In the early hours of Friday (GMT), America Mineiro hosts Serie A leaders Palmeiras at the Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, as the visitors look to maintain their lead at the top of the Brazilian top flight.
The home team have experienced an underwhelming Serie A campaign so far this season, picking up just 17 points from 18 matches.
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Their recent league form has been particularly concerning, as they have won just one of their last eight matches in the league while losing six games in the run.
One major problem for America Mineiro is their impotent attack, as Vagner Mancini’s team has failed to score in seven of their last eight matches in Serie A.
Having previously been strong on home soil, the home side’s recent league form at the Raimundo Sampaio has slipped of late, as they have recorded just one win in their previous four league matches on their own patch.
Despite being top of the standings, Abel Ferreira’s team’s form has been inconsistent of late. A 1-0 home win over Cuiaba last time out ended a three-game winless run for the visitors in Serie A. The game continued a trend of low-scoring games for Palmeiras, who’s last three league matches have now produced under 2.5 goals.
Palmeiras have remained strong on their travels in recent months, despite that recent mixed run of form. In fact, the visitors are now unbeaten in their last ten away games in the Brazilian top-flight.
However, five of those ten unbeaten away games have ended in draws, including their previous two away matches at Avai and Fortaleza.
Palmeiras has been prolific on their travels of late in Serie A, having scored at least two goals in three of their last four away matches.
Forebet predicts that Palmeiras will record a victory in a low-scoring encounter to maintain their lead at the top of Serie A.