Vitória vs Palmeiras Prediction: Can Palmeiras win three consecutive leagues for the first time?

Palmeiras has been dominating the Brazilian football scene in recent years. The club has won the Série A and the Campeonato Paulista twice in two years. At the international level, it also won two Copa Libertadores in 2020 and 2021 and the Recopa Sudamericana in 2022. There seems to be no end to the thirst for victories. Abel Ferreira is already a legend at the club and wants to keep winning. This year, the competition in the Brasileirão looks more fierce, with Flamengo standing out as a threat.

The club from Salvador is experiencing happy times. Vitória won the Série B in December and this year, the Campeonato Baiano by beating rival Bahia in the final. The Barra's Lion returned to the Série A six years later, and the goal is to remain between the biggest clubs in Brazil for many years to come. To do so, Vitória will have to collect many points at home to play more relaxed on the road. The Baianos haven't lost at the Barradão in 10 months, so the desire to take points off Palmeiras is big.

The Verdão will start the new season with the same drive to win. The coach is the same, so Palmeiras should continue with the same passion. In their last game, the Brazilian champions went down early against Liverpool Montevideo but turned the result around and ended up winning 3-1. The team now has four points in the Copa Libertadores. In this first Brasileirão encounter, the match could be tricky as Vitória is strong at home, but Palmeiras knows it shouldn't be easy.

Vitória will play with enthusiasm and a desire to surprise Palmeiras, but I don't believe Abel Ferreira hasn't studied the Baianos' way of playing well. That's not to say that Vitória doesn't have a chance of getting a good result, but my bet will lean more towards the Paulistas. I will use a Double Chance in favor of Palmeiras, with a maximum of three goals scored in the match.