Grêmio vs. Cruzeiro in week 31 of the 2026 Serie A kicks off at 20:00 GMT on 2026-10-18.
Expect 3-4 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 26 fouls this match from Referee J. Vitor Gobi based on their last 10 games.
In the past meeting, Jorge Artur leads 1-0 over Gaucho Renato, with no draws.
In the table Grêmio are 18th (31 pts) and Cruzeiro sit 6th with 48 pts.
Neither Grêmio nor Cruzeiro are missing any players.
We're predicting Grêmio to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-1-4-1, and Cruzeiro are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
Grêmio were held to a 1-1 draw with Internacional, and Cruzeiro then lost 2-4 to RB Bragantino.
Momentum favors Cruzeiro (3-0-2) after Grêmio managed only 0-3-2 from 5 matches.
Cruzeiro lead this rivalry - 20 wins from 47 matches versus Grêmio (who've won just 17 games), alongside 10 draws.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Cruzeiro to win 2-1, despite Grêmio's 7-5-3 home form - Cruzeiro's strong 6-2-7 record away with 1.73 goals/game does the trick.
Gremio is going head to head with Cruzeiro on 18/10/2026 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 Gremio v Cruzeiro H2H statistics!