Palmeiras attack off to worst start of season under Abel Ferreira | OneFootball

Despite starting the season with three victories, the Palmeiras offensive sector has not begun the year well. In the four matches played so far, the Alviverde has scored only three goals and records the worst attack of the Abel Ferreira era in this period.

After kicking off the season with three narrow wins over Portuguesa, Santos, and Mirassol, Palmeiras suffered a 4-0 thrashing by Novorizontino in the fourth round of the Paulistão. With only three balls in the net, the attack falls short compared to the last four seasons, during which Abel Ferreira was already in charge of the team.

The Portuguese coach arrived at Palmeiras in November 2020 and had his first full season at the club in 2021. In his first two years, he led strong attacks in the first four games of the season, with eight goals scored in 2021 (two against Corinthians, three against São Caetano, two against Ferroviária, and one against São Bento) and seven balls in the net the following year (two against Novorizontino, three against Ponte Preta, one against São Bernardo, and one against Água Santa).

In 2023, Palmeiras' attack recorded its worst start to a season under Abel's command, with just four goals scored. That year, Verdão drew 0-0 against São Bento and São Paulo, but beat Botafogo-SP by the minimum score and Ituano 3-1.

In the next two years, Palmeiras returned to scoring as in the initial seasons, finding the net seven times in 2024 (one against Novorizontino, three against Inter de Limeira, two against Santos, and one against Bragantino) and scoring six goals in 2025 (two against Portuguesa and Santos, and one against Noroeste and Novorizontino).

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Season Outlook

Despite recording the worst start of recent seasons, statistics indicate that Palmeiras may show improvement in the offensive sector. According to FotMob, a website specializing in football statistics, Verdão is the second team with the most expected goals in the Campeonato Paulista, with 5.6, behind only leaders Novorizontino, who have 6.5.

On the other hand, the numbers show that Palmeiras has been wasting many clear chances. The team is the second that has created the most clear opportunities and ranks third in the big chances missed ranking, with eight, behind only Velo Clube and Corinthians.

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