About Match
11 points for Palmeiras (2nd), 8 for Fluminense (2nd): a 3-point gap. On recent form Fluminense sit only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Palmeiras run at 1.67 scored and 0.83 conceded, Fluminense at 1.17 and 1.17.
The head-to-head ledger counts 32 games: 14 Palmeiras wins, 14 for Fluminense, 4 draws, at 2.19 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 63% of the meetings won by the home side.