Bitesize Prediction: Palmeiras vs Vitoria – 27/07/24

Competition: Brazil Serie A

Market: Palmeiras win

Odds: 4/11 @ Pribet

Two sides who find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the Serie A standings, Palmeiras will welcome Vitoria to the Allianz Parque late on Saturday night.

Starting with the hosts, left frustrated earlier in the week as they slumped to a 1-0 loss away at Fluminense, Palmeiras will be seeking an immediate response here. Desperate to make up some ground in the title chase, the defending Serie A champions have continued to gain a fearsome reputation for their success on home soil. Last seen at the Allianz Parque claiming a routine 2-0 victory against Cruzeiro, the Brazilian giants have won all of their previous consecutive showdowns in front of their own supporters by an aggregate score of 16-2. Opening July with another 2-0 win against Corinthians, Abel Ferreira’s men have also collected 25 points from their last nine home fixtures across all competitions – a purple patch that stems all the way back to May 12th. It’s also worth highlighted, Palmeiras have conceded just a single strike at the Allianz Parque in almost 400 minutes of action.

As for the visitors, although Vitoria might have stormed their way to a Serie A return this season, Thiago Carpini’s side have a real battle on their hands in the race to keep hold of their top-flight status. Suffering last-gasp heartbreak at home against Flamengo earlier in the week as they eventually fell to a 2-1 loss, the Salvador-based outfit have lost all of their previous four appearances by an aggregate score of 8-2. At the heart of a Serie A relegation scrap and drastically struggling to find any kind of fluidity, Saturday’s guests have also lost six of their last seven top-flight matchups. With that extended rut stemming back over the past month, Vitoria will be bracing themselves for a heavyweight challenge this weekend. Hit with a 1-0 defeat when they welcomed Palmeiras to the Barradao back on April 14th, Carpini’s downbeat squad are rightfully pencilled in as a landslide underdog on Saturday night.

Bet: Palmeiras 4/11 to beat Vitoria in Saturday’s Brazil Serie A battle @ Pribet