Match preview: Home crowd has high expectations when São Paulo greet Coritiba

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Thu 20.October
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo

Serie A: What this fixture might not have in style it should make up for in effort and enthusiasm. Bring on São Paulo - Coritiba!

Insights:
  • São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Coritiba have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Serie A

It's no vacation for neither São Paulo nor Coritiba 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.

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São Paulo form and stats

6-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for São Paulo so far this season.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. Alisson was the last player to find the net.

The São Paulo manager Ceni and his pawns return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Palmeiras (placed 1st). Paulo's goalie Alves played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Palmeiras with a stunning eight saves. Goalkeeper Alves got the top rating on the team in that game; 9.52 out of ten. Alves saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match, São Paulo lost 0-1 at home to Botafogo.

It should be added that a peek at the 12 most recent league games shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

The manager Ceni will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Juventude in only three days.

A decent goal production from São Paulo in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 15 league matches. Paulo have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Coritiba form and stats

There's been little loot from Coritiba's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 15 away games in the Serie A. Coritiba only have 0 wins to counter their 13 defeats and 2 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 15 away games in a row.

Coritiba play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Atletico PR (placed 6th). It is a concern for Coritiba that their goalie Vasconcelos managed six saves in the Atletico PR game, but still were unable to hinder a defeat. Midfield player Gomes was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.43/10. Gomes hit four key passes.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Bragantino.

Observe: 8 of the last 10 league fixtures involving this side have had only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).

A new game in only three days for Coritiba, the Serie A home match versus Internacional. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Coritiba have conceded 36 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Paulo have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (1-3-0) when playing Coritiba.

The teams have faced each other already this season, with the match result Coritiba - São Paulo 1-1 entered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

PauloJ. Calleri
J. Calleri
13 goals
São PauloL. da Rocha Neves
L. da Rocha Neves
8 goals
CoritibaL. Gamalho de Souza
L. Gamalho de Souza
7 goals

São Paulo missing players

Coritiba missing players

Total First Half Second Half
São Paulo Coritiba
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 5 15 31
9 6 2 Won W 0 0 10
14 5 3 Drew D 1 2 4
8 4 0 Lost L 4 13 17
41 25 11 Scored S 5 10 31
33 16 6 Conceded C 12 36 49
90% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 73% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 71%
42% 60% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 53% 45%
23% 33% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 33% 23%
6% 7% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 13% 10%
55% 47% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 47% 42%
26% 33% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 23%
29% 27% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 53% 35%
 
6.3 7.3 10.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.7 5.7
4.6 3.8 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.6 5.6
2.8 2.4 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.5 2.6
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 3 9
 
14.1 15.9 21.2 Shots (avg) S ( 15.8 13.8 13.6
4.5 5.5 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.3 3.8
29% 30% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 20% 26%
 
