Palmeiras take on visitors Figueirense in the Brazilian Serie A matchday 12. The match will be played in Sao Paulo at Allianz Park on Friday, July 1st.
The hosts of the match show solid results from the very beginning of the season, taking 22 points in 11 league matches with 22-12 goal difference and sit on the first position in the standings. 1-2 defeat to Cruzeiro last week ended Palmeiras’ six-match unbeaten run. Today’s hosts leave their opponents no chances, winning six out of six matches at own stadium with 16-4 goal difference. Moreover, the team is unbeaten at home in all competitions for ten matches since the end of March.
{{book}]The visitors Figueirense are unbeaten in their last three matches in a row but they still are quite low in the league’s standings. The team has 14 points with 10-10 overall goal difference and sit on 14th place in the league. The team show poor results on the road, failing to win any of their five away games with only two points gained with 3-6 goal difference. The last away win was taken in cup match one May 12th.
Palmeiras have advantage in the head-to-head record between the teams and there are no reasons to expect the hosts of the match allow loss of points in home match against the team from the lower part of Serie A standings who struggle on the road.
Prediction for the match: Palmeiras to win with -1.0 Asian handicap.
