Welcome to Arena da Baixada and the game between Athletico PR and São Paulo in the Serie A. Here's all you need to know!
- Athletico PR have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Serie A
- São Paulo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
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 Athletico and São Paulo.
Athletico PR form and stats
Athletico PR have performed here at Arena da Baixada this season with 4 wins from 6 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0.
An away draw last time out for Athletico, facing Atletico GO in a game that ended 2-2. Midfielder Christian was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Christian scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 31 successful passes (of 34 total).
Heartbreak before that as Athletico lost 0-2 at Atletico Mineiro's place.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Athletico PR have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost one.
The Athletico fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.
São Paulo form and stats
There's been little loot from São Paulo's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Serie A. São Paulo only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
It's the second away game in a row for Paulo, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Vasco da Gama in the Copa do Brasil last time out. Midfield player Reinaldo was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.92/10. Reinaldo hit three key passes and had 47 successful passes (of 54 total).
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Palmeiras in the Serie A.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Paulo in our archives, and the results are: four wins for São Paulo, two draws and two defeats.
A new game in only three days for São Paulo, the Copa Libertadores home match versus Palmeiras. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Paulo as they have only managed to score 4 times from 7 away games in the league. Paulo struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Athletico wins - draws - São Paulo wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Terans Pérez 4 goals |  M. Ferreira da Cruz 3 goals | M. Barcelos da Silva 3 goals |
Athletico PR missing players
São Paulo missing players
| Athletico PR | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 79% |
| 77% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 57% |
| 69% | 83% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 14% | 21% |
| 23% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 14% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 7% |
| 62% | 83% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 29% | 36% |
| 23% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 50% |
| 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| 4.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12.4 | 14.7 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 11.6 | 11.9 |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 44% | 44% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 16% | 16% |
- Athletico PR have not yet lost a game at home.
- Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Athletico PR have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Athletico PR have scored more than double the goals of São Paulo.
- Athletico PR have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Serie A
- Athletico PR have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Athletico PR haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- São Paulo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | Palmeiras | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| 6 | Athletico PR | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Ceara | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Santos | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Atletico GO | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 19 |
| 10 | Bahia | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Fluminense | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Juventude | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 14 | Internacional | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 15 | Sport Recife | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 13 |
| 17 | São Paulo | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 11 |
| 19 | Gremio | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 4 |