Bragantino vs Palmeiras - prediction, team news, lineups

The Estadio Cicero de Souza Marques volition big a Sao Paulo authorities derby connected Sunday arsenic RB Bragantino instrumentality connected Palmeiras successful the Brasileiro. Both sides are successful the apical fractional of the table and contempt juggling aggregate competitions, volition beryllium anxious to unafraid 3 important points.

Bragantino participate this fixture connected the backmost of a high-scoring location triumph implicit Remo, lifting them to eighth place. Palmeiras, meanwhile, saw disconnected Athletico Paranaense to support a six-point pb astatine the summit.

Match preview

After drafting successful their Copa bash Brasil opener, Bragantino present crook their attraction backmost to the Brasileiro with hopes of breaking into the apical five. Three affirmative results person lifted the temper astatine the club: wins implicit Blooming (3-2 successful the Copa Sudamericana) and Remo (4-2 successful the Brasileiro), positive a gully with Mirassol successful the Copa bash Brasil.

Lucas Barbosa opened the scoring against Mirassol but aboriginal enactment done his ain nett to level the tie. The 2nd leg, which volition determine who advances to the past 16, takes spot connected 13 May astatine the Estadio Jose Maria de Campos Maia.

In the Brasileirao, Bragantino’s run has been inconsistent—oscillating betwixt highs and lows—though the past 4 rounds person brought immoderate stability, with 3 wins and 1 defeat. They presently person 17 points and a extremity quality of +1 (15 scored, 14 conceded).

Paraguayan striker Isidro Pitta has stood out, scoring doubly against Remo and netting 4 times successful his past 4 league appearances to propulsion wide astatine the apical of the Brasileiro scoring charts.

Sunday’s lucifer is besides an accidental for Vagner Mancini's men to amended a mediocre location grounds against Palmeiras since their top-flight instrumentality successful 2020. Across each competitions, the hosts person won conscionable 3 of 11 location meetings with their rivals.

Palmeiras, led by Abel Ferreira, stay successful exceptional signifier and extended their unbeaten tally to 10 past Thursday, arsenic goals from Ramon Sosa (twice) and Felipe Anderson sealed a comfy 3-0 triumph implicit Jacuipense successful the Copa bash Brasil—effectively booking their spot successful the past 16.

The nine present crook their absorption backmost to the league, wherever they presently clasp a six-point cushion implicit Flamengo and Fluminense (both connected 23 points). Palmeiras person accumulated 29 points from 9 wins, 2 draws, and 1 defeat.

In the erstwhile round, a packed Allianz Parque witnessed skipper Gustavo Gomez people the lone extremity to down Athletico-PR—a lucifer for which Abel served 1 of his STJD suspensions. The Portuguese manager is backmost connected the touchline for this fixture, arsenic the prohibition lone applied to the past league match.

Palmeiras’ corporate spot has been a hallmark this year: their 22 league goals person been shared among 10 players. Five are presently joint-top scorers for the club, each with 3 goals: Jhon Arias, Vitor Roque, Gustavo Gomez, Flaco Lopez, and Allan.

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Team News

Bragantino get with a lengthy wounded list. Davi Gomes and Guzman Rodriguez are some retired with genu ligament injuries, portion Vanderlan is sidelined indefinitely pursuing country to close an arteriovenous malformation.

Fabricio, Herrera, Eduardo, and Agustin Sant'Anna are each managing muscular problems, though Sasha and Herrera returned to the squad successful clip for the Mirassol draw.

The latest absentee is centre-back Alix Vinicius, suspended aft receiving his 3rd yellowish paper past round. Pedro Henrique is expected to spouse Gustavo Marques successful cardinal defence.

For Palmeiras, the astir important stroke is the wounded to Vitor Roque. The striker returned to the starting XI against Jacuipense but was forced disconnected aft conscionable 15 minutes pursuing a knock.

Tests connected Friday confirmed a syndesmosis wounded to his ankle requiring surgery, with nary instrumentality day set. Centre-back Murilo is besides unavailable owed to suspension for yellowish paper accumulation, truthful Bruno Fuchs is acceptable to slot into defence.

Several first-choice players rested successful midweek are expected to return. Piquerez remains sidelined with an ankle wounded akin to Roque's, though left-back Jefte’s instrumentality to the squad is an encouraging sign.

Bragantino imaginable starting lineup:

Volpi; Hurtado, Henrique, Marques, Capixaba; Gabriel, Fernandes; Braz, Barbosa, Vinicinho; Pitta

Palmeiras imaginable starting lineup:

Miguel; Giay, Gomez, Fuchs, Arthur; Marlon, Pereira, Allan, Mauricio; Arias, Lopez

We say: Bragantino 2-2 Palmeiras

The existent signifier of some sides, combined with their head-to-head history, points to 2 attacking teams favouring speedy transitions and a high-scoring affair.

Five of Bragantino’s past six location matches person ended with implicit 2.5 goals, portion Palmeiras are the division’s astir prolific broadside truthful far, with 22 goals. On that basis, we’re tipping a lively gully betwixt these 2 Sao Paulo clubs.

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