Sport Recife vs Palmeiras Prediction & Betting Tips - Brasileirão Serie A

Prediction published on 20/07/2017, 12:33  by | Modified on 06/11/2017 at 09:13 in Football Predictions

Sport Recife may be trailing Palmeiras in the Brazilian Serie A standings ahead of their Sunday 23rd July clash at Itaipava Arena in Recife, but the hosts will head to the game as the favorites, going by their recent form. The two sides are separated by a point, with Recife being eighth on 21 points and Palmeiras fifth on 22 points. Hosts Recife head to the game on the back of a loss, but they had won each of the previous four. Their last five matches have produced three straight wins, a loss and a draw, with seven goals and three conceded. The have seven clean sheets in the last 10 matches, four clean sheets in the last five home matches and have suffered just one loss in their last 11 home matches. Palmeiras on the other hand, head to the game straight from a draw, having previously won one and lost three. Their away form is slightly better; the team has managed a draw, two losses and two wins in the last five matches, scoring nine and conceding a similar number. They have managed just two wins in the last 11 away matches. Head to head, the teams have met 31 times before and Recife have picked 12 wins while Palmeiras have 13 wins.