On Saturday night, Serie A leaders Palmeiras will look to continue their recent stellar form as they welcome Fluminense to the Allianz Parque.
Palmeiras are top of the table, three points clear of second-place Atletico Mineiro after a good start to their campaign in the Brazilian top-flight. Abel Ferreira’s team has won their last six league matches, having scored at least two goals in five of those six victories.
While the home team have been prolific in front of goal, at the other end of the field they have also conceded just one goal in their last four league outings.
Palmeiras have been hard to beat on home soil of late in the Brazilian top-flight, as they are unbeaten in 17 league outings at the Allianz Parque.
A 3-2 win over Santos last time out means that they have recorded four straight wins at home. They have also scored at least two goals in all four of those recent home victories.
Fluminense have been unconvincing in their nine Serie A games so far this season and currently lie ninth-place in the table. Things were looking up for a while when Roger Machado’s team mounted a three-game unbeaten run that ended last time out in a 1-0 home defeat by Gremio.
The visitors recent league outings have been tight affairs, as there has been under 2.5 goals scored in three of their last four Serie A matches.
Fluminense have won their last two away games in the Brazilian top-flight, but their away record going back a bit further is slightly more inconsistent, as those two victories were their only away wins in seven outings.
Their recent away games have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in three of their last four league outings on their travels.
Forebet predicts that Palmeiras will record a seventh straight league victory in an entertaining encounter.
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