📊 Form Guide

Junior

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Junior will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 1-2 Copa Libertadores losing effort in their last game against Colo-Colo.

The only player to score from Junior was Carlos Bacca (45').

Under three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Junior have been involved. In terms of the goal attribution in this period, opposing sides scored a total of 5 and Junior got themselves 4.

Palmeiras

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Palmeiras go into this meeting following a 1-2 Serie A win vs Bahia in their last fixture.

In that game, Palmeiras managed 41% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Palmeiras was Jhon Arias (42'). On the other side, Bahia had 19 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Duarte (58') and Santiago Ramos Mingo (88' Own goal) scored for Bahia.

A succession of dependable performances by the Palmeiras defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their last 6 clashes in total. During the same period, their forwards have scored 7. Such a pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this game, though.

🤜🤛 Head to head

The previous league clash featuring the two was Copa Libertadores match day 4 on 11/04/2019 which finished with the scoreline of Palmeiras 3-0 Junior.

📰 Team News: Junior

The Junior boss Arturo Reyes will be happy not to have any fitness concerns to speak of before this match with a completely healthy squad ready to go.

🗞️ Team News: Palmeiras

Palmeiras manager Abel Ferreira has to currently contend with reduced team options. Figueiredo (Cruciate ligament injury), Vitor Roque (Injury to the ankle), Jefté (Thigh problems), Joaquín Piquerez (Cruciate ligament tear) and Paulinho (Shin injury) miss out here.

🔮 Prediction

We think that Junior could find themselves up against it to break down this Palmeiras team who should get a goal themselves and run out victorious.

We’re therefore anticipating a good tussle with a 0-1 victory for Palmeiras when the referee blows for full-time.

Expecting it to be tight.

Peter Guest, 00:00 09/04/2026