SE Palmeiras - Chapecoense AF live - Football

In Matchday 18 of the Brasileirão 2026, league leaders SE Palmeiras host rock-bottom Chapecoense AF at Allianz Parque - a clash that encapsulates the full spectrum of the Brazilian top flight.

Match Info: SE Palmeiras vs Chapecoense AF

SE Palmeiras take on Chapecoense AF in Matchday 18 of the Brasileirão Série A 2026 on Sunday, 31 May 2026, at 20:00 BST (16:00 Brasília local time) at Allianz Parque in São Paulo, Brazil.

Where to Watch SE Palmeiras vs Chapecoense AF?

Viewers in the United Kingdom do not have a dedicated domestic broadcast for this fixture, but supporters around the world can follow the action online through Fanatiz Brasileirão, which streams the entire Brasileirão season internationally. Fans in the United States have access via Fanatiz USA.

Brazilian viewers are well served digitally through Claro TV+, Globoplay, VIVO Play, and Zapping, while the pay-per-view channel Premiere remains the primary TV carrier of Brasileirão matches in Brazil. Mexican fans can watch via Azteca Deportes En Vivo.

In Europe, sportdigital FUSSBALL broadcasts the match for subscribers in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Swiss viewers can also stream it via Blue Sport. Russian football fans can catch the game on Match! Football 3.

SE Palmeiras vs Chapecoense AF - Match Preview

Palmeiras enter this fixture as the clear Brasileirão 2026 leaders with 38 points from 17 matches, a 7-point gap ahead of the second-placed team, while Chapecoense sit last in the table with just 9 points.

The contrast in circumstances could hardly be starker. Abel Ferreira's Palmeiras have already secured the Campeonato Paulista title in 2026 and continue to dominate the Brasileirão at a rate of 11 wins and only 1 defeat in the league. Chapecoense, meanwhile, are on their second managerial change of the season after dismissing Fábio Matías, with caretaker Celso Rodrigues taking charge. The club from Chapecó, in only their first season back in the top flight, faces the very real possibility of an immediate return to the second division.

Palmeiras' home record at Allianz Parque in the Brasileirão 2026 is flawless - a 100% win rate at their fortress, where Abel Ferreira already holds the record for the most consecutive wins by any manager in the stadium's history: 10 in a row. Chapecoense, with their defensive fragility and depleted confidence, face the most formidable home side in Brazil.

Head-to-Head: SE Palmeiras vs Chapecoense AF

Across their last 17 meetings in Brazilian football, Palmeiras hold a commanding edge with 8 wins compared to Chapecoense's 5, and 4 draws - a record that shows the Verdão's dominance over the Catarinense club is a long-standing pattern rather than a recent trend.

Here are the 5 most recent direct encounters between the two clubs:

• 18 Sep 2021 - Brasileirão Série A - Chapecoense 0:2 Palmeiras
• 06 Jun 2021 - Brasileirão Série A - Palmeiras 3:1 Chapecoense
• 17 Oct 2019 - Brasileirão Série A - Palmeiras 1:0 Chapecoense
• 02 Jun 2019 - Brasileirão Série A - Chapecoense 1:2 Palmeiras
• 02 Sep 2018 - Brasileirão Série A - Chapecoense 1:2 Palmeiras

SE Palmeiras - Recent Form

Palmeiras have collected 10 points from their last 5 matches across all competitions, scoring 12 goals and conceding 6 - the form of a team firing on all cylinders heading into a key home fixture.

The standout result was a 3:0 away win over Flamengo on 24 May, which opened up that decisive 7-point gap at the top of the Brasileirão. Three days later, Palmeiras hammered Copa Libertadores opponents Junior Barranquilla 4:1, with 4 different goalscorers on the night - evidence of the squad's remarkable depth under Abel Ferreira. Earlier in the month, they dispatched Jacuipense 4:1 away on 14 May, before drawing 1:1 with Cruzeiro three days later.

The only blemish in this run was a 0:1 home loss to Cerro Porteño in the Copa Libertadores on 21 May, a result that did not affect their Brasileirão campaign. With 11 league wins and just 1 defeat, Palmeiras are the title favourites by a wide margin.

Chapecoense AF - Recent Form

Chapecoense have taken 7 points from their last 5 matches, posting 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 defeats - a modest return that leaves the club anchored at the bottom of the Brasileirão 2026 table.

Their last 5 games have been a rollercoaster of contrasting performances. A home win 2:0 over Botafogo on 14 May and an away win 2:0 at Novorizontino on 20 May offered brief optimism, but those were sandwiched by a damaging 2:3 home defeat to Remo on 17 May. A 1:2 loss away at Cruzeiro on 24 May followed, before a 2:2 draw at home to Novorizontino on 27 May underlined the team's inability to secure crucial victories.

Chapecoense's tally of 9 points from 17 matches is the lowest in the division. With 2 managers dismissed before the first half of the season is complete, the structural issues run deeper than any tactical adjustment can quickly fix.

Facts and Statistics

4 key statistics about the Palmeiras-Chapecoense rivalry and this fixture:

• Palmeiras have won 4 of the last 5 head-to-head meetings, with their only defeat coming in an away fixture.
• Across all 17 historical meetings, Chapecoense have never beaten Palmeiras by more than 1 goal.
• Palmeiras' 38 points in Brasileirão 2026 are 29 more than Chapecoense's 9 - the widest gap between any two clubs at this stage of the season.
• This is the first Série A meeting between the two clubs since September 2021, following Chapecoense's return from lower divisions.