Palmeiras vs Corinthians Prediction: Abel Ferreira's Return Fuels Derby Dominance
The Derby Paulista comes to Nubank Parque on 11 October 2026 at around 17:30 Brasília time, in the 30th round of the Série A. Palmeiras sit second with 60 points from 29 matches, one behind Flamengo and are still alive…
2026-10-11 at 21:30 GMT marks a key week 30 encounter between Palmeiras and Corinthians in 2026's Serie A.
In their last 10 matches, Referee A. Daronco averaged 4-5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 23 fouls.
In their most recent 9 matchups, Abel Ferreira has 5 victories, while Fernando Diniz has 1 victory, and 3 draws.
The current standings see Palmeiras hold 2nd place with 60 points, while Corinthians occupy 16th with 32 points.
Palmeiras have 2 players sidelined: Jefte (Knee Injury), Paulinho (Muscle Injury) whereas Corinthians face 8 absences: A. Carrillo (Lacking Match Fitness), Dieguinho (Inactive), R. Garro (Yellow Cards), Joao Pedro (Inactive), Kaio Cesar (Yellow Cards), Kayke (Knee Injury), Z. Labyad (Knee Injury), Andre Ramalho (Health problems).
Our model projects Palmeiras in a 3-defender setup (3-4-2-1), with Corinthians anticipated to match that in 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw A. Giay lead Palmeiras with a 6.7 TheyScored rating, and Matheuzinho top-rating for Corinthians at 7.3.
Palmeiras won 1-0 against Bahia, while Corinthians lost their fixture 1-2 vs Internacional.
Palmeiras look strong (3-1-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Corinthians have 0-1-4 in the same span.
Dominance for Palmeiras: across 53 clashes, they've won 19 games and only lost 15 games to Corinthians, with 19 stalemates.
We predict Palmeiras to prevail 3-0 given their strong home form (9-3-2) and 1.71 goals/game.
Palmeiras is going head to head with Corinthians on 11/10/2026 20:30 GMT for the Brazil Serie A. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Palmeiras v Corinthians H2H statistics!