Palmeiras vs Vasco da Gama - prediction, team news, lineups

Palmeiras big Vasco da Gama astatine Nubank Parque connected Sunday arsenic circular 24 of the 2026 Brasileiro brings a top-versus-bottom clash.

The league leaders, connected 48 points, look the second-bottom side, connected 22. Both clubs enjoyed midweek continental success: Palmeiras progressed to the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals by beating Cerro Porteno, portion Vasco thrashed Olimpia 4-1 successful Paraguay to scope the Sudamericana quarter-finals.

Match preview

Palmeiras booked their Libertadores quarter-final spot with a 1-0 triumph implicit Cerro Porteno successful Asuncion, pursuing a 1-1 first-leg gully successful Sao Paulo.

Now acceptable to look LDU de Quito successful the adjacent round, Abel Ferreira's broadside refocus connected league matters. Palmeiras apical the array with 48 points (14W, 6D, 3L), 3 wide of Flamengo.

Their past league defeat, a 3-2 reverse astatine Fluminense, did not outgo them apical spot, but it reminded them margins are slim. Palmeiras person won conscionable 1 of their past 3 league games, and immoderate slip-up could let Flamengo to adjacent the gap. At Nubank Parque, though, they're strong: 7 wins, 3 draws, and 1 decision successful 11 location matches (24 points from a imaginable 33).

A rock-solid defence underpins Palmeiras' campaign: conscionable 19 goals conceded successful 23 matches (0.83 per game), the champion grounds successful Serie A. At home, they person allowed conscionable 7 successful 11. For Vasco, who mean 1.05 goals per game, unlocking this defence volition beryllium a large challenge.

History favours Palmeiras: they person won 11, drawn four, and mislaid conscionable doubly successful the past 17 league meetings. Vasco yet ended a decade-long drought with a 2-1 triumph astatine Sao Januario successful March, their archetypal triumph implicit Palmeiras since 2015.

Vasco get successful bully spirits aft their 4-1 distant triumph implicit Olimpia secured Sudamericana quarter-final qualification, capping celebrations for the club's 128th anniversary. Yet, continental joyousness cannot fell their home struggles.

Pedro Emanuel's men are 19th, with 22 points from 22 games (5W, 7D, 10L). A 3-0 location decision to Santos successful the past circular underlined their fragility: conscionable 1 triumph successful their past 5 location matches, and an 11-goal shortage (23 scored, 34 conceded), third-worst successful Serie A.

Vasco's astir worrying stat is their distant form: zero wins successful 10 distant league games (0W, 5D, 5L), with conscionable 5 points collected - the worst distant grounds successful the competition.

Against a Palmeiras broadside with the champion defence and champion location record, this is astir arsenic pugnacious a script arsenic it gets.

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Team News

Khellven is simply a uncertainty with a thigh injury, portion Ramon Sosa, Palmeiras' third-highest scorer with 4 goals, is besides sidelined. Jefte and Paulinho stay out.

Allan remains disposable to Abel Ferreira contempt involvement from Manchester City, who presumption him arsenic a imaginable Savinho replacement. Palmeiras see Allan untouchable and person nary plans to merchantability this window.

Allan, 22, has six goals and 5 assists successful 41 appearances this season. Under declaration until 2029 with a €100 cardinal merchandise clause, he's an undisputed starter and leads Serie A successful palmy dribbles (33 successful 20 matches).

Vasco's wounded database is besides a worry: Johan Rojas is sidelined with a thigh injury, and Brenner is retired with a toed occupation until astatine slightest September.

Midfielders Jair and Mateus Carvalho besides stay unavailable.

Palmeiras imaginable starting lineup:

Miguel; Barboza, Gomez, Murilo; Piquerez, Freitas, Andreas, Allan; Mauricio, Arias; Lopez

Vasco da Gama imaginable starting lineup:

Jardim; Henrique, Cuesta, Renan, Cuiabano; Mendes, Sosa; Gomez, Tche Tche, Colidio; Spinelli

We say: Palmeiras 2-0 Vasco da Gama

Palmeiras are wide favourites astatine the apical of the table, portion Vasco are battling to flight the relegation zone. In their past 44 games, Palmeiras person a 66% triumph rate; Vasco person managed 15 wins successful 32 (47%).

Expect Palmeiras to power the tempo, interruption the deadlock, and negociate the game. A second-half extremity could settee the contention and unafraid different location win.

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