Serie A: Palmeiras welcome Fluminense in what should be an entertaining football match. Here's all the pre-match info you need!
- Palmeiras have the the best goal difference (+12) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have scored more than double the goals of Fluminense.
Palmeiras have less rest than Fluminense in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Copa Libertadores game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Allianz Parque. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Fluminense have had more rest.
Palmeiras form and stats
Palmeiras have been outstanding at home so far in the Serie A with 5 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena.
The Palmeiras supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Universidad Catolica in Copa Libertadores and win 1-0. Gustavo Scarpa (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.01/10. Scarpa hit six key passes. Palmeiras's victory against Universidad Catolica could easily have been with a bigger margin than 1-0 as they hit the posts three times.
Before that match, a Serie A win away at Atletico GO.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Palmeiras matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, zero draws and one defeat (from two games).
Goals decide football matches and Palmeiras are scoring many of them at home; 14 on target from 6 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.
Fluminense form and stats
2-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Fluminense in their Serie A matches away. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Fluminense are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Fluminense might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Gremio proved too strong as Fluminense slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã). Matheus Martinelli got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, top player of the team. Martinelli hit one key pass and had 84 successful passes (of 93 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Cerro Porteno.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Fluminense when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing zero times, drawing zero and winning one game.
Fluminense has another fixture away, a Copa do Brasil game, against Criciuma in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Fluminense are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 6 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Fluminense as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Palmeiras seven wins, one draw and Fluminense two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Vasconcelos Lopes 5 goals | R. Cavalcante Veiga 3 goals | G. Furtado Scarpa 3 goals |
Palmeiras missing players
Fluminense missing players
| Palmeiras | Fluminense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 12 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 42% |
| 67% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 25% |
| 33% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 17% |
| 17% | 33% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 58% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 42% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 42% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.7 | 11 |
| 5.9 | 5.8 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 34% | 40% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 21% | 19% |
- All of Palmeiras's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Fluminense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Palmeiras have not yet lost a game at home.
- Palmeiras have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Palmeiras have scored more than double the goals of Fluminense.
- Palmeiras have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Serie A
- Palmeiras have the the best goal difference (+12) in Serie A
- Palmeiras haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Palmeiras is in the best form (6-0-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Atletico PR | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Flamengo | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 7 | Ceara | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Bahia | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Santos | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Atletico GO | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Internacional | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Juventude | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | Cuiaba | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Sao Paulo | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 9 |
| 19 | Gremio | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 4 |