Paulista A1: Two contenders who have done superbly up to now. Get ready for Corinthians - Palmeiras with this complete guide!
- Corinthians have the most scored goals (9) in Paulista A1
- Palmeiras have won all their away games so far.
This is the Paulista Derby, rated one of the greatest classic football rivalries in the world. The teams Corinthians and Palmeiras are both from São Paulo, the most populous city in Brazil. There is no love between these teams or their fans, meeting for more than a hundred years with endless episodes of chaos and drama. Expect more of the same in this one.
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.
These are hectic days for the team playing at home, as they had a match only four days ago in the Paulista A1. That game was an away game at Portuguesa, so at least Corinthians are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Corinthians form and stats
Perfect Paulista A1 season at home so far for Corinthians 3 wins from 3 appearances. It’s been three wins in a row for Corinthians here at Neo Química Arena, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Adson was the last player to score a league goal for Corinthians and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Corinthians haven't scored in 233 minutes.
The home team returns to Neo Química Arena after drawing with Portuguesa on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Sao Bernardo.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Mirassol are coming to town in three days.
Goals decide football matches and Corinthians are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. Defensively Corinthians have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Palmeiras form and stats
Playing away, Palmeiras have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the Paulista A1 this season. Palmeiras have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.
Palmeiras have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Weverton Pereira da Silva. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Paulista A1.
It's the second away game in a row for Palmeiras, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Agua Santa last time out.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Inter de Limeira.Palmeiras are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 7 times in 4 away games so far. The Palmeiras defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average ({1 goals} in 4 games).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Corinthians one win, three draws and Palmeiras six victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
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| Corinthians | Palmeiras | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 62% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 4.8 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 7.6 |
| 3.5 | 1.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 1.9 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.6 | 14 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13.2 | 15.8 |
| 3.5 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 7.2 |
| 32% | 39% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 12.5 | 9.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14.2 | 11.8 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 3.8 |
- All of Corinthians's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Corinthians have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Paulista A1
- Corinthians have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Paulista A1
- Corinthians have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Paulista A1
- Corinthians have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Paulista A1
- Corinthians have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Paulista A1
- Corinthians have the most clean sheets (2) at home in Paulista A1
- Corinthians have the most clean sheets (4) in Paulista A1
- Corinthians have the most points (9) at home in Paulista A1
- Corinthians have the most scored goals (7) at home in Paulista A1
- Corinthians have the most scored goals (9) in Paulista A1
- Corinthians have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Paulista A1
- Corinthians have the the best goal difference (+4) in Paulista A1
- Corinthians have the the best goal difference (+6) at home in Paulista A1
- Corinthians have won all their matches at home so far.
- Corinthians have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Corinthians have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Corinthians is in the best form (3-2-1) in Paulista A1
- Palmeiras have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Palmeiras have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Palmeiras have won all their away games so far.
- Palmeiras have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Palmeiras haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | Corinthians | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Sao Bento | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 3 | Ituano | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 4 | Ferroviaria | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 4 |
