Sao Paulo clubs Corinthians and Palmeiras meet for classic clash

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Sun 04.August
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Corinthians (47605 seats)

Corinthians will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 11 points behind Palmeiras.

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.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

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Corinthians form and stats

The story so far for Corinthians at their home stadium (Arena Corinthians) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

Corinthians's previous game was a Copa Sudamericana match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Wanderers. The home side are looking to build on that result. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Flamengo that ended 1-1.

Corinthians have scored 4 goals here in 5 matches, not a lot. Corinthians have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.

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Palmeiras form and stats

As the visiting team Palmeiras have produced an overall stat of 3-2-1 so far.

Palmeiras's last game was the home draw against Vasco da Gama (1-1). Before that, Palmeiras travelled to Godoy Cruz and returned home with a draw after the Copa Libertadores game finished 2-2.

Palmeiras are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 6 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 7 - 0 - 3 (Corinthians wins - draws - Palmeiras wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 9 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bruno Henrique
4 goals
Pedrinho
3 goals
Raphael Veiga
3 goals

Corinthians missing players

Palmeiras missing players

Corinthians Palmeiras
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
10 5 2 Played 2 6 12
4 3 1 Won 1 3 8
4 2 1 Drew 0 2 3
2 0 0 Lost 1 1 1
9 4 2 Scored 1 7 20
6 1 1 Conceded 2 5 6
80% 80% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
40% 20% 50% Over 1.5 50% 83% 75%
10% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 17% 25%
10% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 17%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
30% 20% 50% BTTS 0% 50% 33%
60% 80% 50% Clean Sheets 50% 33% 58%
30% 20% 0% Failed To Score 50% 17% 8%
 
4.8 6.2 2.5 Corners For (avg) 8.5 5 5.3
5 2.8 4.5 Corners Against (avg) 1.5 3.7 3.8
2.4 2 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 1 2.2 1.8
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Corinthians have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Corinthians have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • 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.
  • Palmeiras have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Palmeiras have scored more than double the goals of Corinthians.
  • Palmeiras haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Corinthians
All Copa Libertadores Copa do Brasil Serie A Club Friendlies Paulista A1 Copa Sudamericana
All Home Away
08-06-19 SA Cruzeiro 0 - 0 Corinthians
13-06-19 SA Santos 1 - 0 Corinthians
14-07-19 SA Corinthians 1 - 0 CSA
21-07-19 SA Corinthians 1 - 1 Flamengo
26-07-19 CS Corinthians 2 - 0 Wanderers
28-07-19 SA Fortaleza 22:00 Corinthians
02-08-19 CS Wanderers 00:30 Corinthians
04-08-19 SA Corinthians 22:00 Palmeiras
07-08-19 SA Corinthians 22:15 Goiás
11-08-19 SA Internacional 14:00 Corinthians
Palmeiras
All Copa Libertadores Copa do Brasil Serie A Club Friendlies Paulista A1
All Home Away
13-07-19 SA Sao Paulo 1 - 1 Palmeiras
18-07-19 CDB Internacional 1 - 0 Palmeiras
20-07-19 SA Ceará 2 - 0 Palmeiras
24-07-19 CL Godoy Cruz 2 - 2 Palmeiras
27-07-19 SA Palmeiras 1 - 1 Vasco da Gama
31-07-19 CL Palmeiras 00:30 Godoy Cruz
04-08-19 SA Corinthians 22:00 Palmeiras
11-08-19 SA Palmeiras 19:00 Bahia
18-08-19 SA Grêmio - Palmeiras
25-08-19 SA Palmeiras - Fluminense

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Palmeiras 12 8 3 1 20 6 6 5 1 0 13 1 6 3 2 1 7 5 14 27
2 Santos 11 8 2 1 14 7 5 4 1 0 9 2 6 4 1 1 5 5 7 26
3 Flamengo 11 6 3 2 22 11 5 5 0 0 16 5 6 1 3 2 6 6 11 21
4 São Paulo 12 5 6 1 15 7 6 2 4 0 9 3 6 3 2 1 6 4 8 21
5 Internacional 12 6 2 4 15 10 7 6 1 0 14 4 5 0 1 4 1 6 5 20
6 Atlético Mineiro 11 6 2 3 18 14 6 3 2 1 11 7 5 3 0 2 7 7 4 20
7 Athletico PR 12 6 1 5 20 12 5 4 0 1 9 3 7 2 1 4 11 9 8 19
8 Corinthians 10 4 4 2 9 6 5 3 2 0 4 1 5 1 2 2 5 5 3 16
9 Botafogo 11 5 1 5 8 9 6 3 0 3 5 5 5 2 1 2 3 4 -1 16
10 Goiás 10 5 1 4 12 14 5 4 0 1 9 5 5 1 1 3 3 9 -2 16
11 Grêmio 11 4 3 4 13 13 5 3 0 2 9 8 6 1 3 2 4 5 0 15
12 Bahia 11 4 3 4 11 12 6 4 1 1 8 5 5 0 2 3 3 7 -1 15
13 Ceará 12 4 2 6 13 11 6 3 1 2 9 4 6 1 1 4 4 7 2 14
14 Fortaleza 11 4 2 5 12 15 5 3 1 1 7 4 6 1 1 4 5 11 -3 14
15 Vasco da Gama 12 3 4 5 12 18 6 3 2 1 8 6 6 0 2 4 4 12 -6 13
16 Cruzeiro 12 2 4 6 9 18 6 2 2 2 4 5 6 0 2 4 5 13 -9 10
17 Fluminense 12 2 3 7 16 21 6 1 2 3 6 6 6 1 1 4 10 15 -5 9
18 Chapecoense 11 2 2 7 11 20 6 1 2 3 7 9 5 1 0 4 4 11 -9 8
19 CSA 11 1 3 7 3 20 6 1 2 3 3 9 5 0 1 4 0 11 -17 6
20 Avaí 11 0 5 6 4 13 5 0 4 1 2 3 6 0 1 5 2 10 -9 5

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