Serie A match preview: Corinthians versus São Paulo

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 13.December
Match begins: 21:15 (UTC)

Corinthians will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 20 points behind São Paulo.

Insights:
  • São Paulo has the the best goal difference (+22) in Serie A

The visiting São Paulo played their last game only four days ago, a Serie A match.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

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Corinthians form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, Corinthians have managed 3 wins, 5 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games.

Corinthians are confident in defense, having played 277 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Corinthians manager V. Carmo Mancini and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Fortaleza (placed 10th) in the Serie A. Before that match, a win away at Coritiba.

Corinthians are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 11 games. On the other hand, Corinthians have conceded 16 goals.

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São Paulo form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, São Paulo, who have the the best goal difference (+22) in Serie A, have produced an overall stat of 6-4-2 so far. Things are running smoothly for São Paulo who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 17 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Atletico Mineiro. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Atletico Mineiro game have they lost an away game, meaning São Paulo has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

279 minutes! That's how long the Paulo goalkeeper Tiago Luis Volpi and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

São Paulo go into this game after a win, the home game against Botafogo that ended 4-0. Before that, Paulo secured a home win against Sport Recife with the score 1-0.

As you can tell from the results above, Paulo was very dominant against Botafogo, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Hernanes, Reinaldo and Brenner (2) providing the goals. A victory against Botafogo as mentioned above, but the margin of victory could have been bigger as São Paulo hit the posts three times.

A quick return to home after this game, as São Paulo are hosting Atletico Mineiro in the Serie A only three days away.

São Paulo are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 12 away games so far. As opposed to that, Paulo have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: São Paulo - Corinthians 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Corinthians wins - draws - São Paulo wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six 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
9 goals
São PauloR. da Silva
R. da Silva
5 goals

Corinthians missing players

São Paulo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Corinthians São Paulo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 11 4 Played P 5 12 24
7 3 1 Won W 3 6 14
9 5 1 Drew D 2 4 8
8 3 2 Lost L 0 2 2
25 13 3 Scored S 11 22 42
29 16 7 Conceded C 6 14 20
79% 82% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
62% 73% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 79%
46% 45% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 58% 50%
21% 36% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 33% 25%
12% 18% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 17% 8%
58% 64% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 67% 58%
33% 27% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 25% 38%
29% 27% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 8%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.7 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.2 2.3
6 4 2 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.7 12.4 10 Shots (avg) S ( 14.8 15.2 16.6
3.9 4.6 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 6.2 6.3
27% 25% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 29% 28%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • São Paulo has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Serie A
  • São Paulo has the most points from losing position (17) in Serie A
  • São Paulo has the most scored goals (22) away in Serie A
  • São Paulo has the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Serie A
  • São Paulo has the the best goal difference (+22) in Serie A
  • São Paulo has the the best goal difference (+8) away in Serie A
  • São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • São Paulo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • 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 São Paulo 24 14 8 2 42 20 12 8 4 0 20 6 12 6 4 2 22 14 22 50
2 Atletico Mineiro 24 13 4 7 43 31 13 9 3 1 29 11 11 4 1 6 14 20 12 43
3 Flamengo 23 12 6 5 38 31 11 5 4 2 18 13 12 7 2 3 20 18 7 42
4 Grêmio 23 10 10 3 32 20 12 7 4 1 22 11 11 3 6 2 10 9 12 40
5 Fluminense 24 11 6 7 34 26 13 7 4 2 22 12 11 4 2 5 12 14 8 39
6 Internacional 24 10 8 6 35 24 11 6 4 1 20 10 13 4 4 5 15 14 11 38
7 Palmeiras 23 10 8 5 33 23 11 5 4 2 18 12 12 5 4 3 15 11 10 38
8 Santos 24 10 8 6 36 29 13 6 5 2 25 16 11 4 3 4 11 13 7 38
9 Ceara 24 8 8 8 34 34 12 5 5 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 19 22 0 32
10 Fortaleza 24 7 9 8 23 21 12 5 4 3 12 8 12 2 5 5 11 13 2 30
11 Corinthians 24 7 9 8 25 29 11 3 5 3 13 16 13 4 4 5 12 13 -4 30
12 Atletico PR 24 8 4 12 20 27 12 5 3 4 10 9 12 3 1 8 10 18 -7 28
13 Bahia 24 8 4 12 29 39 13 6 1 6 18 19 11 2 3 6 11 20 -10 28
14 Bragantino 24 6 10 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 18 11 13 1 7 5 11 17 1 28
15 Atletico GO 24 6 10 8 20 28 12 2 6 4 13 16 12 4 4 4 7 12 -8 28
16 Sport Recife 24 7 4 13 21 34 11 5 0 6 12 15 13 2 4 7 9 19 -13 25
17 Vasco da Gama 23 6 6 11 24 35 11 3 3 5 10 13 12 3 3 6 14 22 -11 24
18 Coritiba 24 5 6 13 20 32 12 3 3 6 6 9 12 2 3 7 14 23 -12 21
19 Botafogo 24 3 11 10 22 34 13 2 5 6 12 17 11 1 6 4 10 17 -12 20
20 Goiás 24 4 7 13 25 40 12 3 3 6 15 21 12 1 4 7 10 19 -15 19

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 24 14 8 2 42 20 12 8 4 0 20 6 12 6 4 2 22 14 22 50
2 Atletico Mineiro 24 13 4 7 43 31 13 9 3 1 29 11 11 4 1 6 14 20 12 43
3 Flamengo 23 12 6 5 38 31 11 5 4 2 18 13 12 7 2 3 20 18 7 42
4 Grêmio 23 10 10 3 32 20 12 7 4 1 22 11 11 3 6 2 10 9 12 40
5 Fluminense 24 11 6 7 34 26 13 7 4 2 22 12 11 4 2 5 12 14 8 39
6 Internacional 24 10 8 6 35 24 11 6 4 1 20 10 13 4 4 5 15 14 11 38
7 Palmeiras 23 10 8 5 33 23 11 5 4 2 18 12 12 5 4 3 15 11 10 38
8 Santos 24 10 8 6 36 29 13 6 5 2 25 16 11 4 3 4 11 13 7 38
9 Ceara 24 8 8 8 34 34 12 5 5 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 19 22 0 32
10 Fortaleza 24 7 9 8 23 21 12 5 4 3 12 8 12 2 5 5 11 13 2 30
11 Corinthians 24 7 9 8 25 29 11 3 5 3 13 16 13 4 4 5 12 13 -4 30
12 Atletico PR 24 8 4 12 20 27 12 5 3 4 10 9 12 3 1 8 10 18 -7 28
13 Bahia 24 8 4 12 29 39 13 6 1 6 18 19 11 2 3 6 11 20 -10 28
14 Bragantino 24 6 10 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 18 11 13 1 7 5 11 17 1 28
15 Atletico GO 24 6 10 8 20 28 12 2 6 4 13 16 12 4 4 4 7 12 -8 28
16 Sport Recife 24 7 4 13 21 34 11 5 0 6 12 15 13 2 4 7 9 19 -13 25
17 Vasco da Gama 23 6 6 11 24 35 11 3 3 5 10 13 12 3 3 6 14 22 -11 24
18 Coritiba 24 5 6 13 20 32 12 3 3 6 6 9 12 2 3 7 14 23 -12 21
19 Botafogo 24 3 11 10 22 34 13 2 5 6 12 17 11 1 6 4 10 17 -12 20
20 Goiás 24 4 7 13 25 40 12 3 3 6 15 21 12 1 4 7 10 19 -15 19

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.