Cruzeiro vs Atlético Mineiro betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on August 10th, 2024

Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro are scheduled to play against each other on August 10th, 2024, Saturday at 00:30h (UTC), in a Serie A match to be held in Brazil, check the Cruzeiro vs Atlético Mineiro betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Cruzeiro vs Atlético Mineiro will occur

The game will be played in the well-known Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto stadium, in the city of Belo Horizonte, with a capacity for 62000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Take the opportunity to check out the match live in Betarena, bringing much information to your bets, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Cruzeiro vs Atlético Mineiro betting tip 2024

Despite the season change, the Serie A has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.42 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.49 goals per game of the last championship.

Cruzeiro last match

Cruzeiro in its last official match lost (1-2) against Fortaleza, in a match valid for Serie A. Coach F. Seabra's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 4.33.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. William had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

Atlético Mineiro last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Copa do Brasil, Atlético Mineiro, who used a 3-4-1-2 formation, faced the CRB team with a final score of 3-0.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.42.

Cruzeiro vs Atlético Mineiro h2h

Cruzeiro occupied 6th place when they went against Atlético Mineiro, who was in 15th place, in their last match at Serie A. Cruzeiro first went in with a 4-3-3 formation, which was engaged by Atlético Mineiro with a 4-4-2 deployment.

The two teams have not faced each other since 21-04-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024 season of the Serie A, and the match ended with a 3-0 win for Atlético Mineiro.

Cruzeiro

Serie A leaderboard now

The Cruzeiro team with 35 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the CONMEBOL Libertadores, with a campaign of 11 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses.

Which means that São Paulo team, at position 6, is in close pursuit with the same score, in the 22nd round.

Cruzeiro analysis

Cruzeiro after 21 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 29 goals and conceded only 22 to opponents.

The Cruzeiro team comes from a defeat in the Serie A, and its coach Fernando Seabra wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

While having won 3 games playing away from home, this team knows how to take advantage of their home court with 8 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Best goalscorer from Cruzeiro

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Matheus Pereira. Cruzeiro owes some of their triumphs to the Midfielder who scored 6 goals in this season.

Historical data Cruzeiro

With 4 titles in the history of the tournament, the Cruzeiro team is one of the leading names in the competition. The team's record can influence the final result of the match; it would not be the first time that the team managed to surprise with a victory at a time of worse results.

Atlético Mineiro

Serie A leaderboard now

The Atlético Mineiro team with 28 points currently occupies the 9th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Copa Sul-Americana, with a campaign of 7 wins, 7 draws, and 5 losses.

In the 22nd round, the team has the same score that the Athletico PR who occupies position 8.

Atlético Mineiro analysis

Currently, in the Serie A, Atlético Mineiro sums 28 goals for and a total of 28 goals against, after 21 rounds played.

Ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents. For this reason, the Atlético Mineiro team usually goes for an average ball possession of 59.79% to try to control the game.

Juggling a tight schedule with several games in a short timeframe, Atlético Mineiro could find it challenging to perform at their best against Cruzeiro. Despite the odds pointing towards a closely fought contest, the team's busy schedule could be a crucial factor in determining the final result.

Best goalscorer from Atlético Mineiro

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Hulk. With 7 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Atlético Mineiro team achieving several victories this season.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Cruzeiro is Matheus Pereira, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Atlético Mineiro is Hulk, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Taking into consideration that Atlético Mineiro scores an average of 1.44 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.7.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 5.06 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Cruzeiro has an average of 2.3 yellow cards per game over the 21 rounds, while Atlético Mineiro has an average of 2.5. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.05 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Atlético Mineiro side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 7 time this season, very different from Cruzeiro who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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