Palmeiras vs Santos predictions for this Brasileirão Serie A clash on Saturday at Allianz Parque. Palmeiras, in their best form of the season, host Santos, who will be hoping to move up a couple of places in the standings by winning this game. Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.
Palmeiras
Palmeiras come into this match sitting top of the Brazilian league after ten matches played. They have won seven, drawn one and lost two.
Palmeiras have played five games so far at their home ground and are unbeaten there, with four wins and one draw.
Palmeiras have won two of the last six Brazilian leagues, and, if the team keeps up this momentum, it is likely that they will do it again.
Santos
Santos come into this match in seventh place with 15 points after four wins, three draws and three defeats.
Santos are the best home team in the league at the moment, but their away statistics are very poor, having lost three out of four games and drawn once. They have scored just two goals and conceded eight.
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Palmeiras vs Santos Predictions
Palmeiras are the league leaders; they have four wins in a row and in attacking play they are one of the top scoring teams. In contrast, Santos are one of the worst away teams, as they have yet to win a game as visitors. That is why we think Palmeiras should win this match.
Being the league leaders, the second highest scoring team in the league, and because they are playing this match at home, we think Palmeiras could win this match by a big margin. Of the ten goals Santos have conceded so far, eight were when they were playing as visitors.