SAO Paulo vs Palmeiras Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa Libertadores

Prediction published on 09/08/2021, 05:00  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 09/08/2021 at 05:00 in Copa Libertadores Predictions

Sao Paulo are going through a really torrid time in the Brazilian Serie A and they will hope for better times as they switch to the Copa Libertadores to host in-form Palmeiras in the quarter finals. While they’ve had an unimpressive run in the season, Sao Paulo go to this game unbeaten in their last four matches, winning two and drawing two. Two of the wins were in the Brazilian Cup clashes against Vasco da Gama and they head here from a win against Athletico Paranaense. Their scoring touch is back too, with the team scoring in four of the last five matches; the only time they failed to score in that run was against Palmeiras in a 0-0 draw in Serie A. In three of the last four matches, they’ve scored two goals and with a seven-game unbeaten run against Palmeiras, they will be very confident going into this game.

Palmeiras, the Copa Libertadores defending champions go to this game hoping to recover from a loss to Fortaleza in their last game. They are actually winless in their last two matches, having drawn with Sao Paulo in the earlier game. With four clean sheets in the last five matches, they have their defence to look up to as a motivating factor going to this game. Just like Sao Paulo, they have a good scoring run, failing to score in just one of the last five. They go to this game unbeaten in the last five away matches, having won four of them and with clean sheets in the last four. With only two losses in 21 Copa Libertadores matches they will be confident going to this game, facing an opponent they’ve struggled to break in recent meetings. In the last four matches against Sao Paulo, Palmeiras have failed to score. These two have met eight times in Copa Libertadores but Palmeiras have no win.