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Match predictionOur tip: 2-1
Cruzeiro vs Athletico Paranaense Prediction: Mineirão Clash Promises 2-1 Drama
Cruzeiro welcome Athletico Paranaense to the Mineirão on 6 September 2026 for Brasileirão Série A Round 26. Athletico sit third with 45 points from 25 matches and are pushing hard for a top four finish that would secure Libertadores group…
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- Cruzeiro vs. Athletico Paranaense in week 26 of the 2026 Serie A kicks off at 20:00 GMT on 2026-09-06.
- In their last 6 matches, Referee D. C. Muniz dos Santos averaged 4-5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 26 fouls.
- With the data available to us, Jorge Artur and Joao Correia have not met as managers before.
- The current standings see Cruzeiro hold 6th place with 39 points, while Athletico Paranaense occupy 3rd with 45 points.
- Cruzeiro report 4 missing players: Gabriel Pec (Broken Leg), L. Sinisterra (Muscle Injury), Bruno Rodrigues (Inactive), Jonathan Jesus (Injury) while Athletico Paranaense report 5 missing players: G. Benavidez (Yellow Cards), Claudinho (Muscle Injury), L. Esquivel (Ankle Injury), Leo Derik (Thigh Injury), Gilberto (Ankle Injury).
- We're predicting Cruzeiro to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Athletico Paranaense are expected to line up in 3-4-2-1.
- Mixed emotions: Cruzeiro lost 1-2 against Atlético Mineiro, but Athletico Paranaense salvaged a 3-3 draw against Fluminense.
- Momentum favors Athletico Paranaense (2-2-1) after Cruzeiro managed only 1-1-3 from 5 matches.
- Athletico Paranaense hold the upper hand H2H: of 38 meetings, they've triumphed 13 times, conceded 12 times and shared 13 draws.
- Our model forecasts 2-1 for Cruzeiro, bolstered by their 6-4-3 home record and an average of 1.62 goals per game.
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Team Kits
Cruzeiro
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Events
| 30' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 33' | G. Rojas | ||
| 45' | Goal cancelled | ||
| 45+1' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 45+6' | Penalty confirmed | ||
| 45+8' | Penalty missed | ||
HT 1 - 1 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 46' | |||
| 46' | |||
| 62' | F. Aguirre | ||
| 64' | Fabricio Bruno | ||
| 65' | |||
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| 70' | |||
| 71' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 79' | Mycael | ||
| 81' | |||
| 82' | 3 - 1 | ||
| 87' | |||
| 90+2' | |||
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Cruzeiro is going head to head with Athletico-PR on 6/9/2026 19:00 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 Cruzeiro v Athletico-PR H2H statistics!