Both São Paulo and Bahia are hungry for points in this one, despite the away team holding a 9 point advantage so far.
- São Paulo have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Serie A
- Bahia have scored more than double the goals of São Paulo.
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 Paulo and Bahia.
Bahia have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
São Paulo form and stats
São Paulo have collected 3 points from their Serie A home games so far after 0-3-1.
A good away victory last time out for São Paulo, who won 2-0 against Internacional (placed 14th). Tiago Volpi, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.85 out of 10 in that game. Volpi stopped the opponent with two saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, Paulo lost 1-2 at home to Bragantino.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Paulo handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, six draws and one defeat.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Copa Libertadores game versus Racing Club in only three days. This game is also played here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo.
The Paulo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 4 matches. Paulo have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Bahia form and stats
Playing away, Bahia have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie A this season.
Bahia have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Matheus Henrique Teixeira. It's been 197 minutes since they last conceded in Serie A.
Impressive finishing from Matheus Bahia secured the home win 1-0 against Juventude in their previous game. Defender Matheus Bahia was the best team player with a rating of 7.53. Bahia scored one goal and won 6 of 10 duels.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Chapecoense at their stadium, the result 2-0.Bahia are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, two draws and four defeats. From a total of six matches.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Bahia are regular goalscorers on their travels. Bahia have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Paulo won two games, five matches ended with a draw and Bahia has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  G. Oliveira Souza Junior 7 goals |   E. Rigoni 2 goals |  R. Costa Marinho 2 goals |
São Paulo missing players
Bahia missing players
| São Paulo | Bahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 80% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 70% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 70% |
| 20% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 60% |
| 10% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 30% |
| 40% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 50% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 25% | 40% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 5.8 | 5.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 8 | 6.4 |
| 2.6 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.9 | 12 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.8 | 12.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 18% | 21% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 56% | 44% |
- All of Bahia's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bahia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bahia have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Bahia have scored more than double the goals of São Paulo.
- Bahia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bahia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- São Paulo have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Serie A
- São Paulo have yet to win a game at home.
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Bragantino | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Athletico PR | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Fortaleza | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | Bahia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Santos | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Atletico GO | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Ceara | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Fluminense | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Flamengo | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | Juventude | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 12 |
| 13 | Corinthians | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Internacional | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 10 |
| 15 | América Mineiro | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 16 | São Paulo | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Sport Recife | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 19 | Chapecoense | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 4 |
| 20 | Grêmio | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 2 |