Given that Palmeiras remain unbeaten in Serie A this season, we expect the visitors to avoid defeat at Morumbi, but Sao Paulo's strong home form suggests that Dorival Junior's men will get something from Sunday's showdown.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sao Paulo win with a probability of 38.13%. A win for Palmeiras had a probability of 35.01% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sao Paulo win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.25%) and 2-0 (6.72%). The likeliest Palmeiras win was 0-1 (9.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.76%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood.