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Palmeiras 56%, the draw 24%, Vasco da Gama 17%. That's the shape of this one.
Palmeiras (2nd, 76 pts) are firmly in the top six and host a Vasco da Gama side (14th, 45 pts) languishing in the bottom half. On paper, this looks comfortable.
Andreas Pereira has been Palmeiras's spearhead, with 1 goals and 9 assists in 22 appearances, averaging 0.27 shots on target per game. Thiago Mendes has been Vasco da Gama's main threat, with 3 goals and 1 assists in 19 appearances, averaging 0.37 shots on target per game.
Our PickPalmeiras to win at @1.57. Model probability 56% vs implied 64%. The market is 8pp more bullish than our model, so this is a stability pick, not a value one.
Priced off the bookmakers and our model. Our verified record so far is on our core leagues — see /accuracy.
Neither side arrives in vintage form. Palmeiras have gone L-D-W-L-W, Vasco da Gama's L-D-D-D-L reads much the same, but that's exactly the kind of game where one moment settles it and a whole fanbase goes home happy. Tight, tense, and there for the taking for whoever holds their nerve.
xG explained: Expected Goals measures chance quality. 1.5 xG = a side typically converts those chances into 1.5 goals. Outscoring xG = running hot, possible regression risk.
Palmeiras create chances worth 1.4 a game (and give up chances worth 1.2), leaving them +0.2 a game on the balance. Vasco da Gama create 1.0 (giving up 1.6) for a balance of -0.5. The underlying numbers clearly favour Palmeiras. They're creating better chances AND giving up fewer good ones.
Goals are a tough one to call here. Palmeiras are scoring 1.7 a game (1.8 of those at home) and Vasco da Gama manage 1.4 (1.3 on the road). Add it up and it's basically a coin-flip whether we see three or more, we make it 52%, so there's no strong lean either way on the goals line. Whether both teams score is a genuine coin-flip, and we make it 45%.
Palmeiras do it the hard way: only 1.7 a game up top, but a mean 0.9 conceded. They're a tough nut to crack: they soak up pressure and hit you on the break.
In the last 10 meetings: Palmeiras have won 7, Vasco da Gama 1, with 2 draws. These fixtures average 2.1 goals per game. 4 of the last 10 produced 3+ goals. Recent results: Vasco da Gama 2-1 Palmeiras, Palmeiras 3-0 Vasco da Gama, Vasco da Gama 0-1 Palmeiras.
The complete price grid across all bookmakers.
| Market | Selection | Odds | Probability | Bookmaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Result | Palmeiras Win | @1.57 | 56.0% | William Hill |
| Match Result | Draw | @3.80 | 23.6% | William Hill |
| Match Result | Vasco da Gama Win | @5.00 | 16.7% | William Hill |
| BTTS | Yes | @1.83 | 45.4% | William Hill |
| BTTS | No | @1.91 | 54.6% | William Hill |
| Goals | Over 2.5 | @1.85 | 51.7% | Bet365 |
| Goals | Under 2.5 | @1.96 | 48.3% | Bet365 |
| Goals | Over 1.5 | @1.28 | - | Bet365 |
| Goals | Under 1.5 | @3.80 | - | Bet365 |
| Goals | Over 3.5 | @3.20 | - | Bet365 |
| Goals | Under 3.5 | @1.37 | - | Bet365 |
Bookmaker prices with the margin still inside — the market's own numbers, not our model. A market priced at 65% still fails about one time in three.
Combined 3.60 · £5 returns £18.01
Our model makes Palmeiras the favourite with a 56.0% win probability, priced off the bookmakers and our model. Our verified record so far is on our core leagues.
Best available odds: Palmeiras @ 1.57, Draw @ 3.80, Vasco da Gama @ 5.00. We compare multiple bookmakers to find the best value.
Palmeiras vs Vasco da Gama kicks off on Sunday 23 August 2026 at 20:00 in the Brasileirão Série A.