Palmeiras chase defensive record under Abel Ferreira, check out the stats | OneFootball

The Palmeiras defeated Mirassol 1-0 on Saturday night (17) at Arena Barueri and continues with a 100% success rate in 2026. The Verdão, with three victories at the start of 2026, has yet to concede a goal this season – all three wins were by 1-0.

With a strong defensive record, Verdão could have the best defensive start since Abel Ferreira's arrival, provided they don't concede a goal against Novorizontino on Tuesday (20). 2026 has already matched the year 2023, with three games, but now with three wins compared to one:

Palmeiras has not conceded a goal in six home games (Cruzeiro, LDU-EQU, Santos, Vitória, Fluminense, Santos, and Mirassol). The last sequence with seven consecutive clean sheets at home was between December 2021 and March 2022.

Good Moment for Carlos Miguel

A significant part of the strong defensive performance is due to the individual form of goalkeeper Carlos Miguel. The number 1 reached an important milestone on Saturday (17) since he started playing for Palmeiras.

With the 1-0 victory over Mirassol, the goalkeeper reached 15 games for the club, 10 of which were clean sheets.

With 66% of matches without conceding, he boasts the best rate among all 18 goalkeepers who have played this century, followed by Weverton (48%) and Marcelo Lomba (42%).

No other goalkeeper in the world has more clean sheets in the same period, considering official competitions.

Carlos Miguel joined Verdão for 5.5 million euros (R$ 35 million at the time of the exchange rate), after a stint with Nottingham Forest in England.

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