Cruzeiro vs Atletico Paranaense — Brazilian Serie A result and pre-match forecast, Sunday, 6 September 2026
Metis pre-match forecast
Independent model — no market priceFrozen as published · 11.1 h before kick-off. Never re-computed after the match.
Cruzeiro
49%
pick · result
Draw
27%
Atletico Paranaense
23%
Final score
3–1
Top pick landed
Metis gave a Cruzeiro win 49.5% before kick-off, and its most likely result was a Cruzeiro win. Expected goals 1.57–1.00 against 3–1 actual.
Forecast against the result
How this forecast scored
Both scores are losses: lower is better, 0 is a forecast that put all of its probability on what happened. A single fixture says nothing on its own — the league's running record is on its league page, and the model is measured against the Pinnacle opening price in the methodology.
Most likely scores before kick-off: 1–1 (13.0%), 1–0 (11.0%), 2–1 (9.4%). It finished 3–1.
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Cruzeiro
| 6 Sept | H | vs Atletico Paranaense | 3–1 | W |
| 30 Jan | A | vs Botafogo RJ | 0–4 | L |
| 6 Feb | H | vs Coritiba | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Feb | A | vs Mirassol | 2–2 | D |
| 25 Feb | H | vs Corinthians | 1–1 | D |
Atletico Paranaense
| 6 Sept | A | vs Cruzeiro | 1–3 | L |
Head to head
No previous meetings in the Metis results archive for this competition.
Model context
| Stat | Cruzeiro (Home · 14 matches) | Atletico Paranaense (Away · no matches) |
|---|---|---|
| BTTS rate | 71.4% | — |
| Over 2.5 rate | 64.3% | — |
| Clean sheet | 21.4% | — |
| Avg goals | 2.86 | — |
Home stats use Cruzeiro's home record; away stats use Atletico Paranaense's away record this season. These are completed-match rates over the samples shown above, not model probabilities — early in a season a handful of matches produces 0% and 100% readings.