There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with São Paulo leading Goiás by 18 points.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Copa Sudamericana. Thankfully the previous game, versus Lanus, was also a home game here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo. The away team is better rested.
These teams have little in common geographically as Goiás have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
São Paulo form and stats
São Paulo are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo. 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 8 games.
Paulo's previous game was a Copa Sudamericana match also played at home, ending 4-3 versus Lanus. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that match, a Serie A win away at Flamengo.
A goal frenzy last time out for São Paulo, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Lanus. Fun stuff to watch!
São Paulo are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found eight matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won four, drew two and lost two.
The Paulo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. Defensively Paulo have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Goiás form and stats
Goiás, who have the most conceded goals (31) in Serie A, have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 0-3-5 (8 played).
Goiás's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Vasco da Gama that finished 1-1. Prior to that match, the Goiás manager E. Alves Moreira faced defeat when travelling to Bragantino and losing 0-2.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Goiás played away with similar odds. This revealed nine games. The visitors overcame the odds to win two times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected seven times.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Goiás as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Goiás have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Paulo wins - draws - Goiás wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. da Rocha Neves 6 goals |  B. Souza da Silva 5 goals |  V. Lopes da Silva 5 goals |
São Paulo missing players
Goiás missing players
| São Paulo | Goiás | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 75% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 59% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 56% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 71% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 3.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 252 | 130 | 56 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 53 | 161 |
| 89 | 38 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 24 | 56 |
| 27% | 32% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 25% | 36% |
- Goiás has the fewest points (3) away in Serie A
- Goiás has the most conceded goals (31) in Serie A
- Goiás has the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Serie A
- Goiás has the the worst goal difference (-11) in Serie A
- Goiás has the the worst goal difference (-8) away in Serie A
- Goiás have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Goiás have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Goiás have yet to win a game away.
- São Paulo have not yet lost a game at home.
- São Paulo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Internacional | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Flamengo | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 32 |
| 4 | Fluminense | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | São Paulo | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Santos | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Palmeiras | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Gremio | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Sport Recife | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Fortaleza | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 12 | Ceara | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Atletico GO | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 22 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Bahia | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Vasco da Gama | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | Coritiba | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Bragantino | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Athletico PR | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 20 | Goiás | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 12 |