On Wednesday night we’ll have a meeting between teams from the first division of the Brazilian Championship, in the São Paulo state league.
Red Bull Bragantino will host the Palmeiras team, in a clash where the home team seeks to win again, and the visiting team defends its unbeaten record.
RB Bragantino
Red Bull Bragantino is part of Group C, which they are currently leading, with 4 points. In the bracket there are still Corinthians, Mirassol and Internacional de Limeira.
After being surprised at home, when they lost to Água Santa by one to zero, despite having a much more productive game offensively, the team now has 2 matches without defeat.
In the first of them they managed to recover, beating Portuguesa 2-1 away from home, but in the last match they stumbled again at home.
When facing Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto, Bragantino managed to take the lead in first-half stoppage time, with defender Léo Ortiz.
It was a purposeful team, it surpassed the 60% mark in ball possession, had more offensive actions, but still, it was unable to increase the score, until it conceded the equalizer in the 89th minute of the game.
Now the team ends up coming under a lot of pressure against Palmeiras, which is one of the strongest squads in the championship and as a result, Bragantino could have 3 games without winning at home in this start to the championship.
Even playing as home team, Bragantino tends to play with lower lines and abuse offensive transitions.
Palmeiras
Palmeiras is part of Group B and the team also leads the group, with 7 points, with Guarani, Água Santa and Ponte Preta also in this group.
Classification will probably be achieved very easily, but it is important to look at the general championship table, as it can give them advantages for the playoffs.
The team started with a bitter draw against Novorizontino, conceding a goal in the last play of the match.
But then they managed 2 victories, the first with great difficulty, beating Internacional de Limeira at home, 3-2.
Last Sunday, Palmeiras had the first classic of 2024 and came out victorious, when they hosted Santos and won 2-1.
Although the score was tight and the team suffered a little in the final stretch of the game, Palmeiras was dominant, even without much possession of the ball, reaching 17 shots against 10 from the Santos team.
It is a team that also does not have a characteristic of massive ball possession, but rather, intensity in marking and verticality.
That’s why I believe that this game tends to be very dynamic and the 2 teams have a good chance of finding the net.
Conclusion:
My betting option will be on the goal line, with the market for both teams to score also an interesting option.