Palmeiras scored four before the break and Remo never caught up

Palmeiras beat Remo 6-1 at the Nubank Parque, and the chances they created were far better than their usual level.

Palmeiras had four goals on the board inside the first 36 minutes, and when Zé Welison pulled one back for Remo on 45, the match was already settled. That consolation came too late to change anything. Palmeiras finished 6-1 winners, and the reasons say more than the scoreline does.

Jhon Arias scored in the fourth and fourteenth minutes, the second after a pass from Khellven, and Mauricio added a third on 21 after Marlon Freitas found him. An own goal on 36 made it four before Remo had scored at all. Arias did most of the early damage, and he was not the only one whose work showed up in the chances.

Palmeiras had 56% of the ball, close to the 54% they usually keep at home, so this was not a side simply hoarding possession. Their 17 shots were close to the home average of 18.2, so the volume was ordinary. The quality was not. Their expected goals, a measure that gives each shot a value based on how likely it was to go in, came to 4.65, against a home average of 1.75.

Remo had 44% of the ball, a touch under their away average of 45.8%, and took ten shots against a usual 13.8. Only one of those came from inside the box, which helps explain why their expected goals fell to 0.27 when they usually reach 0.88 away. They did not create much, so the defeat was not a case of bad finishing alone.

Palmeiras added goals through J. Lopez on 55 and Felipe Anderson on 80, and Remo's six conceded is far above their away average of 1.4. Anderson's strike took the total to six and gave the score its final shape. Palmeiras had 20 wins, 10 draws and 3 defeats at home this season before this match, which is the kind of record that sits behind a side in second place.

Remo's season away from home looks different, with six wins, eleven draws and sixteen defeats in 33 games. That record leaves them 19th in the table with 29 points. Palmeiras, on 70 points from the same number of matches, now have a clearer picture of what their attack can do at home.

Player of the matchKhellven2 assists9.3

Jhon Arias2 goals9.3

Mauricio1 goal8.6

Felipe Anderson1 goal7.6