São Paulo vs Palmeiras Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

São Paulo

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São Paulo, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-2 Copa Libertadores triumph vs Barcelona SC.

São Paulo haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, netting in one hundred percent of their last 6 matches.

They’ve managed to rack up 9 during that time while also conceding a total of 6.

Going into this one, São Paulo have not registered a win against Palmeiras in their previous 4 matches in the league.

Palmeiras

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Palmeiras go into this game after a 2-3 Copa Libertadores win over Independiente del Valle in their most recent outing.

For Palmeiras, goals were scored by Endrick (45'), Lázaro (81') and Luis Guilherme (90').

Throughout their six most recent matches, Abel Ferreira's Palmeiras have seen their efforts on goal rewarded 8 times - earning them the goals scored per game average of 1.33.

Looking at their past form shows that Palmeiras:

• haven't been defeated by São Paulo when they've played them away from home in the last 6 league matches. A very decent away record against them.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 3 league matches away from home.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their prior head to head clashes dating back to 14/07/2022 tells us that São Paulo have won 2 of them and Palmeiras 3, with the number of drawn games being 1.

A sum of 14 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 4 of them from Tricolor Paulista and 10 coming from Verdão. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.

The last league fixture featuring these clubs was Serie A match day 29 on 25/10/2023 when it ended Palmeiras 5-0 São Paulo.

On that occasion, Palmeiras had 47% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Goals were scored by Breno Lopes (16', 26'), Joaquín Piquerez (45', 87') and Marcos Rocha (84').

For their opponents, São Paulo had 3 shots at goal with 0 on target.

The match was refereed by Raphael Claus.

📋 Team News: São Paulo

James Rodríguez (Muscle injury), Wellington Rato (Hamstring injury), Luiz Gustavo (Achilles tendon problems), João Moreira (Muscle injury), Rafinha (Leg injury) and Lucas Moura (Injury to the ankle) are unavailable for São Paulo manager Luis Zubeldía.

In all likelihood, Tricolor Paulista look set to kick off with a 3-4-2-1 system for this game featuring Rafael, Diego Costa, Robert Arboleda, Alan Franco, Igor Vinícius, Alisson, Pablo Maia, Welington, Luciano, André Silva and Jonathan Calleri.

🗞️ Team News: Palmeiras

Due to a completely healthy squad to pick from, the Palmeiras boss Abel Ferreira has no fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this game.

There’s a good chance that Verdão seem most likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 formation, going with Weverton, Mayke, Murilo Cerqueira, Gustavo Gomez, Joaquín Piquerez, Richard Rios, Anibal Moreno, Endrick, Raphael Veiga, Lázaro and José Manuel López.

⚡ Prediction

It seems to us that Palmeiras and São Paulo should both be able to find the back of the net here although it’s difficult to select a clear winner.

There should be little in it, and a draw looks to be quite a realistic result. We’re therefore tipping a very close game with a 1-1 scoreline at the conclusion of the game.

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Andre Moura, 08:11 26/04/2024