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Match predictionOur tip: 1-1
Santos vs Cruzeiro Prediction: Tactical Battle Tests Mid-Table Ambitions in Série A
Santos host Cruzeiro at Vila Belmiro on 13 September 2026 in Série A Round 27, with Santos sitting 13th on 32 points from 25 matches and a game in hand while Cruzeiro are sixth on 42 from 26, pushing for…
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- Matchweek 27 of the 2026 Serie A brings Santos against Cruzeiro on 2026-09-13 (kick-off 01:00 GMT).
- Expect 6-7 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 27 fouls this match from Referee B. Arleu based on their last 10 games.
- In the past game, Cuca recorded no wins against Jorge Artur, who recorded no wins, with 1 draw.
- Santos have accumulated 32 points to lie 13th whereas Cruzeiro have 42 points to sit 6th.
- Santos have 4 players out: G. Escobar (Yellow Cards), Gabriel Barbosa (Yellow Cards), Neymar (Thigh Injury), Vinicius Lira (Knee Injury) but Cruzeiro have 3 players missing: Gabriel Pec (Broken Leg), Jonathan Jesus (Injury), L. Sinisterra (Muscle Injury).
- We're predicting Santos to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Cruzeiro are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- In their last outing, Santos's highest-rated performer was A. Willian (8.3), while Cruzeiro's standout was K. Arroyo (7.7).
- Santos came off a win (2-0 vs Atlético Mineiro) and Cruzeiro also triumphed (3-1 vs Athletico Paranaense).
- Santos look strong (3-1-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Cruzeiro have 2-1-2 in the same span.
- This one's been tight: in 39 head-to-head games, Santos have won 15 games, Cruzeiro 15 games, and there've been 9 draws.
- With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (5-4-4 vs 5-2-5) and scoring roughly 1.38-1.71 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
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Match Info
Team Kits
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Events
| 28' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 32' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 45+5' | Kaio Jorge | ||
HT 2 - 0 | |||
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| 61' | |||
| 68' | Everton | ||
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| 79' | Joao Marcelo | ||
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| 82' | Gabriel Brazao | ||
| 90' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 90+4' | Fabricio Bruno | ||
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Santos is going head to head with Cruzeiro on 13/9/2026 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 Santos v Cruzeiro H2H statistics!