But, according to analysts at Betfair, it's all a matter of time before Palmeiras can shout “we are champion!”. The club has a ten point advantage in the chart over the second place and 72% of the points played so far, having been defeated in the championship in only 2 opportunities.
Betfair odds pay 1.01 for every real bet on Palmeiras, a 99% probability that the club will be Brazilian Champion in 2022.
Internacional, the main competitor in the dispute and second place in the Brasileirão, appears in Betfair's analysis with little chance of reversing this scenario. To reach the title, Inter depends on the leader's stumbling: Palmeiras needs to lose at least three games in this final stretch of the Brasileirão - and the team does not dispute other decisions and is fully focused on the championship of consecutive points.
With absolute numbers so favorable in favor of the ‘Verdão’, the level of confidence is high and Betfair decided to reward its bettors. Those who bet on the São Paulo club on Betfair's Sportsbook until 9 am this Thursday (13), have already received the money to make the early celebration even with 7 rounds in advance. The payment was made even before the game against São Paulo, this Sunday (16), at 4 pm.
In 2021, Betfair also held the 'early payout' to bettors who nominated Atlético Mineiro as the Brazilian champion. At that time, the payment was made five rounds in advance.
Betfair's markets remain open to those who believe that every outcome is possible and that a turnaround can still happen. Palmeiras' matches in this final stretch are: São Paulo (home), Avaí (home), Athletico-PR (away), Fortaleza (home), Cuiabá (away), América-MG (home) and Internacional (away).
If Palmeiras does not assert the gigantic favoritism and does not confirm the title, Betfair will assume responsibility for the decision and make a new payment to anyone who has bet on Internacional or any other team that still has a mathematical chance of stealing the title from the ‘Verdão’.
Betfair (www.betfair.com) is one of the largest providers of online sports betting in the world, and official sponsor of CONMEBOL Libertadores and Sudamericana. The company, founded in London in 2000, pioneered the provision of peer-to-peer (Betfair Exchange) betting in the betting industry and manages a full suite of sports betting, entertainment events and online gaming products for over 4 million of customers worldwide, available to over 18s.
Thanks to its state-of-the-art technology, the platform offers a wide catalog of products that allows you to bet with your own odds and odds offered by other users. Betfair is licensed to operate online betting and other games in 19 countries including Spain, Italy, Malta, Colombia and Great Britain.
Source: GMB
