Palmeiras hosts Juventude in round 23 of Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played on Monday, October 4th at Allianz Parque (Sao Paulo)
Palmeiras will try to defend the title of Copa Libertadores winner. The White Greens won this Latin American equivalent of the Champions League last season, beating Santos in January. And now they were able to make it to the final. It is curious that Palmeiras played against their fellow countrymen in the decisive stages. In the quarterfinals, the White-Greens eliminated Sao Paulo (1-1 away and 3-0 at home), and Atletico Mineiro was beaten in the semifinals (a 1-1 away draw after the zeros at home, and Palmeiras was lucky that the away goal rule still works and there was no penalty shootout). Of course, such games could not but affect the performances in Serie A. Palmeiras, which had been in the lead before, lost five of the last seven matches. But it still remains 2nd in the standings!
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Despite the glorious history, Juventude played at the level of the 4th division of the country not so long ago. In recent years, they have steadily stepped up. In 2016, they returned to Serie B, and last year they took 3rd place there. It was enough to finally play in the elite division again. It is clear that a newcomer needs to keep a place in the elite at first. Juventude is not particularly stable in the current championship, but successful streaks allow it to stay afloat. However, there was an unsuccessful segment from the middle of August: four draws in a row and defeats to Cuiaba and Atletico Paranaense. But when the threat of getting stuck in the relegation zone became especially tangible, Juventude managed to hammer Santos. Having 26 points, Juventude is now in a comfortable 14th place.
In June, the clubs played their first head-to-head match since 2007. Then Palmeiras had no problems and defeated Juventude 3-0 away. Palmeiras is unlikely to recover from success in the Copa Libertadores, and Juventude will hope for a draw in the upcoming game. We bet on Under 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
