Palmeiras vs Ituano – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 08/02/2024

Palmeiras will host Ituano at Arena Barueri, located in Barueri, in São Paulo. The match is scheduled to take place on the night of this Thursday, February 8, 2024, starting at 9 pm and will be the 6th round of the group stage of the Campeonato Paulista.

Palmeiras

The Palmeiras team decided the Brazilian Super Cup last Sunday in a very balanced match against São Paulo. However, despite creating a little more chances during the match, Verdão failed to win and the decision went to penalties, where the Alviverde team lost, finishing runners-up.

Now the team turns its attention to the state championship, where it remains undefeated and has won three consecutive games with good performances, including the 1-0 victory over Red Bull Bragantino away from home in the last round.

In the last 5 times they entered the field officially during the season, they recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and no defeats. During this period they beat Santos, Inter de Limeira and Red Bull Bragantino, in addition to drawing with Novorizontino and also with São Paulo.

Currently, the club is in first place on the leaderboard of Group B of the Campeonato Paulista, with 10 points achieved so far, three above Água Santa, which appears in second place.

In the last 10 matches played as home team for the Palmeiras team, 9 wins, no draws and only 1 defeat were recorded.

Ituano

Ituano, on the other hand, failed to win any of the three most recent matches and didn’t even find the back of the net in this period, turning on the warning signal at the club.

Galo de Itu faced Botafogo-SP in the last round and even with the advantage of playing in front of their fans, they were unable to stand out in the way they would have liked, suffering a 0-0 draw amid a performance far below their expected.

In the last 5 times they entered the field officially during the season, only 1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats were recorded. During this period they beat Corinthians and drew with Botafogo-SP, in addition to losing to São Bernardo, Guarani and also Novorizontino.

Currently, the club is in second place on the leaderboard of Group A of the Campeonato Paulista, with 4 points achieved so far, eight points behind the leader and only one above the other competitors.

As a visitor, the Ituano team recorded a recent performance with only 1 win, 4 draws and 5 defeats in the last 10 matches played in this condition.

Conclusion:

Despite the recent frustration with the runner-up in the Super Cup, Palmeiras remains undefeated this season and was going through an excellent phase in Paulistão, a tournament in which they arrive with high confidence in search of their second consecutive championship and the fact that they play as home team contributes to raising their pre-game favoritism even further.