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RB Bragantino vs Cruzeiro prediction

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Round
Regular Season - 30
Venue
Estadio Cicero de Souza Marques, Braganza
Referee
Savio Pereira Sampaio

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Form

Recent form

RB Bragantino
50Average

Last 5 matches · 1W-2D-2L · 0 goal difference

Cruzeiro
63Average

Last 5 matches · 3W-0D-2L · +3 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Cruzeiro or Draw

BetGenius backs Cruzeiro or Draw (Double Chance) at 74% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

74%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

RB Bragantino welcome Cruzeiro to Serie A action on matchday 30 looking to reverse a sharp downturn in form. The hosts currently occupy tenth place on 37 points and enter this fixture without a victory in their last five league outings, recording two draws and three defeats. Generating positive results at home has become increasingly difficult, highlighted by a recent 3-2 defeat to Bahia and a 1-1 stalemate against Mirassol.

Cruzeiro arrive in fifth position on 48 points, firmly positioned in the Copa Libertadores qualification zone. They have taken three wins from their last five league matches, including convincing victories over Sao Paulo and Vitoria. Matheus Pereira remains their key creative spark, contributing nine goals and five assists so far this season.

Historical meetings between the clubs heavily favour Cruzeiro, who have claimed six victories and three draws across their previous ten head-to-head encounters against RB Bragantino. With the home side struggling for momentum and missing Alix Vinicius and Davi Gomes to injury, Cruzeiro are well placed to leave with a positive result.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Cruzeiro have avoided defeat in nine of their last ten head-to-head matches against RB Bragantino, winning six of them.
  2. RB Bragantino are winless in their last five Serie A fixtures, with two draws and three defeats.
  3. Cruzeiro sit fifth in the table on 48 points, holding an eleven-point advantage over tenth-placed RB Bragantino.
  4. Cruzeiro playmaker Matheus Pereira provides consistent attacking output with nine goals and five assists in league play.
  5. Matches involving Cruzeiro away from home average three total goals per game, with 18 scored and 24 conceded across 14 trips.
Availability

Team news

RB Bragantino

  • Davi GomesKnee Injury
  • Eric RamiresYellow Cards
  • H. MosqueraInactive
  • RodriguinhoInactive

Cruzeiro

  • Gabriel PecBroken Leg
  • L. SinisterraMuscle Injury
  • N. VillarrealAnkle Injury
  • Joao MarceloYellow Cards
Numbers

Statistical comparison

RB Bragantino at homeCruzeiro away
15
Played
16
7-3-5
W-D-L
7-2-7
1.6
Scored /game
1.5
1.1
Conceded /game
1.9
33%
Clean sheets
13%
20%
Failed to score
13%
80%
BTTS (last 5)
80%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
80%

Combined scoring rate: 3.1 goals per game (RB Bragantino at home plus Cruzeiro away).

Players

Key players this season

Cruzeiro

  • Kaio Jorge11G
  • Matheus Pereira6A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

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#TeamPGDPts
1FlamengoPromotion - Copa Libertadores (Group Stage)31+3667
2PalmeirasPromotion - Copa Libertadores (Group Stage)31+3266
3Atletico ParanaensePromotion - Copa Libertadores (Group Stage)31+1253
4CruzeiroPromotion - Copa Libertadores (Group Stage)31+451
5FluminensePromotion - Copa Libertadores (Qualification)31+1051
6Atletico-MGPromotion - Copa Sudamericana (Group Stage)31+750
7BahiaPromotion - Copa Sudamericana (Group Stage)31+549
8SantosPromotion - Copa Sudamericana (Group Stage)31+245
9Sao PauloPromotion - Copa Sudamericana (Group Stage)31+142
10RB BragantinoPromotion - Copa Sudamericana (Group Stage)31+341
11BotafogoPromotion - Copa Sudamericana (Group Stage)31-439
12Coritiba31-1139
13Vitoria31-1137
History

Head-to-head

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2
RB Bragantino
3
Draws
5
Cruzeiro

Cruzeiro have won 5 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.8 goals a game, both teams scored in 70% of them.

  • 2026-10-13RB Bragantino4-2Cruzeiro
  • 2026-04-12Cruzeiro2-1RB Bragantino
  • 2025-09-21Cruzeiro2-1RB Bragantino
  • 2025-04-20RB Bragantino1-0Cruzeiro
  • 2025-03-22RB Bragantino1-1Cruzeiro
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Our record in Serie A

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Predictions

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Double Chance
Cruzeiro or Draw
74%
Confidence

Cruzeiro have dominated this fixture in recent years, losing only once in their last ten matches against RB Bragantino while collecting six victories and three draws. RB Bragantino enter this contest in poor form, failing to win any of their previous five league matches. Cruzeiro sit eleven points ahead in the standings and have won three of their past four league fixtures, making them strong candidates to secure at least a point on the road.

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