The kick off for the match between Cruzeiro and Fortaleza will take place at 01:00 (UK time) - Sunday, 10/19 - at the Mineirão. This clash of the 2025 Brazil Serie A looks very promising!

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APWin predictions for Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza

With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:

APWin Prediction

Cruzeiro Win

After a thorough assessment of the primary betting markets, APWin analysts have identified bets with strong value potential.

👉 Our prediction is: Cruzeiro to win the 1st half

Our top betting tip for the Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza match is Cruzeiro to win the first half. While the half-time market is not one of the more well-known betting markets, it often offers better value odds than wins over 90 minutes.

We see this value in Cruzeiro, which has been in impressive form at home and regularly gets out to quick starts. They should have a favourable matchup against Fortaleza, who have had their share of struggles of late.

👉 Our prediction is: Under 2.5 goals in the match

From what they have shown thus far this season, Cruzeiro and Fortaleza both tend to play quite defensive styles and like to keep things tight in midfield.

As a result, we predict the total going under 2.5 goals to be the most attractive betting option for this upcoming match.

Cruzeiro preview

Cruzeiro has played 28 matches in the Brazil Serie A so far, with 15 wins, 8 draws, and 5 losses. This results in an average of 1.89 points per match.

In the 2025 season, the team has recorded 25 wins, 17 draws, and 14 losses. Cruzeiro's attack has scored 75 goals, 41 of them in the league, which gives an average of 1.46 goals per league match and 1.34 goals per match across the entire season.

Kaio Jorge is the team’s top scorer with 15 goals, while Kaio Jorge leads the team in assists with 7. Defensively, Cruzeiro has conceded 21 goals in the league (an average of 0.75) and 46 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 0.82 over 56 matches).

Fortaleza preview

In 27 Brazil Serie A matches, Fortaleza has recorded 6 wins, 6 draws, and 15 losses, with an average of 0.89 points per game.

In the 2025 season, the team has 17 wins in 62 matches. The team has scored 68 goals, 26 of them in the Brazil Serie A (an average of 0.96 goals per match), with Breno Lopes being the team's top scorer with 4 goals and Matheus Pereira da Silva providing 3 assists.

Defensively, Fortaleza has conceded 43 goals in the league and 73 in the 2025 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.18 goals conceded per match.

Head to head: Cruzeiro vs Fortaleza

Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.

Home Team

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Cruzeiro

Brazil - Serie A

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall D D D L W

1.89

Home D W W W L

2.29

Away D D L W D

1.5

Away Team

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Fortaleza

Brazil - Serie A

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall L W L W L

0.89

Home L L W W L

1.13

Away W L L L D

0.58

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