Serie A: What this game might lack in glamour it should make up in energy and dedication. Get set for Corinthians - São Paulo!
- Corinthians have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- São Paulo have the the worst goal difference (-5) away in Serie A
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
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.
Corinthians form and stats
Three Serie A home games done for Corinthians, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches.
Corinthians drew their last game, 1-1 away at Fluminense (placed 8th). The attacker Jô was "man of the match" for Corinthians with a rating of 7.4/10. Jô scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Corinthians won a home game hosting Sport Recife (2-1).Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Internacional are coming to town in three days.
Corinthians are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 3 goals in 3 games. Corinthians's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
São Paulo form and stats
The visitors, who have the the worst goal difference (-5) away in Serie A, are W0-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Ceara (placed 12th) in their previous outing. The Serie A match ended in a draw 1-1. Bruno Alves, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.4. Alves won 7 of 11 duels. Goalkeeper Tiago Volpi made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Ceara. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Cuiabá.A quick return to home after this game, as Paulo are hosting Bragantino in the Serie A only four days away.
São Paulo are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 4 away games. São Paulo struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Corinthians four wins, four draws and São Paulo two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Alves de Assis Silva 2 goals |  F. Santos Romeu 1 goals |  G. Girotto Franco 1 goals |
Corinthians missing players
São Paulo missing players
| Corinthians | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 71% |
| 29% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 25% | 43% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 75% | 57% |
| 6.3 | 7.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.9 |
| 5.9 | 6.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 12.3 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 9.2 | 10.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| 23% | 27% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 11% | 18% |
- Corinthians have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- São Paulo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- São Paulo have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- São Paulo have the the worst goal difference (-5) away in Serie A
- São Paulo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- São Paulo have yet to win a game.
- São Paulo haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Bragantino | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Athletico PR | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Palmeiras | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Bahia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Santos | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Atletico GO | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Fluminense | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Atletico Mineiro | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Flamengo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Ceara | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Internacional | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | Juventude | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Sport Recife | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Cuiabá | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 | São Paulo | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Chapecoense | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 19 | América Mineiro | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Grêmio | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 2 |