Match Report
Before the match
Palmeiras: three wins, one draw and one defeat over five games; six goals scored, three conceded, keeping four clean sheets. Bahia were their latest opponents, at home on 9 October: a 1-0 win.
Playing at home against Bahia (Brasileirão Série A), Palmeiras finished 1-0 on 9 October. Their score comprised one goal, against zero from the opposition. 20 September: Palmeiras drew 0-0 against Grêmio away from home in Brasileirão Série A, scoring zero goals and allowing zero. Against LDU de Quito in Copa Libertadores, Palmeiras scored two and conceded three on 16 September; the away from home result was 2-3. Palmeiras's at home game on 12 September (Brasileirão Série A) ended 2-0 against São Paulo, with two goals for and zero against. On 9 September, LDU de Quito faced Palmeiras in Copa Libertadores: Palmeiras won 1-0 at home, having scored one and conceded zero.
Before kickoff, Brasileirão Série A's results-based standings placed Palmeiras 2nd after 29 matches and 60 points.
Corinthians arrived without a win in their last five outings, recording one draw and four defeats, scoring four goals and conceding nine. A 2-1 defeat away to Internacional (7 October) was their most recent result.
Internacional hosted Corinthians (Brasileirão Série A) on 7 October. For Corinthians, the score was 1-2: one goal scored, two allowed. 1-3 was Corinthians's result against Fluminense on 20 September (Brasileirão Série A), playing at home; Corinthians lost, with one scored to three conceded. The 17 September fixture (Copa Libertadores) paired Corinthians with Estudiantes L.P.. Corinthians lost 0-1 at home, netting zero goals while conceding one. Playing away from home against Flamengo (Brasileirão Série A), Corinthians finished 1-2 on 13 September. Their score comprised one goal, against two from the opposition. 10 September: Corinthians drew 1-1 against Estudiantes L.P. away from home in Copa Libertadores, scoring one goal and allowing one.
Corinthians: 16th, 32 points, 29 matches in the calculated Brasileirão Série A standings at kickoff.
The last two recorded meetings were a 0-0 draw at Corinthians on 12 April and a 2-0 home win for Corinthians on 4 November 2024.
After the match
Palmeiras comfortably beat Corinthians 4-1 on 11 October 2026. Alexander Barboza opened the scoring in the 16th minute for Palmeiras, set up by Lucas Evangelista, to make it 1-0. Agustin Giay added to the tally 46 minutes into the game for Palmeiras, set up by Jhon Arias, to make it 2-0. With the 3rd goal, Palmeiras extended the lead through Bidu (an own goal) 46 minutes into the game to make it 3-0. Agustin Giay scored the 4th goal for Palmeiras 51 minutes into the game as they extended the lead to make it 4-0. Gustavo Henrique got one back in the 91st minute for Corinthians to make it 1-4. 7 players were booked, among them Jhon Arias (9'), Raniele (15'), Memphis Depay (49'), Agustin Giay (49'), Gabriel Paulista (59') and Vitinho (65'). The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Palmeiras 203 points stronger than Corinthians. Palmeiras: 73.1% to win this pairing in the model on current ratings; the match ended in their favour. On current ratings the model puts Palmeiras at around 2 gols in this pairing; they scored 4 here. Corinthians's current recorded form ends with 5 consecutive defeats in the 2026 Copa Libertadores and the 2026 Brasileirão Série A. three yellow cards went to Palmeiras. The substitution total for Palmeiras was five. Corinthians picked up four yellow cards. Corinthians: five substitutions. After coming on for Corinthians in minute 57, Vitinho was booked.