Athletico-PRAttacking momentumCruzeiro
Preview
- Athletico Paranaense vs. Cruzeiro in week 7 of the 2026 Serie A kicks off at 22:30 GMT on 2026-03-18.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Odair Hellmann and Tite.
- Athletico Paranaense are 10th in the standings with 7 points, followed by Cruzeiro in 19th on 3 points.
- Athletico Paranaense have 3 players sidelined: B. Zapelli (Red Card), Luiz Gustavo (Injury), C. Teran (Injury) while Cruzeiro face 7 absences: Bruno Rodrigues (Inactive), Cassio (Injury), Kaio Jorge (Inactive), Marquinhos (Knee Injury), Matheus Pereira (Yellow Cards), L. Romero (Inactive), L. Sinisterra (Inactive).
- Our model projects Athletico Paranaense in a 3-defender setup (3-4-2-1), with Cruzeiro anticipated to match that in 4-2-3-1.
- In their last outing, Athletico Paranaense's highest-rated performer was Luiz Gustavo (7.9), while Cruzeiro's standout was Japa (7.7).
- Athletico Paranaense suffered a 2-3 defeat to Fluminense, while Cruzeiro managed a 3-3 draw versus Vasco da Gama.
- Athletico Paranaense's form is 0-2-3 recently, but Cruzeiro are on a roll with 2-2-1 in their last 5 matches.
- Very even book: across 37 encounters, it stands at 12-12 wins with 13 draws between Athletico Paranaense and Cruzeiro.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Athletico Paranaense's 1-0-1 home form and Cruzeiro's 0-1-2 away record.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Athletico-PR
Cruzeiro
Events
| 1' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 10' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 19' | Matheus Henrique | ||
| 44' | K. Arroyo | ||
| 45+2' | Julimar | ||
HT 2 - 0 | |||
| 55' | |||
| 56' | Arthur Dias | ||
| 58' | 2 - 1 | ||
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| 76' | |||
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| 78' | |||
| 85' | Lucas Silva | ||
| 88' | |||
| 88' | |||
Stats
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Standings
Athletico-PR is going head to head with Cruzeiro on 18/3/2026 22:30 GMT for the Brazil Serie A. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Athletico-PR v Cruzeiro H2H statistics!