A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both São Paulo and Corinthians know what's at stake in this second leg of the Copa do Brasil Semi-finals clash.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for São Paulo and Corinthians.
São Paulo form and stats
Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the semi-finals.São Paulo have performed here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo this season with 7 wins from 10 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.
An away draw last time out for Paulo, facing Flamengo in a game that ended 1-1. The São Paulo goalkeeper Jandrei was crucial in the match against Flamengo last time out, making six saves.
Before that result, a home win hosting San Lorenzo in the Copa Sudamericana. The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier São Paulo matches with similar probabilities have ended with 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat (from 11 games).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Botafogo are coming to town in three days.
Paulo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo with 18 goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, São Paulo have conceded only 9 goals.
Corinthians form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Corinthians, as they won the Copa do Brasil.There's been little loot from Corinthians's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 10 away games in the Serie A. Corinthians only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
Corinthians had fun at their own home (Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo) last time out, beating Coritiba 3-1. Wesley, Gil and Alberto scored. Midfielder Adson was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.11. Adson served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 32 successful passes (of 36 total).
Preceding that, 0-0 away against Newell's Old Boys in the Copa Sudamericana.
The schedule is very tough for Corinthians now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Cruzeiro is waiting in only three days.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Corinthians have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Corinthians have put together a streak of 5 consecutive matches without losing (2-3-0) when facing São Paulo.Corinthians - Paulo 2-1 was the output when this pair of squads last did battle, some time ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Calleri 6 goals |  L. da Rocha Neves 4 goals |   Y. Monteiro da Silva 4 goals |
São Paulo missing players
Corinthians missing players
| São Paulo | Corinthians | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 24 | Scored | S | 7 | 30 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 15% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 69% | 40% | ||
| 6.3 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14.8 | 17.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.9 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.3 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 28% | ||
| 11.2 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.8 | 16.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 34 |
| 3 | Gremio | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Bragantino | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 6 | Athletico PR | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Cuiabá | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | São Paulo | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 | Atletico Mineiro | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Fortaleza | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 13 | Internacional | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Goiás | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 22 |
| 16 | Bahia | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Santos | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -12 | 18 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -18 | 14 |
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -15 | 13 |
| 20 | America Mineiro | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -22 | 10 |
