The league table is allowed to rest as São Paulo and Palmeiras battle for Copa do Brasil honors in this first Round of 16 leg of two fixtures.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Paulo nor Palmeiras as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
São Paulo form and stats
Last season, São Paulo's Copa do Brasil journey ended in the quarter-finals.São Paulo have performed here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo this season with 4 wins from 6 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
The São Paulo fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo: A 1-2 defeat against Palmeiras. Heartbreak for Paulo in their last match as Palmeiras's Cerqueira scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Midfielder Nestor was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.81 (out of ten) in that game. Nestor hit two key passes.
Heartbreak before that as São Paulo lost 0-1 at Botafogo's place.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Juventude in only three days. This game is also played here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the São Paulo at home in the league. 12 on target and 6 scored by the opposition; from 6 matches.
Palmeiras form and stats
They also participated in Copa do Brasil last season. This ended in the 3rd round.Palmeiras's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Palmeiras collect 14 points from their 6 away matches in the Serie A. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).
Two away matches in a row for Palmeiras, whose manager Ferreira could celebrate last time after the win against São Paulo. Late drama in the previous game, when Murilo scored the winning goal six minutes into stoppage time to defeat São Paulo. Scarpa got a match rating of 8.05 in that game, top player of the team. Scarpa served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 4-2 against Atletico GO in the Serie A.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Palmeiras manager Ferreira as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Avai.
Palmeiras has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. Palmeiras are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Paulo, three draws and four wins for Palmeiras. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Calleri 9 goals |   G. Gómez Portillo 6 goals |  R. da Silva Barbosa 6 goals |
São Paulo missing players
Palmeiras missing players
| São Paulo | Palmeiras | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 11 | Won | W | 8 | 19 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 43 | 29 | Scored | S | 24 | 63 | ||
| 27 | 9 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 8% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 7.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.5 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.9 | 17.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 6.4 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 39% | ||
| 10.5 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 28 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Atletico PR | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Internacional | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Botafogo | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Santos | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Bragantino | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | São Paulo | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Avai | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Atletico GO | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Ceara | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Flamengo | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Coritiba | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | America Mineiro | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 17 | Goias | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 19 | Fortaleza | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | Juventude | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 10 |
