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Cruzeiro will host Athletico Paranaense at the Governador Magalhaes Pinto on Tuesday in another round of the 2024 Brasileirao Serie A campaign. The home side have enjoyed an overall solid start to their league campaign and now sit eighth in the league table with 17 points from 10 matches.
They were however beaten 4-1 by Bahia in their last match and had looked set to be headed toward a point on the road before a red card to Marlon saw their opponents grow in confidence, scoring three times in the final 20 minutes of the game.
Athletico Paranaense enjoyed a strong start to their season but have dropped off the pace in recent weeks and are falling behind in the title race. They played out a 1-1 draw against Corinthians in their last match heading into the break a goal up thanks to a Christian strike before their opponents leveled the scores in additional time.
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The visitors sit fifth in the league table with 19 points and will now be looking to get their campaign back on track with a win on Tuesday.
Cruzeiro vs Athletico Paranaense Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 58 meetings between Cruzeiro and Athletico. The hosts have won 20 of those games while the visitors have won four fewer.
- There have been 22 draws between the two teams including their most recent matchup which ended 1-1.
- The visitors are winless in their last five games in this fixture, a run dating back to 2018.
- Athletico have conceded eight goals in the Brasileirao Serie A this season. Only Palmeiras (6) and Internacional (5) have conceded fewer.
Cruzeiro vs Athletico Paranaense Prediction
Cruzeiro's latest result ended a three-game unbeaten streak and they will now be looking to bounce back here. They have won their last six home games on the bounce and will head into Tuesday's game full of confidence.
Athletico are on a run of three consecutive draws and have won just one of their last seven games across all competitions. They have had mixed results on the road of late and could see defeat here.
Prediction: Cruzeiro 1-0 Athletico Paranaense
Cruzeiro vs Athletico Paranaense Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Cruzeiro to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the last five matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just two of the hosts' last nine matches)
