Palmeiras will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 0-1 Serie A triumph vs Vitoria.
In that match, Palmeiras managed 43% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Palmeiras was Richard Ríos (20\'). Vitoria got 12 attempts on goal with 5 on target.
Palmeiras haven’t had any problems with scoring, hitting the target every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.
They’ve managed to rack up 11 during that period and have conceded a total of 3. Let’s find out whether or not that trend will be continued on here.
Pre-game facts show that Palmeiras:
haven\'t lost in the league to Internacional in their previous 2 matches.
are undefeated in their last 6 league matches at home.
Internacional come into this clash after a 2-1 Serie A win to beat Bahia in their last match.
In that match, Internacional had 52% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. For Internacional, the goals were scored by Wesley (72\') and Fernando (83\'). On the other side, Bahia had 8 shots on goal with 4 on target. Biel (70\') scored for Bahia.
A sequence of very capable showings by the Internacional defenders has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 2 from their past 6 fixtures overall. During the same period, their own forwards have managed to score 9.
Their past results show that Internacional:
haven\'t beaten Palmeiras when they have played them away from home in the previous 8 league matches. A very poor run of away results.
are undefeated in their last 2 league matches away from home.
Head to head
A review of their prior head to head clashes going back to 30/06/2021 tells us that Palmeiras have won 4 of these & Internacional 1, with the number of draws being 1.
A total of 13 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 8 of them from Verdão and 5 being from Colorado. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.17.
The previous league game between these clubs was Serie A match day 34 on 12/11/2023 when it finished Palmeiras 3-0 Internacional.
In that game, Palmeiras had 39% possession and 18 shots at goal with 10 of them on target. The goals were scored by Zé Rafael (38\'), Endrick (59\') and Rony (88\').
At the other end, Internacional got 7 attempts on goal with 5 on target.
The match was refereed by Paulo Cesar Zanovelli.
Team News: Palmeiras
The Palmeiras manager Abel Ferreira will be thankful to have no fitness concerns to speak of before this game with a completely healthy group available to select from.
We are thinking that Verdão may well kick off with a 4-2-3-1 system featuring Weverton, Mayke, Luan, Murilo Cerqueira, Vanderlan, Richard Rios, Gabriel Menino, Estevão, Raphael Veiga, Rony and Endrick.
Team News: Internacional
Thanks to a mainly available squad, there is just a single fitness worry for the Internacional manager Eduardo Coudet to contend with. Ivan (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be in action.
We reckon that Colorado seem likely to make use of a 4-4-2 formation with a starting lineup of Sergio Rochet, Fabricio Bustos, Fernando, Vitão, Rene, Mauricio, Thiago Maia, Bruno Gomes, Wanderson, Lucca and Rafael Borre.
Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Palmeiras look likely to be able to score a couple when they line up against Internacional, who will be up against it scoring a goal of their own. We therefore think that it’s going to be a 2-0 victory for Palmeiras at the end of the match.
