Palmeiras should not ask for any freebies from their host Corinthians in this Serie A match. Here's the full match guide!
- Corinthians haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Palmeiras is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie A
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.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Copa Libertadores game only four days ago.
Corinthians form and stats
The total Serie A stats at home this season for Corinthians are 4-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The regulars hope that Corinthians will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Copa Sudamericana fixture against Estudiantes.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Goias that ended 1-1.Low-scoring affair? In this club's last 15 league matches, 12 have contained two goals or less.
A decent goal production from Corinthians in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Corinthians have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Palmeiras form and stats
4-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Palmeiras in their Serie A matches away.
The Palmeiras goalkeeper Weverton Pereira da Silva is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 301 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Palmeiras delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Deportivo Pereira in their previous match; a Copa Libertadores duel. Weverton was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.63. The agile goalkeeper Weverton topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Palmeiras secured a home win against Vasco da Gama with the score 1-0.The travelling fans enjoy Palmeiras's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 11 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Palmeiras as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Palmeiras have put together a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (4-1-0) when facing Corinthians.The last head to head game ended Palmeiras - Corinthians 2-1, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Cavalcante Veiga 7 goals |  A. Guimarães 5 goals |   Y. Monteiro da Silva 4 goals |
Corinthians missing players
Palmeiras missing players
| Corinthians | Palmeiras | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | 37 |
| 23 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 90% |
| 75% | 89% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 71% |
| 35% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 45% | 48% |
| 20% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 55% | 78% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 57% |
| 20% | 11% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 45% | 33% |
| 30% | 11% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 19% |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| 5.5 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.1 | 15.6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 |
| 4.2 | 6.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 27% | 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 37% | 33% |
| 16.3 | 14.3 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 14.3 | 11.5 |
| 4.9 | 3.9 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4 |
- Corinthians haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Palmeiras have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Palmeiras have the most scored goals (19) away in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Serie A
- Palmeiras have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Palmeiras is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie A
| 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 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 51 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | Gremio | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 36 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | Bragantino | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Atletico PR | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 33 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 9 | Atletico Mineiro | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 10 | Cuiaba | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Sao Paulo | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 13 | Corinthians | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 25 |
| 14 | Internacional | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Goias | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Bahia | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -6 | 21 |
| 17 | Santos | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 19 | -13 | 21 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 16 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 14 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -23 | 13 |
