Palmeiras vs Sporting Cristal match stats & report

2–1 Full time

CONMEBOL Libertadores · Group Stage - 2 · Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo · Ref P. Maza

Palmeiras stats & fixtures · Sporting Cristal stats & fixtures

Palmeiras beat Sporting Cristal 2–1 in the CONMEBOL Libertadores (Group Stage - 2) on 16 April 2026. Expected goals finished 2.16–0.72. Palmeiras had 65% of the ball.

Palmeiras vs Sporting Cristal match statistics

PalmeirasSporting Cristal

65% Ball possession 35%
2.16 Expected goals (xG) 0.72
23 Total shots 8
6 Shots on target 2
9 Shots off target 3
8 Blocked shots 3
9 Shots inside the box 3
8 Corners 3
4 Fouls 9
3 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 3
478 Passes 260
86% Pass accuracy 74%
1 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

27' Goal Murilo (assist Allan Elias) Palmeiras
41' Goal J. González (assist I. Ávila) Sporting Cristal
73' Yellow card S. González Sporting Cristal
79' Yellow card D. Enríquez Sporting Cristal
80' Penalty scored J. Lopez Palmeiras
90+3' Yellow card Felipe Vizeu Sporting Cristal

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Palmeiras

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Ferreira Abel

1 Carlos Miguel

12 Khellven 26 Murilo 15 G. Gomez 4 A. Giay

17 Marlon Freitas 8 Andreas Pereira

11 J. Arias 19 R. Sosa 40 Allan Elias

42 J. Lopez

Bench Marcelo Lomba , Aranha , Felipe Anderson , Bruno Fuchs , E. Martinez , Arthur Gabriel , Lucas Evangelista , Luighi Hanri , Larson

Sporting Cristal

Confirmed 4-4-2 Ricardo Ze

1 D. Enríquez

90 Cris Silva 5 R. Lutiger 20 M. Araujo 8 L. Sosa

23 M. Castro 19 Y. Yotún 55 Gustavo Cazonatti 18 J. González

11 I. Ávila 16 L. Iberico

Bench C. Bautista , C. Benavente , Felipe Vizeu , S. González , M. RodrÃguez , I. Wisdom , A. Pósito , J. Cuenca , L. Abram , F. Lora , G. Castillo , J. Moretti

Form guide

Palmeiras at home

7–2–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 6.3 per game
Shots on target: 6.7 per game

11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sporting Cristal away

2–1–4 in 7 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 7
Corners: 2.8 per game
Shots on target: 2.7 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Palmeiras vs Sporting Cristal head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 May 25	Palmeiras v Sporting Cristal	6–0
3 Apr 25	Sporting Cristal v Palmeiras	2–3

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Palmeiras vs Sporting Cristal head-to-head record