São Paulo vs. Palmeiras in week 8 of the 2026 Serie A kicks off at 00:00 GMT on 2026-03-22.
With the data available to us, Machado Roger and Abel Ferreira have not met as managers before.
São Paulo have accumulated 16 points to lie 2nd whereas Palmeiras have 16 points to sit 1st.
São Paulo report 4 missing players: Lucas Ramon (Inactive), Ryan Francisco (Knee Injury), Lucas Moura (Injury), Lucca Marques (Inactive) but Palmeiras report 2 missing players: Figueiredo (Injury), Paulinho (Leg Injury).
We're predicting São Paulo to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-3-1-2, and Palmeiras are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
Last time out, Lucas registered the best mark for São Paulo - 6 - and J. Arias did likewise for Palmeiras with an 8.2 score.
São Paulo were beaten 0-1 by Atlético Mineiro, whereas Palmeiras secured a win 2-1 against Botafogo.
São Paulo (3-0-2) and Palmeiras (4-0-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
Palmeiras hold the upper hand H2H: of 72 meetings, they've triumphed 29 times, conceded 18 times and shared 25 draws.
With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (3-0-0 vs 1-1-1) and scoring roughly 2.00-2.50 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
Sao Paulo is going head to head with Palmeiras on 22/3/2026 00:00 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 Sao Paulo v Palmeiras H2H statistics!