Rivaldo projects Paulista's knockout stage and predicts champion

The final stretch of the Campeonato Paulista will begin, and it will start at full steam. In this way, the Betfair, a global specialist in sports data analysis, calculated the chances of each team lifting the cup. Furthermore, the five-time champion, Rivaldo He also expressed his opinion and projection for the clashes.

In Paulistão, the quarter-finals are decided in a single game, which will take place this coming weekend: the Santos face the PortugueseO Palm trees receives the black BridgeO Red Bull Bragantino vacant dispute against Inter de Limeira and the São Paulo face the Novorizontino. According to Betfair, Palmeiras with 93%, Santos with 85%, Red Bull Bragantino, with 86% and São Paulo, with 81%, are the teams with the greatest chances of qualifying for the semi-finals.

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Rivaldo praised the campaigns carried out by Portuguesa and Novorizontino in Paulistão. “I want to highlight the work done by Portuguesa. It's a club that has gone through many difficult times in recent years and is still going through it, so I think Lusa can do something more in these quarter-finals, in addition to seeking to return to the national scene with this classification for the 2025 Series D. Another A big highlight in São Paulo is Novorizontino, which almost moved up to Série A in the Brazilian Championship last year and has assembled competitive teams in Paulistão. São Paulo needs to be very careful, as they could surprise in this unique quarter-final match”, highlighted the star to Betfair.

The ambassador also sees São Paulo and Palmeiras as having greater favoritism for the Paulistão 2024 final. “Paulista is a cool championship because it gives this opportunity to teams that are not so big, intermediate, to reach a semi-final, sometimes even compete in a final, as it was last year. Despite this, this year, I believe in Palmeiras and São Paulo making the final, with Verdão as the favorite for the title”, he added.

According to the analysis of Betfair experts, Palmeiras is the club most likely to win the Campeonato Paulista title with a 34% chance. Check out the full table below.

1. Palm trees – 34%
2. Santos and São Paulo – 20%, each
3. Red Bull Bragantino – 14%
4. Novorizontino – 9%
5. Portuguesa, Inter de Limeira and Ponte Preta – 1%, each