Palmeiras and Internacional meet on Sunday, Aug 9 at 5:00 PM with both clubs firmly in the mix for the European places in the Serie A. Just 1 point separate them in the standings.

Palmeiras come into this fixture drawing too many games (3D in last 5). Internacional travel in mixed form (2W 2D 1L), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. Palmeiras won their last outing, while Internacional suffered defeat — home advantage backed by momentum.

History strongly favours Palmeiras here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Internacional, with 2 draws. Their last encounter ended in Internacional won 1–3. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.6 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Palmeiras a slight edge, but Internacional are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.