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Cruzeiro are on a fine run of form, with just two defeats in their last 15 league games and they have won four and drawn two of their last six Brasileiro Serie A matches. The Belo Horizonte club are unbeaten in 11 matches in all competitions following their 1-1 draw with league leaders Corinthians last Sunday. As our Cruzeiro vs Ponte Preta preview and soccer predictions note, it is worth considering that game came just four days after they won the Copa do Brasil for the fifth time, beating Flamengo 5-3 on penalties.

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Ponte Preta are looking to do the double over Cruzeiro, following their 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture in June. The visitors from Sao Paulo have been in a worrying form of late, winning just two of their last 10 league matches and while beating Flamengo 1-0 on Tuesday, they have lost three of their last five.

Our Cruzeiro vs Ponte Preta predictions highlight the fact that the hosts lost just one of the last seven meetings with Ponte Preta and the Brasileiro Serie A odds suggest a home win.

Cruzeiro vs Ponte Preta Prediction and Betting Advice

Our Cruzeiro vs Ponte Preta betting tips explore the probability that both teams will score. Six of the last 10 meetings were won to nil, including the last three, but in 22 previous meetings, there have never been four consecutive games where one or another has failed to score. Sixth-placed Cruzeiro have scored in each of their last seven Brasileiro Serie A matches and Ponte Preta have netted in four of their last six away games.

Fatigue could be a factor for the hosts, who have had two highly-charged, emotionally-sapping games in the space of a week. Given that Ponte Preta have a decent scoring record in this fixture, netting at least once in seven of their last 11 visits, Betfred odds for both teams to score appear to be a fair value.

In seven of Cruzeiro’s last eight league games, there has been at least one goal scored in the first half, either by themselves or by their opponents. Ponte Preta’s recent games have followed a similar trend, with a first-half goal scored in five of their last seven games.

However, Gilson Kleina’s side, who currently sit in 13th place in the table, have failed to score in the first half in each of their last five away games. That is a run that has to end soon and given their decent scoring record in this fixture, Ponte Preta’s determination to end that unwanted streak may well see a more positive approach. In six of the last nine meetings between these two, there has been at least one goal scored in each half and that is a fair percentage trend. Among the myriad of Cruzeiro vs Ponte Preta bets on offer with Winner, we are tempted by the generous odds for a goal to be scored each side of half-time.