Palmeiras – Sport Recife Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (16.11.2017)

Palmeiras and Sport Recife meet at Allianz Parque, in a match for the 35th round of Serie A. Palmeiras won by (0-2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 23-07- 2017 The record of recent direct matches between these two teams could not be more balanced, since there was 1 draw and 3 wins for each team in the last 7 games they played. Sport Recife has considerable differences in their results at home and as visitors, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.

Palmeiras :

After 17 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses, the home team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 57 points won. In the last match, they won in a home match against Flamengo by (2-0), after in the previous match they lost by (3-1), in a match against Vitória. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home matches for the championship, Palmeiras won 5, tied 2 and lost 3, for which they won 17 points out of 30 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 34 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 15 times and only managed 2 comebacks. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 17 home matches for this competition: they scored 12 of their 28 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).

Palmeiras is making a good championship and is currently in the qualifying zone for the Copa Libertadores de América. So he hopes to finish the championship within that zone and to achieve it he will have to maintain a regularity of good results in these last days. The home team comes from a good victory, inside the home, on the last day, over Flamengo, by the score of 2×0. The coach must not have important absences for this duel.

Sport Recife:

The away team is currently in the 17 th position of the league, with 36 points won, after 9 wins, 9 draws and 16 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Botafogo, by (1-2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Atlético GO, by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 17 suffered. In the last 10 away league matches Sport Recife has a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (6 out of 17 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 34 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 22 times and have only won 1 result. In the last 17 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 16 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).

The Sport is in a very delicate situation within the competition. He is currently in the relegation zone and if the championship ends today he would be downgraded for the B series, therefore, he will have to improve his performance on the field in these last days if he wants to get out of this situation and remain in the elite of Brazilian soccer. The visiting team comes from a defeat away from home against Atlético-GO, by the score of 2×0, then, will have to recover the lost points acting out of home in this next day. The interim coach has four reinforcements for this match: Durval, Mena, Diego Souza and Henriquez, but will have the absence of forward Osvaldo, who was booked with the third yellow card.