This is match day, this is Serie A and this is São Paulo - Cruzeiro. Prepare with our comprehensive guide!
- São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cruzeiro have the fewest scored goals (28) in Serie A
These are full days for the home side, as they had a game only four days ago in the Serie A. That game was an away game at Athletico PR, so at least São Paulo are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
São Paulo form and stats
32 points is a decent return from 15 Serie A games here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo for São Paulo. The data says 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Paulo, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The home team returns to Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo after drawing with Athletico PR (placed 7th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Midfielder Rato was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.3 (out of ten) in that game. Rato served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-5 away at Palmeiras.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from São Paulo's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 10 games, won 8 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The São Paulo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 15 league matches. 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 13 from 15 matches.
Cruzeiro form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Cruzeiro, who have the fewest scored goals (28) in Serie A, have produced an overall stat of 5-5-4 so far.
The Cruzeiro goalkeeper Rafael Cabral Barbosa is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 226 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Marlon and Rodrigues scored in Cruzeiro's previous match, the home game against Bahia that ended 3-0. Marlon was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.14. The defender Marlon scored one goal and won 8 of 10 duels.
Prior to that result Cruzeiro won their away game at Atletico Mineiro. The scoreline was 1-0.Low-scoring game? 15 of this team's latest 19 league rounds have had two goals or less.
A quick return to home after this game, as Cruzeiro are hosting Internacional in the Serie A only three days away.
The visiting Cruzeiro have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Cruzeiro as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Cruzeiro - Paulo 1-0 was the output when these two contenders last met, some time ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (São Paulo wins - draws - Cruzeiro wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Calleri 9 goals |  L. da Rocha Neves 6 goals |   B. Rodrigues do Nascimento 5 goals |
São Paulo missing players
Cruzeiro missing players
| São Paulo | Cruzeiro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 10 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 35 | 26 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 19 | 28 |
| 35 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 24 |
| 83% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 83% |
| 77% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 57% | 48% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 31% |
| 10% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 21% | 10% |
| 10% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 3% |
| 53% | 47% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 29% | 24% |
| 30% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 33% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 36% | 48% |
| 5.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.1 | 16.9 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 12 | 13.7 |
| 4.8 | 6.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 24% | 28% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 30% | 23% |
| 12.1 | 10.5 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
- Cruzeiro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cruzeiro have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Serie A
- Cruzeiro have the fewest scored goals (28) in Serie A
- Cruzeiro have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 26 | 59 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 24 | 53 |
| 3 | Bragantino | 29 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 52 |
| 4 | Grêmio | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 45 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 50 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 50 |
| 6 | Atletico Mineiro | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 49 |
| 7 | Athletico PR | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 49 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 45 |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 42 |
| 10 | Cuiabá | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 40 |
| 11 | São Paulo | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 39 |
| 12 | Internacional | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 38 |
| 13 | Cruzeiro | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 37 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -1 | 37 |
| 15 | Bahia | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -5 | 34 |
| 16 | Santos | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 31 | -20 | 34 |
| 17 | Goiás | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -12 | 32 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 31 |
| 19 | Coritiba | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 64 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 42 | -30 | 23 |
| 20 | América Mineiro | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 64 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 35 | -28 | 19 |
