Arena Pantanal: Prepare for a football frolic when Cuiabá invite Palmeiras. All the latest on the fixture at Tipsway!
- Cuiabá have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Palmeiras have the most scored goals (17) away in Serie A
Palmeiras have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Little time to rest for the home side, as they featured in a Serie A fixture only four days earlier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Atletico PR.
Cuiabá form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Cuiabá at their home stadium (Arena Pantanal) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Cuiabá bring valid hopes of a third.
Cuiabá are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Atletico PR. Until that defeat this club had gone six consecutive league meetings without a defeat. Deyverson, an attacker, was the top performer for the side in that fixture, collecting a rating of 7.31 (out of 10). Deyverson hit one key pass.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Flamengo.Cuiabá has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
Palmeiras form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Palmeiras, who have the most scored goals (17) away in Serie A, have produced an overall stat of 3-5-2 so far.
The regulars enjoyed Palmeiras's previous fixture versus Cruzeiro (placed 12th), a 1-0 win played at home. López came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Cruzeiro last time out, making the manager Ferreira feel like a tactical genius. Lomba (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.2. Lomba topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that, 0-0 at home vs Atletico Mineiro in the Copa Libertadores.
The schedule is very tough for Palmeiras now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Copa Libertadores game at Deportivo Pereira is waiting in only four days.
Palmeiras has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 10 games. It's not easy to score on Palmeiras as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Palmeiras have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (3-1-0) when facing Cuiabá.The two teams involved played each other before this campaign: Palmeiras - Cuiabá 2-1. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last five encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Brum Silva Acosta 8 goals |   R. Cavalcante Veiga 5 goals |  A. Guimarães 5 goals |
Cuiabá missing players
Palmeiras missing players
| Cuiabá | Palmeiras | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | 89% |
| 74% | 89% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| 42% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 53% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 37% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 47% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 63% |
| 26% | 22% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 26% |
| 26% | 22% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 30% | 21% |
| 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5 | 6.4 |
| 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 2.7 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 13.8 | 17.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 13.1 | 15.5 |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| 26% | 27% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 36% | 33% |
| 11.7 | 8.3 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 14.4 | 11.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
- Cuiabá have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cuiabá haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Palmeiras have the most scored goals (17) away in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Serie A
- Palmeiras have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 34 |
| 3 | Gremio | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 6 | Atletico PR | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Cuiabá | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Sao Paulo | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 | Atletico Mineiro | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Fortaleza | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 13 | Internacional | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Goias | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Bahia | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Santos | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -12 | 18 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -18 | 14 |
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -15 | 13 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -22 | 10 |
