São Paulo and Corinthians have both played out a "par" performance until now, to use a golf expression. Both teams reside in mid-table positions in the Serie A.
- São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- São Paulo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Corinthians have scored away.
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.
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 São Paulo and Corinthians.
São Paulo form and stats
São Paulo are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo. 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 13 games.
The Paulo followers enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Coritiba and win 2-1. A big relief, as that was the first three points in the league after failing to win eight fixtures in a row. Defender Franco got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.73/10. Franco scored one goal and won 4 of 8 duels.
A 1-1 result against Flamengo before that one, played at their own home stadium in the Copa do Brasil. The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from São Paulo's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 11 games, won 9 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.
A decent goal production from São Paulo in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 13 league matches. Paulo have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Corinthians form and stats
There's been little loot from Corinthians's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 12 away games in the Serie A. Corinthians only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.
Corinthians delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Fortaleza in their previous match; a Copa Sudamericana fixture.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Botafogo.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Corinthians playing away, we found 4 games. Results were 1 away win, 0 draws and 3 home wins.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Corinthians manager da Silva as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Fortaleza.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 17 goals have been conceded by Corinthians in these games.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have met previously this season: Corinthians - São Paulo 1-1. Last ten meetings with these contenders: Paulo won four, Corinthians triumphed in two and we saw four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Calleri 7 goals |  L. da Rocha Neves 5 goals |   Y. Monteiro da Silva 5 goals |
São Paulo missing players
Corinthians missing players
| São Paulo | Corinthians | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 29 | 21 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 28 |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 29 |
| 83% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 75% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 71% |
| 50% | 54% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 42% | 38% |
| 8% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 8% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 58% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 54% |
| 29% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| 29% | 31% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 42% | 29% |
| 6.2 | 6.6 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.7 | 16.2 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9 | 12.2 |
| 5 | 5.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.2 |
| 24% | 27% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 28% |
| 12.9 | 11.4 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 18.3 | 16.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
- Corinthians have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- São Paulo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Corinthians have scored 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 | Botafogo | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 51 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Gremio | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 42 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 41 |
| 6 | Atletico PR | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 40 |
| 7 | Flamengo | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Atletico Mineiro | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 37 |
| 10 | São Paulo | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 12 | Cuiaba | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Cruzeiro | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 14 | Internacional | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 29 |
| 15 | Vasco da Gama | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Goias | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 26 |
| 17 | Bahia | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 25 |
| 18 | Santos | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 24 |
| 19 | America Mineiro | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 27 | -24 | 17 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 36 | -28 | 14 |
