Corinthians vs Palmeiras head-to-head – who has the edge?

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Corinthians vs Palmeiras is one of the biggest footballing rivalries in the world and Sunday’s showdown is likely to be a classic in São Paulo as the title chasers visit their old foe in the Arena Corinthians. The hosts advanced to the Copa Sudamericana semifinals in midweek via penalties while the visitors made it to the final four of the Libertadores. The game takes place on Sunday September 3rd kicking off at 16:00 local time and will have the attention of South America’s biggest city.

Corinthians vs Palmeiras head-to-head record

This derby was born back in 1917 when a new team made up of immigrants, Palestra Itália, downed the reigning Paulista champions Corinthians 3-0 inflicting their first defeat in three years. That team in green has since been renamed Palmeiras and there have been over 350 games since, mostly taking place in the Paulistão – the state championships.

The bragging rights currently go to Palmeiras, but only just, they have won 35.5% of matches played to date and Corinthians have won 34.2% a difference of just five games in absolute numbers.

• Corinthians wins: 129
• Draws: 114
• Palmeiras wins: 134

If we only look at the Brasileirão – the competition where they will face each other on Sunday – the most frequent result is a Palmeiras win having occurred 26 times so far. Corinthians only have 18 which is less than the number of draws standing at 23. There have been 149 goals of which the alviverde have scored 87 and the alvinegra just 62.

Corinthians vs Palmeiras last five head-to-head record

Palmeiras 2-1 Corinthians (29/04/2023)

A swift start earlier in the season had the home side two goals to the good at the break, defender Murilo and the current in-form midfielder Raphael Veiga were on target. Roger Guedes couldn’t work his magic on the other side with the consolation coming from an own goal.

Corinthians 2-2 Palmeiras (16/02/2023)

The Pauista state championship game was a rollercoaster with both sides being in front only for the points to be shared as Gil equalized late on. Rony had been at the double with a quickfire brace, both assists provided by Veiga.

Corinthians 0-1 Palmeiras (13/08/2022)

The corresponding fixture last year in the Brazilian championships was decided by a solitary Roni own goal. The second half substitute turned in Tabata’s cross after it seemed the two Portuguese coaches had cancelled each other out.

Palmeiras 3-0 Corinthians (23/04/2022)

The most resounding win in recent matches was made possible through two almost identical Raphael Veiga inswinging corner kicks in the opening 20 minutes. One was headed home by captain Gustavo Gómez and the other by Rony. Dudu added a late third to round off the rout.

Palmeiras 2-1 Corinthians (17/03/2022)

This Paulista State Championship game was a relatively cagey affair that was eventually settled by Danilo 20 minutes from time. Prior to that Raphael Veiga and Róger Guedes had both slotted home spot kicks to keep the score even at 1-1. The winner came after a corner kick that wasn’t cleared away properly as yet again Palmeiras made Corinthians pay from a dead ball situation.

Corinthians vs Palmeiras what to expect

Despite Palmeira’s perceived advantage heading into this game it is worth noting that since the inauguration of the Arena Corinthians in 2014 the home win has been the most common outcome. Corinthians have 7 victories compared to Palmeiras 6 and there were 5 draws. While recent league form and the head-to-head record favours the visitors there is always the chance of a surprise in these highly charged, passionate fixtures.

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