Palmeiras take on the visitors Sao Paulo in the round 23 match of Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played in Sao Paulo at Allianz Parque on Thursday, September 8th.
Palmeiras faced no resistance in the round of 16 match on Copa do Brasil and gained confident 3-0 lead in the matchup that almost guarantees the place in the next round of the tournament. The hosts are in excellent conditions and currently are on six-match undefeated run with four wins and two draws recorded. The team holds the first place in the table for the most of the season and now they are three points ahead of Flamengo with 43 points taken in 22 matches. 11 home games gained the team 26 points. The team counts on the leaders of their offensive line, 19-year-old Gabriel Jesus, who is the leading goal scorer of the season with 10 goals in 15 matches.
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Sao Paulo are suffering slight setback as the team is unable to win in their last four matches since the beginning of August with two draws and two defeated recorded. This run without a single win put the team right in the middle of the standings on 11th place with 28 points in 22 league matches.
Palmeiras and Sao Paulo are the biggest rivals in Brazilian football. The match is promise to be quite intense with a lot of battling and small number of goal-scoring opportunities created on both ends.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.0 goals.