Palmeiras vs Vasco da Gama Predictions

Saturday’s Brazilian Serie A action sees reigning champions Palmeiras doing battle with Vasco da Gama at the Allianz Parque. Palmeiras arrive as big favourites and will be looking to claim all 3 points on home soil.

Though they may be top of Serie A and well on course to retain their title, Palmeiras come into Saturday’s game under pressure from their fans and will be looking for a strong performance to lift the mood around the club. Indeed, Luiz Felipe Scolari’s men have hit a rough patch in recent weeks, first going out of the Brazilian Cup to Internacional, prior to losing at Ceara in league action last weekend and drawing away at Godoy Cruz in the Copa Libertadores in midweek.

Nonetheless, Palmeiras were in stunning form prior to the aforementioned matches and still have a squad that is the envy of most in Serie A, so they should be able to turn things around swiftly. With 9 consecutive home wins behind them, all of which to nil, confidence can still be very high in home ranks and those taking to the pitch will be gunning for victory on Saturday evening.

Meanwhile, Vasco had made a horrendous start to the Serie A season and looked set for a fight against the drop but things have really picked up since Vanderlei Luxemburgo took over. Almirante are now up to 15th and are 3 points clear of the drop zone, with 3 wins from their last 4 Serie A games putting them in good form coming into this game.

That being said, all of said wins have come on home soil and Vasco are still yet to convince on their travels, which has to be a big concern coming into Saturday’s match. The visitors have lost 6 of their last 7 matches away from home and have also failed to score in 4 of said games; more than illustrating they are not a powerful outfit on enemy territory.

Ultimately, you can only see one team winning this match and that’s Palmeiras. Man for man, they are stronger in all areas of the pitch than Vasco and although the away side may have picked up their form on their own patch, they still remain very weak when playing away.

All things considered, backing a Palmeiras win to nil looks the best way to play as far as the betting goes and is where our money is going with maximum confidence. Palmeiras haven’t conceded a goal in a remarkable 12 home matches and that’s a sequence we can envisage continuing via a 1-0 margin of victory.