Palmeiras v Juventude RS

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Palmeiras registered a 2-1 home win against Bragantino in midweek in the Brazilian top flight which in turn also became a fourth league win on the trot, lifting the hosts up into third place in the Serie A standings ahead of this upcoming clash against Juventude, while the visitors also recorded a win last time out when they registered a 2-0 home win against Vasco da Gama.

Palmeiras had previously accounted for the likes of Criciuma, Vasco da Gama and Atletico Mineiro respectively and although the hosts have also slipped to defeats at the hands of Internacional and Athletico PR on home soil at their Allianz Parque, these have been Palmeiras' only losses to date this term.

The wider picture shows Abel Ferreira's side have been dealt just three defeats in their last 21 games overall in the Brazilian top flight and this sequence of impressive results also include collecting no fewer than 14 wins in the process, so Palmeiras will be in confident mood ahead of this upcoming encounter.

In addition, Palmeiras have lost just twice in their last 11 home games at Allianz Parque and the hosts have picked up nine wins along the way, seven of which have seen the hosts keep clean sheets.

Juventude also head into this upcoming fixture at Allianz Parque on the back of a win as they recorded a welcome three points by way of a 2-0 home win against Vasco da Gama but the visitors' exploits have been a little more modest than those of their upcoming hosts so far this season.

Juventude have picked up just three wins to date in this season's Serie A campaign, all of which have been achieved on home soil at their Estádio Alfredo Jaconi with victories registered against the likes of Corinthians, Atletico GO and Vasco da Gama respectively, but they have also been dealt two defeats as well this term as well.

The bigger picture though shows why Juventude are not likely to cause much of an upset here at Allianz Parque for Palmeiras as the visitors have managed just these three wins in their last 28 matches overall in the domestic top flight, while also finding it extremely tough to pick up wins on their travels as well.

Indeed, Juventude have now failed to win any of their previous 20 outings on the road which has seen Roger Machado's side being dealt no fewer than 15 losses within this period.

To make matters worse, Juventude have also failed to score in 10 of these last 20 away games too!

Palmeiras v Juventude Verdict

Palmeiras have won three out of the last four meetings against Juventude and two of these three victories have also seen Palmeiras keep a clean sheet so a home win to nil looks to be on the cards here.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Palmeiras win & BTTS No @ 2.00

Correct Score: Palmeiras 2-0 @ 6.00