12.3 10.9 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 18.8 17.4 15.5
4.3 3.7 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.4 6.5 5.1
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Coritiba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Coritiba have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Coritiba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Coritiba have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Serie A
  • Coritiba have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Serie A
  • Coritiba have the fewest points (2) away in Serie A
  • Coritiba have yet to win a game away.
  • Coritiba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 Coritiba 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 Palmeiras 32 19 11 2 53 21 16 10 4 2 30 11 16 9 7 0 23 10 32 68
2 Internacional 32 16 12 4 49 28 16 10 5 1 33 13 16 6 7 3 16 15 21 60
3 Flamengo 32 16 7 9 51 29 16 10 3 3 32 9 16 6 4 6 19 20 22 55
4 Fluminense 32 16 6 10 51 38 16 10 2 4 31 17 16 6 4 6 20 21 13 54
5 Corinthians 31 15 9 7 38 30 16 11 4 1 23 8 15 4 5 6 15 22 8 54
6 Atletico PR 32 14 9 9 38 36 16 9 6 1 24 12 16 5 3 8 14 24 2 51
7 Atletico Mineiro 32 12 11 9 38 33 16 6 5 5 21 16 16 6 6 4 17 17 5 47
8 America Mineiro 32 13 6 13 30 32 16 8 3 5 19 15 16 5 3 8 11 17 -2 45
9 Fortaleza 32 12 8 12 34 33 15 5 6 4 14 11 17 7 2 8 20 22 1 44
10 Botafogo 32 12 7 13 32 35 16 4 4 8 13 16 16 8 3 5 19 19 -3 43
11 São Paulo 31 9 14 8 41 33 15 6 5 4 25 16 16 3 9 4 16 17 8 41
12 Santos 31 10 10 11 36 29 16 8 4 4 27 15 15 2 6 7 9 14 7 40
13 Bragantino 31 9 11 11 41 41 15 7 5 3 24 14 16 2 6 8 17 27 0 38
14 Goias 31 9 11 11 33 40 15 5 6 4 17 16 16 4 5 7 16 24 -7 38
15 Coritiba 31 10 4 17 31 49 16 10 2 4 21 13 15 0 2 13 10 36 -18 34
16 Ceara 32 6 16 10 29 33 17 3 8 6 16 20 15 3 8 4 13 13 -4 34
17 Cuiaba 32 7 10 15 24 35 15 4 7 4 12 11 17 3 3 11 12 24 -11 31
18 Atletico GO 32 7 9 16 32 49 16 5 4 7 18 19 16 2 5 9 14 30 -17 30
19 Avai 32 7 7 18 28 52 17 6 4 7 21 24 15 1 3 11 7 28 -24 28
20 Juventude 32 3 12 17 25 58 16 2 8 6 15 22 16 1 4 11 10 36 -33 21

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 Palmeiras 32 19 11 2 53 21 16 10 4 2 30 11 16 9 7 0 23 10 32 68
2 Internacional 32 16 12 4 49 28 16 10 5 1 33 13 16 6 7 3 16 15 21 60
3 Flamengo 32 16 7 9 51 29 16 10 3 3 32 9 16 6 4 6 19 20 22 55
4 Fluminense 32 16 6 10 51 38 16 10 2 4 31 17 16 6 4 6 20 21 13 54
5 Corinthians 31 15 9 7 38 30 16 11 4 1 23 8 15 4 5 6 15 22 8 54
6 Atletico PR 32 14 9 9 38 36 16 9 6 1 24 12 16 5 3 8 14 24 2 51
7 Atletico Mineiro 32 12 11 9 38 33 16 6 5 5 21 16 16 6 6 4 17 17 5 47
8 America Mineiro 32 13 6 13 30 32 16 8 3 5 19 15 16 5 3 8 11 17 -2 45
9 Fortaleza 32 12 8 12 34 33 15 5 6 4 14 11 17 7 2 8 20 22 1 44
10 Botafogo 32 12 7 13 32 35 16 4 4 8 13 16 16 8 3 5 19 19 -3 43
11 São Paulo 31 9 14 8 41 33 15 6 5 4 25 16 16 3 9 4 16 17 8 41
12 Santos 31 10 10 11 36 29 16 8 4 4 27 15 15 2 6 7 9 14 7 40
13 Bragantino 31 9 11 11 41 41 15 7 5 3 24 14 16 2 6 8 17 27 0 38
14 Goias 31 9 11 11 33 40 15 5 6 4 17 16 16 4 5 7 16 24 -7 38
15 Coritiba 31 10 4 17 31 49 16 10 2 4 21 13 15 0 2 13 10 36 -18 34
16 Ceara 32 6 16 10 29 33 17 3 8 6 16 20 15 3 8 4 13 13 -4 34
17 Cuiaba 32 7 10 15 24 35 15 4 7 4 12 11 17 3 3 11 12 24 -11 31
18 Atletico GO 32 7 9 16 32 49 16 5 4 7 18 19 16 2 5 9 14 30 -17 30
19 Avai 32 7 7 18 28 52 17 6 4 7 21 24 15 1 3 11 7 28 -24 28
20 Juventude 32 3 12 17 25 58 16 2 8 6 15 22 16 1 4 11 10 36 -33 21

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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.