A look at the Serie A table shows that this is top- vs mid-table, but the outcome is not given. Get our Palmeiras - São Paulo match guide!
- Palmeiras have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- São Paulo have yet to win a game away.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Palmeiras and São Paulo.
Palmeiras form and stats
26 points is a decent return from 13 Serie A games here at Allianz Parque for Palmeiras. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Palmeiras, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Palmeiras are returning here after visiting Coritiba and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Gómez and Piquerez scored the goal(s). Sweet to taste a league victory after four fixtures without. Gómez was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.31 out of 10. The defender Gómez scored one goal and won 6 of 8 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Atlético Mineiro with the scoreline 0-2.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Palmeiras have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 0 times, drawn 4 and lost 1.
It should be considered that a peek at the 10 latest league fixtures reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Bahia are coming to town in three days.
A decent goal production from Palmeiras in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Palmeiras have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
São Paulo form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for São Paulo so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 0-6-7 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved São Paulo have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road.
Paulo had fun at their own home (Allianz Parque) last time out, beating Gremio 3-0. Maia, Araújo and Luciano scored. Midfield player Rodríguez was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.2/10. Rodríguez signed up for two assists, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 39 successful passes (of 44 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Goiás wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.São Paulo are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Serie A trip to Athletico PR.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Paulo as they have only managed to score 8 times from 13 away games in the league. São Paulo have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two sides get together this campaign, as the records show this recent match: São Paulo - Palmeiras 0-2. Data for the previous ten meetings involving these two teams are: four wins for Palmeiras, two draws and four wins for São Paulo. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Calleri 9 goals |   R. Cavalcante Veiga 7 goals |  L. da Rocha Neves 6 goals |
Palmeiras missing players
São Paulo missing players
| Palmeiras | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 42 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 34 |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 29 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 77% | 82% |
| 68% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 75% |
| 43% | 46% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 50% |
| 25% | 23% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 11% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 50% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 62% | 54% |
| 36% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 23% | 32% |
| 25% | 15% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 38% | 32% |
| 6.6 | 7.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15.9 | 17.9 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.5 | 14.8 |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
| 29% | 26% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 16% | 24% |
| 11.5 | 9.1 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.5 | 13.8 | 12 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
- Palmeiras have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Palmeiras have scored at least twice as many goals at home as São Paulo have scored away.
- Palmeiras have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Palmeiras haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- São Paulo have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 59 |
| 2 | Bragantino | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 52 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 50 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 47 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 45 |
| 6 | Gremio | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 44 |
| 7 | Atlético Mineiro | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 43 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 42 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 42 |
| 10 | São Paulo | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 38 |
| 11 | Cuiaba | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 37 |
| 12 | Internacional | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 35 |
| 13 | Bahia | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -1 | 34 |
| 14 | Cruzeiro | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 34 |
| 15 | Corinthians | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -2 | 33 |
| 16 | Goiás | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -10 | 31 |
| 17 | Vasco da Gama | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -11 | 30 |
| 18 | Santos | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 30 | -21 | 30 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 59 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 37 | -30 | 20 |
| 20 | América Mineiro | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 32 | -26 | 19 |
