Cruzeiro vs Cuiaba Prediction and Betting Tips | June 13th 2024

The action continues in the Brasileiro Serie A as Cruzeiro and Cuiaba square off at the Mineirão on Thursday. This will be the fifth meeting between the two teams, with Fernando Seabra’s men failing to win any of their previous four encounters since October 2020.

Cruzeiro were sent crashing back to earth last time out as they fell to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Sao Paulo a fortnight ago.

Before that, Seabra’s side were on a five-game winning streak, a run which saw them clinch the top spot in Group B of the Copa Sudamericana.

Cruzeiro have picked up three wins and one draw in their first six Serie A games this season to collect 10 points and sit 10th in the table, level on points with Internacional, Fortaleza and Juventude.

Cuiaba, on the other hand, picked up their first league win in style as they thrashed 10-man Criciuma 5-2 at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse last weekend.

Petit’s men have failed to win their opening six games of the new Serie A campaign, losing five and claiming one draw while failing to find the back of the net in that time.

With four points from seven matches, Cuiaba are currently 19th in the league standings but could move into 13th place with all three points on Thursday.

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Cruzeiro vs Cuiaba Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• Cuiaba hold a clear upper hand in the history of this fixture, having picked up two wins and two draws in the previous four meetings between the two sides.
• Petit’s men are winless in six of their seven league matches this season, losing five and claiming one draw while scoring five goals and conceding 13 so far.
• Cruzeiro have won their last four home games in all competitions, stretching back to a thrilling 3-3 draw with Alianza on April 12.
• Cuiaba are unbeaten in three of their last four away matches across all competitions since April, claiming two wins and one draw in that time.

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Cruzeiro vs Cuiaba Prediction

Buoyed by their resounding victory over Criciuma, Cuiaba will head into the midweek clash with renewed confidence as they look to put together a fine run of form. However, Cruzeiro have been rock-solid at home of late and we see them claiming all three points.

Prediction: Cruzeiro 1-0 Cuiaba

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Cruzeiro vs Cuiaba Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Cruzeiro to win

Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in four of Cruzeiro’s last five matches)

Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - Yes (There have been at least five bookings in seven of Cuiaba’s last eight outings)