The Serie A league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. São Paulo and Bahia are placed 11th and 4th respectively.
It's no vacation for neither Paulo nor Bahia as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
São Paulo form and stats
The hosts won their first Serie A game here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, lifting spirits. Home statistics for São Paulo last season were 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from 6 games.
No payout for Paulo in their previous match, an away game at Vasco da Gama that ended in defeat 1-2. Ahead of that match, São Paulo won a home game hosting Fortaleza (1-0).
There will be little rest for São Paulo after this match as they are travelling to Sport Recife for a Serie A game in only three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the São Paulo at home in the league. 1 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Bahia form and stats
Bahia go into this game after a win, the home game against Bragantino that ended 2-1. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Coritiba.
The end of the last match, against Bragantino, was very satisfying as Ernando scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
The schedule is very tough for Bahia now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Ceará is waiting in only three days.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Paulo won three, Bahia won three and four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. da Silva 1 goals |  D. Alves da Silva 1 goals |   J. Ferreira Junior 1 goals |
São Paulo missing players
Bahia missing players
| São Paulo | Bahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 15 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 22% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| São Paulo | Last season | Bahia | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 13 | 7 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | ||
| 85% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | ||
| 77% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 67% | ||
| 62% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 33% | ||
| 31% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 33% | ||
| 15% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 62% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 33% | ||
| 31% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 50% | ||
| 23% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 25% | ||
| 7.2 | 8.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 6.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 247 | 150 | Total Shots | T S | 54 | 140 | ||
| 99 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 65 | ||
| 21% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlético Mineiro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Internacional | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Bahia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Grêmio | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Atlético GO | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Santos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Sport Recife | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | São Paulo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Flamengo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Palmeiras | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Bragantino | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Corinthians | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Goiás | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Ceará | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| 19 | Fortaleza | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Mirassol | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Ituano | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 14 |
| 4 | Inter de Limeira | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 14 |