Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Palmeiras 1st with 52 points, Corinthians 10th with 32, 20 apart. Palmeiras had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Corinthians ran at 1.04 scored and 1 conceded, Palmeiras at 1.8 and 0.84.
Palmeiras carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Corinthians against 13/15 for Palmeiras.
GioScore's database holds 40 meetings between the two: 11 for Corinthians, 15 for Palmeiras and 14 drawn, at 2.28 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. These meetings skew tight — only 35% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Arena Corinthians (capacity 49,205). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Corinthians 32% · Palmeiras 68% · Total shots: 6-16 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 2-7