Struggling Corinthians will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Palmeiras in the upcoming league round. It’s 3rd vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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.
Corinthians form and stats
When playing at home in the Paulista A1, Corinthians, who have the most conceded goals (10) in Paulista A1, have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games. The last three games played by Corinthians, regardless of arena, have all ended draws. Corinthians have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The spoils were shared in Corinthians's previous game, also at home. Visiting Ituano travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. 1-1 away at Novorizontino before that.
There will be little rest for Corinthians after this match as they are travelling to Oeste for a Paulista A1 game in only four days.
A decent goal production from Corinthians in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Corinthians have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Palmeiras form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Palmeiras, who have the most scored goals (15) in Paulista A1, playing as the away team in the Paulista A1 this season. The last three matches for Palmeiras have all ended in a draw. Palmeiras has drawn their two previous away games.
Palmeiras are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Inter de Limeira. Before that, Palmeiras secured a home win against Guarani with the score 3-1.
A new game in only four days for Palmeiras, the Paulista A1 home match versus Água Santa. Busy days.
Palmeiras are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 5 games (in the league). Palmeiras are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Corinthians victories, two draws and two Palmeiras wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, nine matches with two goals or less.Corinthians missing players
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| Corinthians | Palmeiras | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 90% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 60% | 70% |
| 80% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 70% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 80% | 70% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 7.8 | 9.6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 138 | 69 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 55 | 155 |
| 52 | 31 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 21 | 55 |
| 23% | 26% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 27% |
- Corinthians has the fewest clean sheets (2)
- Corinthians has the most conceded goals (10)
- Corinthians has the most dropped points from leading position (7)
- 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Corinthians is in the worst form (0-4-2)
- Palmeiras has the most points (8) away
- Palmeiras has the most scored goals (15)
- Palmeiras have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bragantino | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Guarani | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Corinthians | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Ferroviaria | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 |