Ah, alrighty then! Get ready because we have a thrilling Brasileiro Série A matchup. Internacional vs Palmeiras, a soccer face-off that'll get the hairs on your neck up, no matter what time it is.
Let's take a gander at the goalkeepers first, shall we? Palmeiras has Weverton on their side whose goalkeeping skills are well recognized with a rating of 7.13, and brother, he's got 16 saves under his belt. Marcelo Lomba, though, could use some improvement with a rating of 6.30 as well as 1 save. Internacional, on the other hand, sports Fabricio with a rating of 6.75 and Sergio Rochet with a 6.70 rating, 6 and 5 saves respectively.
Moving on to the top players, or as I like to call them, the "aces" of the teams. Jhon Jhon, Raphael Veiga, and Agustín Giay are standout players in the Palmeiras camp. Internacional's talent, lies primarily with Renê, Fabricio Bustos, and Alexandro Bernabei. History shows us that the spotlight in these team tends to hover around these folks.
Looking at the past matchups, things have been rather tit for tat, although Internacional snuck ahead in their last encounter. The regular season records reveal Palmeiras has outrun Internacional, with 11 wins against Internacional's 5. But, sport isn't a game of numbers now, is it? It's about that sudden strike, that unpredictable swerve.
Sizing up recent results, Palmeiras might be haunted by their defeat against Vitória. Internacional’s mixed bag of results carry a similar taste of unpredictability, with the latest match against Bahia ending in a draw.
So after all said and done, who's winning this one? Hold on to your seats gentlemen and ladies, it's going to be a tight one!
Albert’s Prediction: Palmeiras by 1