Cruzeiro 1-0 Palmeiras: result and report
Serie A · Thursday 31 May 2018
Result
Cruzeiro 1-0 Palmeiras
Serie A · Thursday 31 May 2018, 00:45 UTC · half-time 0-0
Cruzeiro 1-0 Palmeiras: match report
Cruzeiro defeated Palmeiras 1-0 in Serie A on Thursday 31 May 2018. The half-time score was 0-0.
The only goal came from Rafael Sóbis of Cruzeiro in the 69th minute.
Discipline: Cruzeiro received 3 yellow cards; Palmeiras received 6 yellow cards.
Going into the game Cruzeiro were 11th on 10 points from 7 and Palmeiras 9th on 11 points from 7. Cruzeiro went on to finish that season 8th with 53 points, and Palmeiras 1st with 80.
Cruzeiro lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Palmeiras in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Marcos Rocha of Palmeiras (8.5), ahead of Edílson (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Cruzeiro wins, 5 draws and 1 for Palmeiras.
Going into the match Cruzeiro's last five read W-L-W-W-D and Palmeiras's L-W-L-W-D.
Key events
- 45'Yellow card · Marcos Rocha
- 45'Yellow card · Willian
- 57'Yellow card · Bruno Henrique
- 69'Goal · Rafael Sóbis
- 71'Yellow card · Thiago Neves
- 78'Yellow card · Antônio Carlos
- 83'Yellow card · Robinho
- 88'Yellow card · Alejandro Cabral
- 90'Yellow card · Moisés
- 90+2'Yellow card · Thiago Santos
Head-to-head
Team news
Cruzeiro line-up (4-2-3-1)
Fábio, Léo, Egídio, Edílson, Dedé, Rafael Sóbis, Lucas Silva, Robinho, Lucas Romero, Thiago Neves, Sassá
Palmeiras line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jailson, Marcos Rocha, Edu Dracena, Antônio Carlos, Victor Luís, Thiago Santos, Dudu, Keno, Bruno Henrique, Lucas Lima, Willian Bigode