Palmeiras take on visitors Santa Cruz in the Brazilian Serie A matchday 9. The match will be played on Saturday, June 18 in Sao Paulo at Allianz Park Stadium.
Palmeiras have solid start of the campaign in domestic league, recording 16 points in eight matches with 16-8 overall goal difference. The hosts of the match are currently second in the league. The team is undefeated in last four matches in a row, recording 10 points and exactly these result allowed the team to climb that high. Palmeiras played four matches at home and won all four of them with 11-3 aggregate score. The team is on eight-match winning streak since the end of March in all competitions with 21 goals scored and only three allowed.
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Santa Cruz have quite successful start of the campaign as to a newly promoted side, recording 11 points in eight matches with 12 goals scored and 9 allowed. The visiting side is currently tenth in the league standings. Santa Cruz ended their three-match run of defeats with 1-0 win over Figeirance last matchday. Today visitors haven’t won a single match on the road with only two points gained at opponents’ stadiums.
Palmeiras and Santa Cruz played five head-to-heads in their history but the last one was back in 2006. No team have advantage in meetings between the opponents with one draw and two wins taken by each side. However, hosts show impressive results at home in recent matches and they definitely able to take the lead in the record of matches with Santa Cruz and record home win.
Prediction for the match: Palmeiras to win.
