Santos (home)
- Santos have won five, drawn four and lost four of their 13 Serie A 2026 home games this season.
- Santos are coming into this one in mixed form after a run of one win, three draws and one defeat in their last five.
- Peixe sit 14th in Serie A 2026 with 29 points on the board from 24 games played.
Cruzeiro (away)
- Cruzeiro have won five, drawn two and lost five of their 12 Serie A 2026 away games this term.
- Cruzeiro have lost their last three away Serie A 2026 matches.
- Cruzeiro are coming into this game in worse form with one win, one draw and three defeats in their last five, which includes two straight away losses to Vasco and Atlético Mineiro.
- With 39 points from 25 games, Raposa sit sixth in the standings.
Head-to-Head
- The head-to-head record also gives little to go on with Peixe and Raposa having two wins apiece and a draw in the last five encounters in all competitions.
- Their most recent Serie A 2026 meeting ended 0-0 at Mineirão.
Key Players
Keny Arroyo has been Cruzeiro's sharpest player recently, scoring two of their six goals in their last five matches and he can give the home side a lot of problems here.
Betting Insights
- Santos FC SP (2.4) are the favorites to beat Cruzeiro MG in a closely matched Serie A 2026 clash on Sunday, but our preference is to back the visitors at 2.86 as they head into the game higher in the table.
- The draw, however, is also coming in at 3.3.
Prediction
- Cruzeiro have lost their last three games on the road, a poor run that they'll want to avoid on this trip.
- Santos are unbeaten in their last two, drawing them both.
- A home win is still the most likely outcome, but a tight game or cagey draw seems more likely than a game where both teams score at will.
- So, we'll take Both teams to score no and Under 2.5 goals here, while the odds on Cruzeiro for the win are too big to ignore.