On Saturday night, Palmeiras hosts Internacional at the Allianz Parque as the home team looks to stretch their lead at the top of Serie A.
The Verdao currently sit on top of the Brazilian top-flight table, four points clear of second place Corinthians and third place Corinthians.
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Abel Ferreira’s team are unbeaten in three league games, having recorded back-to-back victories over Cuiaba and America Mineiro.
The league leaders have also kept three straight clean sheets in Serie A. The clean sheets have contributed to their last four league matches producing under 2.5 goals. Palmeiras also have the best defensive record in Serie A.
Palmeiras have a decent recent home record in Serie A, winning five of their last eight league games on home soil, including three of their last four matches.
They have been relatively strong defensively of late in Serie A on home soil, keeping four clean sheets in their previous six home games.
The visitors are currently sixth-place in Serie A, six points behind their league-leading opponents in the Serie A table. However, they are also just a point behind the teams in second and third place.
Mano Menezes’ team is five league games unbeaten but have drawn three of their last four outings in the Brazilian top flight. Last time out in Serie A, they drew 3-3 against Sao Paulo.
The game ended a run of low-scoring games for Internacional, as their previous three games had produced under 2.5 goals.
Internacional are unbeaten in their last eight away games in the Brazilian top-flight. However, five of those unbeaten matches ended in draws, including three of their previous four league matches on their travels.
Forebet predicts that this game will produce a tight and low-scoring draw, which could lead to the teams below Palmeiras making up ground on the league leaders.