Palmeiras vs Fortaleza Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd July 2023

Palmeiras are favoured by the bookmakers to claim a win against Fortaleza, despite their unconvincing form. It will be interesting to see, how far outsiders Fortaleza can push the form at Allianz Parqueon Saturday.

Palmeiras are number six in the table on 25 points after 15 matches. Fortaleza rank as number nine with 23 points after 15 matches played.

Separated only by a narrow margin, a win for Fortaleza in their upcoming Serie A clash will see them swap positions with Palmeiras. Thus, a highly competitive match surely awaits at Allianz Parque.

Palmeiras scored ten goals, conceded eight and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Fortaleza scored seven goals, conceded eight and kept their opponents from scoring five times in ten matches.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Palmeiras played against Fortaleza. It finished 4-0 in a great match between the pair.

Palmeiras vs Fortaleza Prediction

Palmeiras Form

Palmeiras have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Flamengo, they gained a point in a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Sao Paulo, who ran out 1-2 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 0-0 draw with Internacional. Palmeiras won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded six goals.

Fortaleza Form

It is all or nothing with Fortaleza following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 2-0 in an encounter with Flamengo to which, they replied by beating Athletico Paranaense1-0. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 0-1 against Cuiaba. Fortaleza managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Serie A. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring seven time and letting in three.

Fortaleza could find it tough to break down the defensive barriers put up by Palmeiras at Allianz Parque this coming Saturday. The home side doesn't score much themselves, though, and we aim for the under 2.5 goals betting market.

Palmeiras have taken nine points from their last six games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of ten goals to six. Fortaleza scored six goals and conceded six in their last six games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. This earned them three wins and 11 points. Palmeiras enjoy a record of six wins, seven draws and two defeats in the Serie A this season. Fortaleza have six wins, five draws and four defeats in the Serie A.

Palmeiras vs Fortaleza Squads

Palmeiras Squad

The 44-year-old Ferreira will select the starting eleven against Fortaleza from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season:

Marcelo Lomba (0/0), Mateus Oliveira (0/0), Vinicius (0/0), Weverton (0/14), Gustavo Garcia (0/4), Gustavo Gomez (0/14), Ian Custodio (0/0), Luan Garcia (1/11), Marcos Rocha (0/3), Mayke (1/12), Murilo Cerqueira (1/6), Vanderlan (0/5), Artur Guimaraes (4/14), Dudu (3/13), Eduard Atuesta (0/0), Fabinho (0/9), Gabriel Menino (2/14), Jailson (0/0), Jhonatan (0/8), Joaquin Piquerez (0/10), Jose Lopez (1/7), Kaiky Naves (0/4), Luis Guilherme (0/8), Pedro Lima (0/0), Raphael Veiga (4/10), Richard Rios (0/15), Tabata (0/5), Ze Rafael (0/12), Breno Lopes (0/9), Endrick (4/13), Gabriel Silva (0/0), Kevin (0/0), Rafael Elias (0/0), Rony (2/11).

Fortaleza Squad

Below is the full team squad of Fortaleza. The manager Vojvoda will pick his starting XI against Palmeiras from these players:

Fernando Miguel (0/4), Joao Ricardo (0/10), Marcelo Boeck (0/0), Mauricio (0/1), Bernardo Schappo (0/0), Bruno Pacheco (0/14), Dudu (0/2), Emanuel Britez (0/13), Gonzalo Escobar (0/0), Lucas Esteves (0/0), Marcelo Conceicao (0/4), Sammuel (0/0), Tinga (1/12), Titi (0/13), Tobias Figueiredo (0/0), Vitor Ricardo (0/0), Yago Pikachu (3/15), Amorim (0/0), Caio Alexandre (1/15), Calebe (0/15), Hercules (1/13), Jose Welison (0/0), Kauan (0/0), Lucas Crispim (0/5), Lucas Sasha (0/7), Marinho (0/0), Pedro Augusto (0/0), Thiago Galhardo (2/12), Tomas Pochettino (2/15), Vinicius Zanocelo (0/0), Guilherme Augusto (0/11), Juan Martin Lucero (1/11), Pedro Rocha (0/0), Renato Kayzer (0/0), Romarinho (0/8), Silvio Romero (2/10), Wesley Braga (0/0).

Palmeiras vs Fortaleza Team News

Palmeiras vs Fortaleza Lineups

Palmeiras vs Fortaleza H2H

Palmeiras celebrated a 4-0 win in their most recent meeting with their upcoming opponent. Are we in for something similar at Allianz Parque this coming Saturday? Palmeiras have a 5-2-3 advantage over Fortaleza, whom they beat 4-0, the last time they faced each other. The bookmakers have the hosts to win this match at best price odds of 4/7.

Palmeiras vs Fortaleza Results

In the last ten matches between Palmeiras and Fortaleza over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 10/11 with bookies.

Palmeiras vs Fortaleza Betting Tips

Gabriel Menino has been great for Palmeiras lately, hitting the target zero times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Fortaleza are optimistic that Yago Pikachu doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Palmeiras claimed six wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing two and losing two. Fortaleza won three of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost five of these matches. Palmeiras managed just two clean sheets in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Fortaleza claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Palmeiras managed an average of 1.7 goals, with Fortaleza averaging 0.6 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet one time in this run of matches. Palmeiras saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Fortaleza's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.