Palmeiras vs Fortaleza. Will the hosts be able to break the streak without winning the championship?
On July 22, in the match of the 16th round of the Brazilian Serie A, at the Allianz Arena (Sao Paulo), the Palmeiras and Fortaleza clubs will measure their strength.
Palmeiras has gone into decline, the team cannot win for 7 meetings in a row in the domestic arena. Abel Ferreira's guys have already completed their performances in the Brazilian Cup, the team lost in the quarterfinal round to Sao Paulo (0:1, 1:2). As part of the Brazilian Serie A, the Green-Whites also showed not the best result, the team lost points, drawing 0-0 with Internacional on the road. Palmeiras is in 6th place in the championship standings with 25 points, with a goal difference of 25:13.
At home, the "pigs" perform well in general, having obtained 4 wins and 2 draws after 7 rounds.
Fortaleza
Fortaleza does not perform well in the last matches, the “tricolors of steel” have already suffered two defeats in the last 5 rounds. Unsuccessfully, the guys Juan Pablo Voyvoda played in the match of the 15th round, losing at home with a minimum score of Cuiaba 0:1. Despite the complete dominance of the “tricolors” on the field, they did not manage to save at least a draw.
Fortaleza is in 9th place in the Serie A standings, earning 23 points, with a goal difference of 16:12.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Palmeiras vs Fortaleza
PalmeirasPalmeiras has gone into decline, the team cannot win for 7 meetings in a row in the domestic arena. Abel Ferreira's guys have already completed their performances in the Brazilian Cup, the team lost in the quarterfinal round to Sao Paulo (0:1, 1:2). As part of the Brazilian Serie A, the Green-Whites also showed not the best result, the team lost points, drawing 0-0 with Internacional on the road. Palmeiras is in 6th place in the championship standings with 25 points, with a goal difference of 25:13.
At home, the "pigs" perform well in general, having obtained 4 wins and 2 draws after 7 rounds.
Fortaleza
Fortaleza does not perform well in the last matches, the “tricolors of steel” have already suffered two defeats in the last 5 rounds. Unsuccessfully, the guys Juan Pablo Voyvoda played in the match of the 15th round, losing at home with a minimum score of Cuiaba 0:1. Despite the complete dominance of the “tricolors” on the field, they did not manage to save at least a draw.
Fortaleza is in 9th place in the Serie A standings, earning 23 points, with a goal difference of 16:12.
Palmeiras vs Fortaleza facts
- Palmeiras are undefeated in 35 of their last 38 Liga matches.
- There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Fortaleza's last 8 league games 1.88;
- There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Palmeiras' last 6 league games.
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