São Paulo welcomes Sport Recife to this second leg of the Copa do Brasil Round of 16. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Serie B game only four days ago.
São Paulo form and stats
Last season, São Paulo's Copa do Brasil journey ended in the semi-finals.The story so far in the Serie A for São Paulo at their home stadium (Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo) is 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
São Paulo's last game was hosting Goias and winning 2-1. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Júnior when David scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute. Midfield player Alisson got a match rating of 8.3 in that game, the max score being 10. Alisson served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 45 successful passes (of 51 total).
Before that, a nice away win at Academia Puerto Cabello. A Copa Sudamericana game.
São Paulo are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Grêmio awaits in three days.
Paulo are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (11 goals in 4 games). From these home matches, São Paulo have conceded only 3 goals.
Sport Recife form and stats
Sport Recife's mission in Copa do Brasil last season failed in the 1st round.The Serie B season is young and Sport Recife have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.
Sport Recife had fun at their own home (Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo) last time out, beating ABC 4-1. Juba, Matheus and Love (2) scored. The attacker Love got a match rating of 8.72 in that game. Love scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 21 successful passes (of 26 total).
A 0-1 defeat away at Criciuma before that.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Recife manager Moreira as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Londrina.
Goals are few and far between in Sport Recife's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 3 travels. Sport Recife are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The 5 most recent matches involving these teams have all ended as Paulo wins. More of the same or streak broken?The two teams involved encountered each other earlier on this season: Sport Recife - São Paulo 0-2.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Silva de Souza 5 goals |   J. Calleri 3 goals |  P. Gonçalves Maia Fortunato 2 goals |
São Paulo missing players
Sport Recife missing players
| São Paulo | Sport Recife | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 44 | 26 | Scored | S | 16 | 49 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 32% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 16% | ||
| 7 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 15.5 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 14.4 | ||
| 5.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 35% | ||
| 9.8 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10.4 | ||
| 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 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 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | São Paulo | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Grêmio | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | Bragantino | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Athletico PR | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Santos | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Internacional | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Cuiaba | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Bahia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Goias | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | América Mineiro | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 4 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 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 | Vitoria | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 2 | Novorizontino | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | Vila Nova | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Criciuma | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Mirassol | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Atletico GO | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Botafogo SP | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 8 | Guarani | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 9 | Sport Recife | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 10 | Ceara | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -4 | 13 |
| 11 | Juventude | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | Sampaio Correa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 12 |
| 13 | Ituano | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 14 | Londrina | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Ponte Preta | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Chapecoense | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 17 | Avai | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 8 |
| 18 | Tombense | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | CRB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 20 | ABC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -12 | 4 |
