It's the second leg of the Copa do Brasil tie between São Paulo and Grêmio and time to find the winner

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Competition: Brazil Copa do Brasil
Competition: Thu 31.December
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (67052 seats)

São Paulo welcomes Grêmio to this second leg of the Copa do Brasil Semi-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.

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 Paulo and Grêmio.

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São Paulo form and stats

Last season their Copa do Brasil adventure ended in the 8th finals against Bahia.

31 points is a decent return from 13 Serie A games here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo for São Paulo. The data says 9 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. On the other hand, in the Copa do Brasil, São Paulo has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. The Paulo fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo and will expect new points from this game. São Paulo has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.

Happy days for São Paulo in their previous game, a Serie A match away at Fluminense that ended with a 2-1 victory. Prior to that, an away loss at Grêmio in the Copa do Brasil.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does São Paulo handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, five draws and one defeat.

A decent goal production from Paulo in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 13 league matches. Defensively Paulo have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Grêmio form and stats

They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the semi-finals.

Playing away, Grêmio have won 3 games, drawn 8 and suffered 2 defeats in the Serie A this season. Total Copa do Brasil statistics for Grêmio: 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. In general it has been a productive period now for Grêmio as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games. One point away has become something of a habit for Grêmio who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Grêmio are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Serie A against Atletico GO. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against São Paulo in the Copa do Brasil.

Grêmio are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and two defeats. From a total of eight matches.

The attacking power of Grêmio when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Grêmio are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Grêmio - Paulo 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - five - five (Paulo wins - draws - Grêmio wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

São PauloL. da Rocha Neves
L. da Rocha Neves
12 goals
São PauloB. Souza da Silva
B. Souza da Silva
11 goals
São PauloR. da Silva
R. da Silva
5 goals

São Paulo missing players

Grêmio missing players

Total First Half Second Half
São Paulo Grêmio
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   11 25
15 8   Won W   5 16
6 3   Drew D   4 7
4 0   Lost L   2 2
55 28   Scored S   11 39
26 8   Conceded C   9 19
96% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   73% 88%
84% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   55% 72%
68% 73%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   36% 44%
36% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   9% 16%
24% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 8%
60% 45%   BTTS BTTS   45% 56%
32% 55%   Clean Sheets C S   55% 44%
12% 9%   Failed to Score F T   27% 12%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 2
0 0   Red cards R C   2 5
 
14.9 17.9   Shots (avg) S (   12.8 12.6
6 7.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4.6
37% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 São Paulo 27 16 8 3 47 22 13 9 4 0 23 6 14 7 4 3 24 16 25 56
2 Atletico Mineiro 27 15 4 8 46 34 14 10 3 1 31 11 13 5 1 7 15 23 12 49
3 Flamengo 26 14 7 5 46 35 13 7 4 2 26 17 13 7 3 3 20 18 11 49
4 Internacional 27 13 8 6 41 26 13 8 4 1 24 11 14 5 4 5 17 15 15 47
5 Grêmio 26 11 12 3 35 22 13 8 4 1 24 12 13 3 8 2 11 10 13 45
6 Palmeiras 26 12 8 6 37 25 13 7 4 2 22 12 13 5 4 4 15 13 12 44
7 Fluminense 27 11 7 9 37 31 14 7 4 3 23 14 13 4 3 6 14 17 6 40
8 Santos 27 10 9 8 38 35 14 6 6 2 26 17 13 4 3 6 12 18 3 39
9 Corinthians 27 10 9 8 30 30 13 5 5 3 16 17 14 5 4 5 14 13 0 39
10 Ceara 27 9 9 9 38 37 13 5 5 3 16 14 14 4 4 6 22 23 1 36
11 Atletico PR 27 10 4 13 24 28 14 6 3 5 13 10 13 4 1 8 11 18 -4 34
12 Atletico GO 27 8 10 9 25 32 13 3 6 4 15 17 14 5 4 5 10 15 -7 34
13 Bragantino 27 7 10 10 31 31 13 6 3 4 20 13 14 1 7 6 11 18 0 31
14 Fortaleza 27 7 10 10 24 25 14 5 5 4 12 10 13 2 5 6 12 15 -1 31
15 Sport Recife 27 8 5 14 23 36 13 6 1 6 14 16 14 2 4 8 9 20 -13 29
16 Bahia 27 8 4 15 33 48 14 6 1 7 19 21 13 2 3 8 14 27 -15 28
17 Vasco da Gama 26 7 7 12 26 39 13 4 4 5 12 14 13 3 3 7 14 25 -13 28
18 Goias 27 5 8 14 27 42 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 1 4 8 11 21 -15 23
19 Botafogo 27 4 11 12 25 39 14 2 5 7 12 19 13 2 6 5 13 20 -14 23
20 Coritiba 27 5 6 16 21 37 13 3 3 7 7 11 14 2 3 9 14 26 -16 21

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 São Paulo 27 16 8 3 47 22 13 9 4 0 23 6 14 7 4 3 24 16 25 56
2 Atletico Mineiro 27 15 4 8 46 34 14 10 3 1 31 11 13 5 1 7 15 23 12 49
3 Flamengo 26 14 7 5 46 35 13 7 4 2 26 17 13 7 3 3 20 18 11 49
4 Internacional 27 13 8 6 41 26 13 8 4 1 24 11 14 5 4 5 17 15 15 47
5 Grêmio 26 11 12 3 35 22 13 8 4 1 24 12 13 3 8 2 11 10 13 45
6 Palmeiras 26 12 8 6 37 25 13 7 4 2 22 12 13 5 4 4 15 13 12 44
7 Fluminense 27 11 7 9 37 31 14 7 4 3 23 14 13 4 3 6 14 17 6 40
8 Santos 27 10 9 8 38 35 14 6 6 2 26 17 13 4 3 6 12 18 3 39
9 Corinthians 27 10 9 8 30 30 13 5 5 3 16 17 14 5 4 5 14 13 0 39
10 Ceara 27 9 9 9 38 37 13 5 5 3 16 14 14 4 4 6 22 23 1 36
11 Atletico PR 27 10 4 13 24 28 14 6 3 5 13 10 13 4 1 8 11 18 -4 34
12 Atletico GO 27 8 10 9 25 32 13 3 6 4 15 17 14 5 4 5 10 15 -7 34
13 Bragantino 27 7 10 10 31 31 13 6 3 4 20 13 14 1 7 6 11 18 0 31
14 Fortaleza 27 7 10 10 24 25 14 5 5 4 12 10 13 2 5 6 12 15 -1 31
15 Sport Recife 27 8 5 14 23 36 13 6 1 6 14 16 14 2 4 8 9 20 -13 29
16 Bahia 27 8 4 15 33 48 14 6 1 7 19 21 13 2 3 8 14 27 -15 28
17 Vasco da Gama 26 7 7 12 26 39 13 4 4 5 12 14 13 3 3 7 14 25 -13 28
18 Goias 27 5 8 14 27 42 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 1 4 8 11 21 -15 23
19 Botafogo 27 4 11 12 25 39 14 2 5 7 12 19 13 2 6 5 13 20 -14 23
20 Coritiba 27 5 6 16 21 37 13 3 3 7 7 11 14 2 3 9 14 26 -16 21

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