• Written by Michael Knight
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There is a massive battle about to happen at the top of the Brazilian Serie A, where league leaders Corinthians will play host to hateful rivals and 2nd-placed Palmeiras on Sunday, November 5th. The match is set to be played at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, at 20:00 CET. This Derby just reached its 100th year, as the two teams first met back in May 6th, 1907 for the first time ever.

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Corinthians Preview and Analysis :

Corinthians (17-8-6) might have made an impressive start to the season, but they have really fallen off the wagon the past couple of weeks, as they have won just one of their last 8 matches in all competitions (1-4-3).

Despite their recent downfall, Corinthians are still sitting at the top of the Serie A with 59 points, featuring the 4th best offense with 40 goals so far, and the best defense with just 21 conceded.

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They have been really strong at home so far in the season (9-4-2), where they are on a 4 match undefeated streak (2-2-0).

Corinthians will ride with their usual starting line-up : Cassio at the goalposts, Arana – Henrique – Balbuena -Fagner in the defense, Maycon and Gabriel as the defensive midfielders, with Romero, Rodriguinho and Jadson behind Jo up top.

Palmeiras Preview and Analysis :

Palmeiras (16-6-9) were held to a somewhat frustrating 2-2 draw at home against Cruzeiro in their last match. Even though Palmeiras were much better throughout the whole match, they had to equalize twice in order to salvage a point.

Despite the tough result, they are now undefeated in their last 5 matches, and have overall been great the past couple of months (6-3-1).

Palmeiras have already taken advantage of Santos’ bad performances lately, and have climbed to the 2nd spot of the Serie A, where they are sitting with 54 points, just 5 points behind league leaders Corinthians.

They have been quite competitive on the road so far (7-3-5), where not only they have won their last 3 in a row, but they are also undefeated in their last 9 matches in all competitions (5-4-0).

They will probably use a starting line-up with Prass, Egidio, Juninho, Dracena, Mayke, Bruno henrique, Tche Tche, Dudu, Moises, Keno and either Willian or Borja up front.

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Corinthians vs Palmeiras H2H :

Palmeiras suffered a really frustrating 0-2 loss against Corinthians at home in the first round, where their opponents scored 2 goals in just 3 scoring chances (against 14 by Palmeiras).

There has been total balance in this match-up in the past 5 years, with each team having won 4 times, while 5 matches have ended as draws (4-5-4).

Corinthians have had the upper hand as hosts in the last 5 years (4-3-2), with just 4 of those matches having featured Over 2.5 Goals.

Corinthians vs Palmeiras match expectation :

Corinthians have been really struggling with consistency lately, and they will really need to return to their old self if they want to avoid losing here. Palmeiras have been rolling really good lately, and they will be coming here looking to take at least one point.