Atlético MG vs Cruzeiro Prediction & Stats - Copa do Brasil 2026

Another instalment of a long-running fixture. Atlético MG vs Cruzeiro carries real history into this round of the Copa do Brasil.

The two sides meet on 02/09 (Wednesday) at Arena MRV, 01:00 (UK time).

Read the Atlético MG vs Cruzeiro prediction below before backing anything.

Our verdict on Atlético MG vs Cruzeiro

A deep head-to-head record gives this fixture a story, and that context feeds directly into our thinking. This is the Atlético MG vs Cruzeiro call we are most confident in:

Who do the bookmakers favour?

The market makes Atlético MG the side to beat, with roughly 37% of the implied odds in their favour.

For the wider picture, compare all Copa do Brasil odds and the rest of the round's fixtures before you settle on a bet.

Atlético MG Preview

Atlético MG reach this fixture 5 match into their Copa do Brasil. Here is where Galo stand:

In this competition

• 2 won, 2 drawn, 1 lost

• 1.6 points per game

• 5 scored, at 1 a game

• 4 conceded, at 0.8 a game

Galo, season-wide

• 16 won, 10 drawn, 11 lost across all competitions

• Leading scorer: Hulk, 5 goals

• Most assists: Hulk, 4 assists

Recent results — Atlético MG

29/08/2026 17:30

Atlético MG

2 - 1

Vitória

W

25/08/2026 20:00

Cruzeiro

1 - 1

Atlético MG

D

22/08/2026 17:30

Internacional

0 - 0

Atlético MG

D

19/08/2026 18:00

Atlético MG

2 - 2

RB Bragantino

D

16/08/2026 15:00

Atlético MG

3 - 0

Grêmio

W

Cruzeiro: how they are travelling

Cruzeiro come in 5 matches into their Copa do Brasil.

Here is what Cruzeiro EC have produced:

In this competition

• 2 won, 3 drawn, 0 lost

• 1.8 points per game

• 6 scored, at 1.2 a game

• 3 conceded, at 0.6 a game

Cruzeiro EC, season-wide

• 16 won, 12 drawn, 10 lost across all competitions

• Leading scorer: Matheus Fellipe Costa Pereira, 6 goals

• Most assists: Fagner, 4 assists

Recent results — Cruzeiro EC

29/08/2026 20:20

Vasco da Gama

3 - 1

Cruzeiro

L

25/08/2026 20:00

Cruzeiro

1 - 1

Atlético MG

D

22/08/2026 19:30

Cruzeiro

2 - 1

Flamengo

W

19/08/2026 20:30

Flamengo

2 - 1

Cruzeiro

L

16/08/2026 18:30

Corinthians

1 - 2

Cruzeiro

W

The head-to-head favours Atlético MG

Recent meetings have tended to go Atlético MG's way against Cruzeiro.

From 42 match(es):

• Atlético MG: 19 win(s)

• Cruzeiro: 11 win(s)

• Drawn: 12

It is a pattern worth weighing in the Atlético MG vs Cruzeiro prediction.

Form comparison Atlético MG vs Cruzeiro

A side-by-side look at how both teams are performing right now, to set the context for your bets:

Home Team

Atlético MG

Brazil - Copa do Brasil

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	D W D L W	1.6
Home	D W	2
Away	D W L	1.33

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	40%	50%	33%
Goals	1.8	1.5	2
Scored	1	1	1
Conceded	0.8	0.5	1
Both Teams to Score	60%	50%	67%
Without Conceding	40%	50%	33%
Failed To Score	20%	50%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.47	2.16	1.01
xGA	1.23	0.94	1.43

Away Team

Cruzeiro

Brazil - Copa do Brasil

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	D W D W D	1.8
Home	D W W	2.33
Away	D D	1

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	40%	67%	0%
Goals	1.8	1.67	2
Scored	1.2	1.33	1
Conceded	0.6	0.33	1
Both Teams to Score	40%	33%	50%
Without Conceding	60%	67%	50%
Failed To Score	20%	0%	50%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.93	2.16	1.59
xGA	1.07	0.79	1.49

Further markets to consider

Beyond the main tip at the top of the page, two more selections stand out for this match-up:

Fixture information - Atlético MG vs Cruzeiro

• Match: Atlético MG vs Cruzeiro

• Competition: Copa do Brasil

• Date: Wednesday, 02/09/2026

• Kick-off: 01:00 (UK time)

