In this week 8 match, on Sunday May 29th, Santos plays host to Palmeiras in a clash of the Serie A. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 6th placed Santos, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Ceará. Neither Santos nor Ceará could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 18 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Santos is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while palmeiras sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Juventude. Vivian struck first for Palmeiras in the 9th minute, then Rony added another in the 31st minute In the end, Juventude couldn’t muster any offence and Palmeiras ran away with the shutout win. Palmeiras is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Palmeiras won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Palmeiras is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Raphael Veiga and dos Santos de Oliveira each having 2 goals in their last five. Santos Almeida has been the most effective weapon for Santos lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches.