5th spot in the Serie A table for Palmeiras so far, a great campaign. The match-going supporters pray for more fun as 11th-placed Cruzeiro visit Allianz Parque.
- Palmeiras have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Palmeiras form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 8 Serie A games here at Allianz Parque for Palmeiras. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
The home club members saw a 0-0 draw vs Atletico Mineiro in the Copa Libertadores last time out and are hoping for a win here. Piquerez, defender, was given a rating of 7.63/10 in that game, top of the team. Piquerez hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and won 7 of 10 duels.
A Serie A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Fluminense.At Allianz Parque, Palmeiras has the goal stats of 16-8 (for/against) from 8 league fixtures.
Cruzeiro form and stats
The visitors are W3-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. Cruzeiro are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Cruzeiro played 0-0 against Botafogo in their previous match. Defender Castan was the best team player with a rating of 7.62. Castan won 6 of 7 duels.
A 3-3 draw at Atletico PR's stadium before that.Low-scoring game? 10 of this team's last 12 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Cruzeiro's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 8 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Palmeiras have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (3-1-0) when facing Cruzeiro.Top Goalscorers
  R. Cavalcante Veiga 5 goals |  A. Guimarães 5 goals |  R. da Silva Barbosa 4 goals |
Palmeiras missing players
Cruzeiro missing players
| Palmeiras | Cruzeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 83% |
| 78% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 44% |
| 56% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 33% |
| 39% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 17% |
| 17% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 67% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 28% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 44% |
| 6.6 | 8.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 7.3 |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15.7 | 19 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 13.1 | 14.3 |
| 5.4 | 6.4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 34% | 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 36% | 24% |
| 11.8 | 8.5 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13.5 | 11.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
- Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cruzeiro have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Palmeiras have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Palmeiras have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Palmeiras have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Palmeiras have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Palmeiras haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Gremio | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 31 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Atletico PR | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Cuiaba | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | Atletico Mineiro | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 | Sao Paulo | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 26 |
| 11 | Cruzeiro | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 12 | Internacional | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 13 | Corinthians | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 14 | Fortaleza | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 15 | Goias | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Bahia | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Santos | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -18 | 14 |
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -15 | 12 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -22 | 10 |
