Serie A match prediction and preview for São Paulo vs Palmeiras clash

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sat 20.February
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo

São Paulo and Palmeiras are both riding high in the Serie A with their 4th and 6th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • São Paulo has the most points from losing position (22) in Serie A
  • Palmeiras haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Palmeiras could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Serie A game only two sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Coritiba. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

The season is still full of potential for Paulo as they can still win the whole Serie A. Palmeiras are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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São Paulo form and stats

9 victories, 6 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what São Paulo have to build on here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo in the Serie A. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Paulo are returning here after visiting Gremio in a Serie A game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Tchê Tchê and Luciano scored the goal(s). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Ceará that ended 1-1.

Paulo are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Botafogo awaits in three days.

Paulo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo with 26 goals in 17 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Paulo have conceded only 14 goals. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Palmeiras form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Palmeiras have produced an overall stat of 6-4-7 so far. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on A. Moreira Ferreira, the Palmeiras manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Palmeiras lost away at Coritiba (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Fortaleza.

A new game in only three days for Palmeiras, the Serie A home match versus Atletico GO. Busy days.

Palmeiras have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 17 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 18 goals have been conceded by Palmeiras in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Palmeiras - São Paulo 0-2. São Paulo-Palmeiras H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Paulo one win, Palmeiras five wins, four draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

PauloL. da Rocha Neves
L. da Rocha Neves
16 goals
São PauloB. Souza da Silva
B. Souza da Silva
11 goals
PalmeirasR. Cavalcante Veiga
R. Cavalcante Veiga
11 goals

São Paulo missing players

Palmeiras missing players

São Paulo Palmeiras
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 3 Played P 3 17 35
17 9 2 Won W 0 6 15
11 6 0 Drew D 1 4 11
7 2 1 Lost L 2 7 9
56 26 7 Scored S 1 17 49
38 14 6 Conceded C 5 18 33
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 83%
51% 41% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 40%
23% 18% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 11%
11% 6% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
63% 53% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 41% 49%
29% 41% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 34%
11% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 29% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.4 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.9 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 4 5
 
15.9 17.9 14 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 12.1 13.5
5.9 6.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.3 3.3 4.3
27% 25% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 30% 33%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Palmeiras haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • São Paulo has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16) in Serie A
  • São Paulo has the most points from losing position (22) in Serie A

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Internacional 36 20 9 7 60 33 18 12 4 2 34 17 18 8 5 5 26 16 27 69
2 Flamengo 36 20 8 8 65 45 18 10 4 4 33 22 18 10 4 4 32 23 20 68
3 Atletico Mineiro 36 18 8 10 59 43 18 13 4 1 39 13 18 5 4 9 20 30 16 62
4 São Paulo 35 17 11 7 56 38 17 9 6 2 26 14 18 8 5 5 30 24 18 62
5 Fluminense 36 17 9 10 52 41 18 10 5 3 29 14 18 7 4 7 23 27 11 60
6 Palmeiras 35 15 11 9 49 33 18 9 7 2 32 15 17 6 4 7 17 18 16 56
7 Gremio 36 13 17 6 52 39 18 9 6 3 33 23 18 4 11 3 19 16 13 56
8 Santos 36 14 11 11 51 48 18 9 6 3 34 22 18 5 5 8 17 26 3 53
9 Atletico PR 36 14 8 14 36 35 18 8 5 5 18 13 18 6 3 9 18 22 1 50
10 Corinthians 36 13 10 13 45 45 18 8 6 4 29 23 18 5 4 9 16 22 0 49
11 Bragantino 36 12 13 11 49 40 18 9 5 4 33 19 18 3 8 7 16 21 9 49
12 Ceará 36 12 10 14 50 50 18 6 5 7 20 24 18 6 5 7 30 26 0 46
13 Atletico GO 36 11 13 12 36 43 18 5 9 4 21 20 18 6 4 8 15 23 -7 46
14 Sport Recife 36 12 6 18 29 45 18 8 2 8 17 20 18 4 4 10 12 25 -16 42
15 Fortaleza 36 10 11 15 34 38 18 8 6 4 20 11 18 2 5 11 14 27 -4 41
16 Bahia 36 10 8 18 42 59 18 8 2 8 25 26 18 2 6 10 17 33 -17 38
17 Vasco da Gama 36 9 10 17 34 54 18 6 5 7 18 19 18 3 5 10 16 35 -20 37
18 Goias 36 9 9 18 39 60 18 6 4 8 19 28 18 3 5 10 20 32 -21 36
19 Coritiba 36 7 10 19 30 49 18 4 6 8 13 17 18 3 4 11 17 32 -19 31
20 Botafogo 36 4 12 20 30 60 18 2 5 11 15 30 18 2 7 9 15 30 -30 24

Read more about Serie A

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.