Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Internacional - Palmeiras!
- Internacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Palmeiras haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Copa Libertadores.
These teams have little in common geographically as Palmeiras have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Internacional form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 12 Serie A games here at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda for Internacional. The data says 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.
A nice win for Internacional last time playing, versus Botafogo. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Patrick and Yuri Alberto scoring for the victors. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Boca Juniors (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties).
This is expected to be a close game, with Internacional perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Internacional as a small favourite), we find seven games. Internacional has won three of these, drawn two and lost two.
The Internacional fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 12 league matches. Internacional are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 12 matches.
Palmeiras form and stats
Playing away, Palmeiras have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Serie A this season.
Palmeiras had fun at their own home (Estádio José Pinheiro Borda) last time out, beating Libertad 3-0. Gabriel Menino, Gustavo Scarpa and Rony scored. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Bahia in the Serie A.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Palmeiras playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were two Palmeiras wins, three draws and one defeat.
A quick return to home after this game, as Palmeiras are hosting America Mineiro in the Copa do Brasil only four days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Palmeiras have scored 15 goals in 12 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Palmeiras - Internacional 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Internacional wins - draws - Palmeiras wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Galhardo do Nascimento Rocha 15 goals |  R. Cavalcante Veiga 8 goals |  L. de Souza da Silva 7 goals |
Internacional missing players
Palmeiras missing players
| Internacional | Palmeiras | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 37 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 36 |
| 25 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 92% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 40% | 58% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 20% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 58% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 54% |
| 36% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11.5 | 11.8 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.9 | 13.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
| 34% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 37% | 35% |
- Internacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Internacional have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Internacional haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Palmeiras haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sao Paulo | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 46 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 45 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Internacional | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 41 |
| 6 | Grêmio | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 41 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 40 |
| 8 | Santos | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Atletico GO | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 34 |
| 10 | Corinthians | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Ceara | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -1 | 32 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 31 |
| 13 | Fortaleza | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
| 14 | Atletico PR | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 28 |
| 15 | Sport Recife | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 28 |
| 16 | Bahia | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 28 |
| 17 | Vasco da Gama | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -11 | 25 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -13 | 21 |
| 19 | Goias | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 20 |
| 20 | Botafogo | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -13 | 20 |