The central match of the 11th round of the Brazilian Serie A will be held in São Paulo, where Palmeiras will host Gremio at their home ground. Both teams looked decent lately and rightfully occupy high positions in the tournament table of the Brazilian football elite. Palmeiras have made a real spurt by winning three championship games in a row, while Gremio goofed a little bit, losing in the tenth round to Corinthians at their home ground. It is also important to note, that both teams did not rest on mid-week, but played their first matches of the Brazilian Cup quarterfinals.
The acting champions of Brazil have gained 16 points after ten played rounds, which allow the team to occupy the fourth position in the peloton. Within the last five matches of Serie A, Palmeiras gained four victories with one defeat. The loss happened in the match against Santos, the victories were over Fluminense, Bahia, Atletico Goianense and Ponte Preta.
Gremio lost to Corinthians in the tenth round of Serie A with a score of 0:1, thus losing a perfect opportunity to lead the peloton. After that Gremio played a Brazilian Cup match at their home ground against Atletico Paranaense and defeated the competitors with a score of 4:0, thus getting a satisfaction for the previous loss. All in all, Gremio perform very decently away in the current season, having three victories in five games.
Palmeiras are a very domestic team, besides, the Greens are already losing ten points to the leading Corinthians, accordingly there should be no point losses in the upcoming matches anymore, especially with such teams, like Gremio.
Prediction for the match: Palmeiras to win
