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  • Palmeiras vs. Cruzeiro in week 16 of the 2026 Serie A kicks off at 01:00 GMT on 2026-05-17.
  • With the data available to us, Abel Ferreira and Jorge Artur have not met as managers before.
  • Current league positions have Palmeiras 1st on 34 points and Cruzeiro 11th on 19 points.
  • Palmeiras are missing 4 players: Allan Elias (Yellow Cards), J. Piquerez (Knee Injury), Vitor Roque (Ankle Injury), Andreas Pereira (Injury) while Cruzeiro are missing 2 players: Cassio (Knee Injury), Kaua Prates (Inactive).
  • Our forecast has Palmeiras in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Cruzeiro set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
  • The previous match saw Felipe Anderson lead Palmeiras with a 9.2 TheyScored rating, and Jonathan Jesus top-rating for Cruzeiro at 8.2.
  • Palmeiras came off a win (4-1 vs Jacuipense) and Cruzeiro also triumphed (1-0 vs Goiás).
  • Both teams have been in great form: Palmeiras 2-3-0 and Cruzeiro 3-1-1 over their last 5 matches.
  • This one's been tight: in 40 head-to-head games, Palmeiras have won 14 games, Cruzeiro 14 games, and there've been 12 draws.
  • A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Palmeiras's 6-1-0 home form and Cruzeiro's 2-1-4 away record.

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Palmeiras is going head to head with Cruzeiro on 17/5/2026 00:00 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 Palmeiras v Cruzeiro H2H statistics!