Serie A: What this game might lack in glamour it should make up in energy and dedication. Get set for Fluminense - São Paulo!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Fluminense form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Fluminense have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.
Fluminense enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Chapecoense's place. The match ended 2-1 with Luiz Henrique and Raúl Bobadilla scoring. The talented striker Raúl Bobadilla bettered all others in that game and managed a match rating of 7.7 out of 10. Bobadilla scored one goal and hit one key pass.
In the match before that, Fluminense hosted Juventude and drew the game 1-1.Fluminense are traveling soon after this match as the Copa do Brasil match at Atletico Mineiro awaits in three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Fluminense here at Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 9 games). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Fluminense have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
São Paulo form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.
Paulo has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Juventude for a Serie A game that ended a draw (1-1). Midfielder Reinaldo was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.63. Reinaldo scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Fortaleza in the Copa do Brasil.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Copa do Brasil trip to Fortaleza.
The attacking power of Paulo when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, São Paulo have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The latest H2H encounter ended São Paulo - Fluminense 0-0, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Fluminense two wins, four draws and São Paulo four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Borges De Brito 3 goals |   P. Teixeira 3 goals | C. de Oliveira 2 goals |
Fluminense missing players
São Paulo missing players
| Fluminense | São Paulo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 20 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 83% |
| 53% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 61% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 20% | 28% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 6% |
| 47% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 40% | 44% |
| 32% | 44% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 30% | 33% |
| 32% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 40% | 39% |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| 5 | 4.1 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.3 | 11.3 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.5 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 23% | 22% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 22% | 20% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Mineiro | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 39 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 6 | Corinthians | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 | Atlético GO | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 25 |
| 9 | Atletico PR | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Ceara | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | Cuiabá | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | Internacional | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Juventude | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Santos | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 15 | São Paulo | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 16 | Bahia | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 21 |
| 17 | America Mineiro | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 18 | Sport Recife | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 17 |
| 19 | Gremio | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 19 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -16 | 7 |