• Venue: Arena MRV

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Home Team

Atlético MG

Brazil - Copa do Brasil

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	D W D L W	1.6
Home	D W	2
Away	D W L	1.33

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	40%	50%	33%
Goals	1.8	1.5	2
Scored	1	1	1
Conceded	0.8	0.5	1
Both Teams to Score	60%	50%	67%
Without Conceding	40%	50%	33%
Failed To Score	20%	50%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.47	2.16	1.01
xGA	1.23	0.94	1.43

Away Team

Cruzeiro

Brazil - Copa do Brasil

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	D W D W D	1.8
Home	D W W	2.33
Away	D D	1

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	40%	67%	0%
Goals	1.8	1.67	2
Scored	1.2	1.33	1
Conceded	0.6	0.33	1
Both Teams to Score	40%	33%	50%
Without Conceding	60%	67%	50%
Failed To Score	20%	0%	50%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.93	2.16	1.59
xGA	1.07	0.79	1.49

Corners

8 / Match

+58% Corners / Match

Cruzeiro received +58% more corners than Atlético MG in the Copa do Brasil

12.6 / Match

Cruzeiro

(3)

Juventude

(4)

Juventude

(7)

Ceará

(3)

Ceará

(12)

(4)

Atlético MG

(12)

Chapecoense

(7)

Chapecoense

(14)

Goiás

(3)

Goiás

Cards

2.2 / Match

+57% Cards / Match

Atlético MG received +57% more cards than Cruzeiro in the Copa do Brasil

1.4 / Match

Cruzeiro

(2)

Juventude

(1)

Juventude

(1)

Ceará

(3)

Ceará

(2)

(1)

Atlético MG

(2)

Chapecoense

(0)

Chapecoense

(1)

Goiás

(3)

Goiás

Goals Scored

1 / Match

+20%

Cruzeiro is +20% better in terms of goals scored

1.2 / Match

Cruzeiro

(1)

Juventude

(1)

Juventude

(0)

Ceará

(1)

Ceará

(2)

(1)

Atlético MG

(2)

Chapecoense

(0)

Chapecoense

(1)

Goiás

(2)

Goiás

Goals Conceded

0.8 / Match

+25%

Atlético MG condeded +25% more goals than Cruzeiro

0.6 / Match

Cruzeiro

(1)

Juventude

(0)

Juventude

(0)

Ceará

(2)

Ceará

(1)

(1)

Atlético MG

(0)

Chapecoense

(0)

Chapecoense

(0)

Goiás

(2)

