Palmeiras vs Athletico Paranaense Prediction: Bet on Verdão’s victory in a high-scoring match

The next opponent for South America's strongest team will be Athletico Paranaense, and the match will take place in São Paulo. The teams have already played each other twice in 2022: a draw in Curitiba and a home win for the Greens. It is logical that Palmeiras is the clear favorite in the encounter, although it is worth paying attention to the fact that the Red and Black are in great shape, with a decent winning streak.

After 0-1 loss to São Paulo, the Greens have played two matches in two different tournaments: a 2-2 draw with Avai away in Serie A, and an away win over Cerro Porteño in Paraguay. Considering that Avai is exclusively a home team, with which even Palmeiras is not ashamed to draw. Before the start of round 15, Palmeiras leads the league with 29 points under their belt, three points ahead of Corinthians, who have the most challenging match at the Maracana in this round. It is not sure that the Timão can bring back points from Rio, especially given the fact that Corinthians will return in a few days in Argentina. So a win over Athletico Paranaense could improve the Greens' position in Brasileirão decently, given that the Curitiba-based club is also one of Verdão's main pursuers. Palmeiras' home stats are third in the division, +4=2-1, 16-6 goal difference.

Athletico Paranaense approaches the match against Palmeiras with a four-match winning streak and a twelve-match unbeaten streak. It is obvious that such a team, even in a match against the strongest team in South America, should not be underestimated. By the way, in the last five away games, Athletico Paranaense has had four wins and one draw. There are no Brazilian grandees among the defeated, but the dynamic suggests that underestimating the Red and Black is fraught. Overall, Athletico Paranaense has its seventh best away statistics in Brasileirão, +3=1-3, 6-8 goal difference.

• Palmeiras: Jailson;
• Athletico Paranaense: Heleno, Julimar, Marlos.

The teams have played each other 45 times, the Greens winning 20 matches with 15 draws and ten victories for the Red and Black. In total, Palmeiras and Athletico Paranaense have met in three tournaments. Besides Serie A, they've faced off in Copa do Brasil and Recopa. On the Palmeiras field, there's a considerable advantage for Verdão: +15=4-3, 35-13 goal difference. Recall that these two teams played two Recopa matches in 2022. The Greens took the trophy +1=1-0 in favor of Verdão, 4-2.

Both teams are in great form, and both score regularly. Hence we conclude that despite the low-scoring tendencies in Brasileirão, the upcoming match has every chance of turning out to be a different story. As for the outcome, we, like the bookmakers, are on Verdão's side. Palmeiras has almost settled the thing with the Libertadores quarter-finals and now will do everything possible to break away from their closest pursuers in the Brazilian championship. To achieve that, they need to win tomorrow. We offer these betting options for the meeting:

W1+TO (2.5) for 1.95 at Bet365 & 1.99 at 1xbert;

Correct Score 2-1 for 7.00 at 22bet.

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