The Serie A match summary, better known as a league table, tells the truth about these contenders up until now, with São Paulo ahead of Bahia by 11 points. Tipsway previews the game:
- São Paulo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Bahia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
São Paulo and Bahia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
São Paulo form and stats
7-0-1 is the performance here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo so far in the Serie A, giving São Paulo a total of 21 from their 8 games here. Outstanding results! Paulo are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
The regulars are hoping that São Paulo will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Copa do Brasil fixture against Corinthians. Midfielder Luciano was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.25 (out of ten) in that game. Luciano hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and had 42 successful passes (of 47 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Cuiaba in the Serie A.The manager Júnior will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to San Lorenzo in only four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 8 games), Paulo's attacking play is working. São Paulo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.
Bahia form and stats
Bahia have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 1-2-5 (8 played).
Bahia are looking to quickly end their 219 minutes long goal drought in the Serie A.
Bahia's last game was the home draw against Corinthians (0-0). Xavier, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.64. Xavier hit one key pass and won 6 of 11 duels.
A 0-2 defeat away at Atletico PR before that.Bahia are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {4 goals} from 8 away games. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Bahia rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 12 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the prior ten meetings): São Paulo won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Bahia got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Calleri 6 goals |  L. da Rocha Neves 4 goals |  P. Gonçalves Maia Fortunato 2 goals |
São Paulo missing players
Bahia missing players
| São Paulo | Bahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 23 | 18 | 13 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 75% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 50% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 50% |
| 12% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 12% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 56% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 56% |
| 31% | 38% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 31% |
| 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15.3 | 16.9 | 18.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.4 | 13.2 |
| 5 | 5.8 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 29% | 39% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 13% | 22% |
| 13.6 | 12.5 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 12.8 | 12.1 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
- Bahia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- São Paulo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- São Paulo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Bahia have scored away.
- São Paulo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 40 |
| 2 | Gremio | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 29 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | Atletico PR | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | São Paulo | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Bragantino | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | Internacional | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Cruzeiro | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 12 | Cuiaba | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Atletico Mineiro | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 14 | Santos | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Corinthians | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 16 | Goias | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 15 |
| 17 | Bahia | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 14 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -16 | 10 |
| 20 | Vasco da Gama | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -14 | 9 |
