There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Copa Libertadores Quarter-finals meeting between Palmeiras and São Paulo. Game on!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Palmeiras form and stats
Palmeiras participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the finals.19 points is a decent return from 8 Serie A games here at Allianz Parque for Palmeiras. The data says 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. This match is a Copa Libertadores match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition.
Palmeiras are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Atletico Mineiro. Gabriel Veron (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.05/10. Veron hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the away draw at São Paulo that finished 1-1.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 14 games) they have won nine times, drawn three and lost two.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (17 in 8 games), Palmeiras's attacking play is working. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Palmeiras's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
São Paulo form and stats
They also participated in Copa Libertadores last season. This ended in the group stage.There's been little loot from São Paulo's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Serie A. São Paulo only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. Total Copa Libertadores statistics for São Paulo: 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.
São Paulo had fun at their own home (Allianz Parque) last time out, beating Gremio 2-1. Igor Gomes and Vitor Bueno scored. Vitor Bueno, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.12. Bueno scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times. Late drama in the previous game, when Igor Gomes scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time to defeat Gremio.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Palmeiras in the Copa Libertadores.We have checked recent matches where Paulo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were two victories, zero draws and three defeats.
The attacking power of Paulo when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Paulo struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
São Paulo - Palmeiras 1-1 was the result in these teams' previous head-to-head game, earlier this season. Last ten meetings involving these parties: Palmeiras won one, São Paulo triumphed in three and we saw six draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, nine matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  B. Vasconcelos Lopes 5 goals |  W. Gomes de Siqueira 4 goals | R. Cavalcante Veiga 3 goals |
Palmeiras missing players
São Paulo missing players
| Palmeiras | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 40 | 27 | Scored | S | 13 | 38 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Conceded | C | 17 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 5.4 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 14.2 | 17.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 12 | ||
| 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 31% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Mineiro | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | Atletico PR | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Ceara | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Santos | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Atletico GO | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Juventude | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 19 |
| 11 | Bahia | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Internacional | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Corinthians | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 | São Paulo | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Fluminense | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 | Sport Recife | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 17 | America Mineiro | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 14 |
| 19 | Gremio | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 4 |