzeiro faced off against Sao Paulo, Cruzeiro claimed a 1-0 win at undefined. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Sao Paulo have been the dominant force winning six matches against Cruzeiro. The bookies have Sao Paulo to win this match at best price odds of 23/10.

Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo Results

Both teams to score only came out three times in the previous ten games between Sao Paulo and Cruzeiro. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 4/5 with the bookies.

Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Gilberto, who is performing well for Cruzeiro. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Serie A outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Sao Paulo.The visitors will be looking to Jonathan Calleri to find the net once again, after managing two Serie A goals for Sao Paulo in recent matches.

Cruzeiro claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing six. Sao Paulo won four of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost two of the games in this run. Cruzeiro managed just two clean sheets in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Sao Paulo claimed six clean sheets in their last 10 away games.

In the past ten encounters between Cruzeiro and Sao Paulo over 2.5 goals came out two times, with Cruzeiro scoring an average of 0.7 goals per game. Sao Paulo averaged 1.1 goals, while both teams scored three times. Cruzeiro saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Sao Paulo's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals in these matches.

Tips

Under 2.5

For whatever reason, Sao Paulo and Cruzeiro usually find goals tough to come by, when facing each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals our call here.

BTTS: Yes

Cruzeiro and Sao Paulo are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet atCruzeiro's stadium

Cruzeiro to win

Are Cruzeiro good enough currently to justify the prices with the bookies, when they face Sao Paulo at Cruzeiro's stadium? It could be tight, but strength in squad and match history still makes the home side our choice in the betting market.