Palmeiras have performed better than Corinthians so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Palmeiras have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
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 are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Serie A. This match was also played here at Allianz Parque. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Corinthians have had more rest.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Palmeiras form and stats
Palmeiras have played 14 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-5-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The spoils were shared in Palmeiras's previous game, also at home. Visiting Gremio (placed 4th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Preceding that match was a Copa Libertadores defeat to River Plate (0-2).
Palmeiras's goalie Weverton played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Gremio with a stunning six saves. Palmeiras were only inches away from victory, versus Gremio, as they hit the woodwork three times in the 1-1 draw.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Palmeiras have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won five times, drawn two and lost two.
The manager A. Moreira Ferreira will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Flamengo in only three days.
The Palmeiras fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 14 league matches. Palmeiras are not conceding a lot of goals here at Allianz Parque in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 14 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Corinthians form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Corinthians have produced an overall stat of 5-4-5 so far. The fact that Corinthians have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Corinthians goalkeeper Cassio Ramos is eager to challenge this, with his 267 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The supporters enjoyed Corinthians's previous game versus Fluminense (placed 7th), a Serie A 5-0 win played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Botafogo.
As mentioned above, Corinthians was the only team on the pitch versus Fluminense in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
We have checked recent matches where Corinthians have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were two victories, six draws and four defeats.
After this away game Corinthians return home for a Serie A game against Sport Recife. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Corinthians find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. Corinthians are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Corinthians - Palmeiras 0-2. Palmeiras-Corinthians H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Palmeiras two wins, Corinthians four wins, four draws. zero of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Palmeiras missing players
Corinthians missing players
| Palmeiras | Corinthians | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 13 | 7 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 39 | 23 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 35 |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 79% | 82% |
| 82% | 93% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 57% | 64% |
| 39% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 43% | 46% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 7% | 21% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 7% | 14% |
| 50% | 57% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 54% |
| 36% | 36% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | 39% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 13.1 | 14.2 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 9.9 | 11.6 |
| 4.1 | 5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 34% | 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | 30% |
- Palmeiras have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 56 |
| 2 | Internacional | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 53 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 50 |
| 4 | Gremio | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 50 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 49 |
| 6 | Palmeiras | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 48 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 43 |
| 8 | Corinthians | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 42 |
| 9 | Santos | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 42 |
| 10 | Ceara | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 39 |
| 11 | Atletico PR | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 38 |
| 12 | Atletico GO | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 36 |
| 13 | Bragantino | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 35 |
| 14 | Sport Recife | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -13 | 32 |
| 15 | Vasco da Gama | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -10 | 32 |
| 16 | Fortaleza | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 17 | Bahia | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -16 | 29 |
| 18 | Goias | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -15 | 26 |
| 19 | Botafogo | 29 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -19 | 23 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -17 | 22 |