Palmeiras face final derby, aiming to extend Abel’s strong record | OneFootball

This Saturday’s (15th) match for the Brazilian Championship, Santos and Palmeiras face off in the classic at Vila Belmiro to make up for a postponed match from the first round of the Brazilian Championship, starting at 9pm (Brasília time). This will be Verdão’s last derby of the season.

In total, there have been 13 derbies in 2025, with six wins, four draws, and three losses – a 56% success rate. All the losses were against Corinthians – three defeats, three draws, and one win over the rival in seven matches. Against São Paulo, there were three wins and one draw in four encounters, and against Santos, two victories.

Dominance over Santos

Palmeiras has lost only twice in 18 matches against Santos since 2020 – with 13 wins for the green side and three draws, scoring 28 goals and conceding 13. The defeats came in the first leg of the 2024 Paulista Championship final, later won by Verdão, and in the second round of the 2023 Brasileirão.

At Vila Belmiro, they have recorded only one loss in seven matches during this same period (with three wins, including one in the most recent encounter, for this year’s Paulista Championship, and three draws).

However, in the last five years, the record has been extremely favorable for the green side, especially since Abel Ferreira arrived at the club in October 2020.

Dominance over other rivals

Palmeiras has maintained superiority over all rivals in the ‘Abel Ferreira Era’. In derbies since the Portuguese coach took over, there have been 64 matches, with 30 wins, 20 draws, and 14 losses, scoring 82 goals and conceding 49. See the detailed numbers against each rival:

Upcoming Palmeiras matches

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