Palmeiras have made a superb start to their Brazilian Serie A season and will try to continue it on Monday against city rivals Sao Paulo.
Bookmaker 10bet has the odds at 2.00 for Sao Paulo this win either half and at 1.71 for Palmeiras to win at least one half.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: June 19th, 10:00 A.M. (EST)
Palmeiras haven’t won the Brazilian championships since 2018, but they are clearly ready to contend this season after winning seven and losing just one of the opening 12 games to take over the top spot. They enter Monday’s clash with an 11-game unbeaten streak that includes six wins in their last seven outings.
The team is scoring for fun, averaging nearly two goals per game, and Abel Ferreira has also managed to turn his side into the best defensive team in the league as Palmeiras have allowed only seven goals so far.
Ferreira has already won the Copa Libertadores twice with Palmeiras since joining the club in 2020 and the team has also come away with a Brazilian Cup win with him at the helm. The Portuguese manager has been very successful with his methods and it looks like Palmeiras will be the team to beat in the Brazilian Serie A this season.
Sao Paulo are sitting fifth in the table and must be delighted by the fact that they have taken just two losses so far, but the gap with Palmeiras is at seven points already and they badly need to start turning draws into wins.
Rogerio Ceni has seen his team lose just once in the past six league outings but the run of results also includes only one victory. Sao Paulo leak a lot of goals and it’s making it very difficult for them to win on a consistent basis. As a former goalkeeper, Ceni will be very frustrated by the fact that his team boasts just two clean sheets in 12 games this season.
Sao Paulo are lucky to have Jonathan Calleri bailing them out. The Argentinian started the season with a hat trick and has scored a league-high nine goals. The rest of the team has combined for eight goals, which shows how important Calleri is for Sao Paulo.
We should see a fascinating duel between two prolific players. The Palmeiras attack is led by Rony who boasts six goals this season. He has just heated up ahead of the derby getting three goals in three games.