Goiás

Copa do Brasil Standings

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Fortaleza	7	5	1	1	11	9	2	16	2.29
2	Palmeiras	5	4	0	1	15	4	11	12	2.4
3	Juventude	7	3	2	2	12	4	8	11	1.57
4	Grêmio	5	3	2	0	7	1	6	11	2.2
5	Vasco da Gama	5	3	2	0	8	3	5	11	2.2
6	Atlético GO	5	3	2	0	3	0	3	11	2.2
7	CRB	5	3	1	1	10	2	8	10	2
8	Operário PR	5	3	1	1	6	2	4	10	2
9	Internacional	5	3	1	1	8	5	3	10	2
10	Ceará	5	3	1	1	6	4	2	10	2
11	Cruzeiro	5	2	3	0	6	3	3	9	1.8
12	Corinthians	4	3	0	1	4	3	1	9	2.25
13	Goiás	5	2	2	1	8	5	3	8	1.6
14	Atlético MG	5	2	2	1	5	4	1	8	1.6
15	Santos	5	2	2	1	3	3	0	8	1.6
16	Novorizontino	3	2	1	0	7	0	7	7	2.33
17	São Bernardo	3	2	1	0	3	0	3	7	2.33
18	Remo	4	2	1	1	5	3	2	7	1.75
19	Athletic Club	5	2	1	2	9	7	2	7	1.4
20	Paysandu	4	2	1	1	8	7	1	7	1.75
21	Madureira	3	2	0	1	4	1	3	6	2
22	Vitória	5	2	0	3	7	5	2	6	1.2
23	Figueirense	3	2	0	1	2	1	1	6	2
24	Maringá	3	2	0	1	6	5	1	6	2
25	Águia de Marabá	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6	2
26	Volta Redonda	3	1	2	0	4	2	2	5	1.67
27	Mirassol	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5	1.25
28	Fluminense	4	1	2	1	3	4	-1	5	1.25
29	Athletico-PR	4	1	2	1	2	4	-2	5	1.25
30	Jacuipense	5	1	2	2	3	8	-5	5	1
31	América RN	2	1	1	0	3	0	3	4	2
32	Avaí	2	1	1	0	4	1	3	4	2
33	Nova Iguaçu	3	1	1	1	5	2	3	4	1.33
34	Tuna Luso	2	1	1	0	5	2	3	4	2
35	Portuguesa	3	1	1	1	8	5	3	4	1.33
36	Anápolis	2	1	1	0	4	2	2	4	2
37	Gama	2	1	1	0	4	2	2	4	2
38	Operário MT	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	4	2
39	Santa Catarina	3	1	1	1	3	2	1	4	1.33
40	Londrina	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4	1.33
41	Chapecoense	4	1	1	2	2	3	-1	4	1
42	Confiança	4	1	1	2	2	5	-3	4	1
43	Amazonas	2	1	0	1	3	1	2	3	1.5
44	Primavera SP	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	3	1.5
45	Manauara	2	1	0	1	3	2	1	3	1.5
46	Guarany de Bagé	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	1.5
47	Joinville	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	1.5
48	Maranhão	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	1.5
49	Ponte Preta	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	1.5
50	Vila Nova	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	3	1
51	Ji-Paraná Futebol Clube	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3	1.5
52	Primavera MG	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3	1.5
53	Ypiranga Erechim	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3	1.5
54	Maguary PE	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3	1.5
55	Uberlândia	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3	1.5
56	Betim	2	1	0	1	1	2	-1	3	1.5
57	Botafogo	2	1	0	1	1	2	-1	3	1.5
58	Flamengo	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3	1.5
59	Portuguesa RJ	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3	1.5
60	São Paulo	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3	1.5
61	Ivinhema	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	3	1.5
62	Porto BA	2	1	0	1	2	7	-5	3	1.5
63	América Mineiro	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	1
64	Desportiva ES	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	1
65	Manaus	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	1
66	Velo Clube	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	1
67	Tirol	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	1
68	Barra FC	4	0	2	2	0	2	-2	2	0.5
69	Sport Recife	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2	0.67
70	Santa Cruz	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
71	Trem	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
72	America SE	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
73	Botafogo-PB	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
74	Capital	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
75	Ceilândia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
76	Operário VG	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
77	Cuiabá	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
78	Galvez	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
79	Guarani	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
80	Juazeirense	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
81	Lagarto	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
82	Oratório	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
83	Rio Branco ES	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
84	Sampaio Corrêa RJ	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
85	Vasco da Gama AC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
86	Porto Velho	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1	0.5
87	RB Bragantino	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1	0.5
88	Coritiba	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	1	0.5
89	Sousa	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	1	0.5
90	Capital Brasilia	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	1	0.5
91	Tombense	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	1	0.5
92	Fluminense PI	2	0	1	1	0	3	-3	1	0.5
93	Mixto	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3	1	0.5
94	Castanhal	2	0	1	1	1	5	-4	1	0.5
95	Guaporé	2	0	1	1	1	6	-5	1	0.5
96	Winner Match 63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
97	Winner Match 64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
98	Winner Match 65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	Winner Match 66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
100	Winner Match 67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
101	Winner Match 68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
102	Winner Match 69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
103	Winner Match 70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
104	Winner Match 71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
105	ABC	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
106	Winner Match 72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
107	Azuriz	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
108	Caxias	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
109	CSA	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
110	Independente AP	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
111	Laguna	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
112	Maracanã	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
113	Penedense	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
114	Piauí	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
115	São Luiz	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
116	ASA	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0
117	Bragantino PA	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0
118	Retrô	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0
119	Serra Branca	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0
120	Boavista	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0	0
121	Atlético Alagoinhas	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0
122	IAPE	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0
123	Independência Futebol Clube	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0
124	Monte Roraima	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0
125	Portuguesa MS	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0
126	Cianorte	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0	0
127	Itabaiana	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0	0
128	Araguaína Futebol e Regatas	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	0
129	Baré	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	0
130	GAS	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	0
131	Imperatriz	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	0
132	Porto Vitória	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	0
133	Tocantinópolis	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0	0
134	Bahia	2	0	0	2	2	5	-3	0	0
135	Nacional AM	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0	0
136	Altos	1	0	0	1	1	5	-4	0	0