São Paulo vs Internacional: Full pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Wed 09.November
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo

Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo: Blow the trumpet for a football frolic when São Paulo welcome Internacional. Read all about the fixture here!

Insights:
  • São Paulo have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in Serie A

Internacional are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

These teams have little in common geographically as Internacional have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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São Paulo form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, São Paulo have managed 8 wins, 6 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 18 games.

São Paulo are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Fluminense. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated through five league fixtures. Ferraresi was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.62 out of 10. The defender Ferraresi won 9 of 12 duels.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Atletico Mineiro that ended 2-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does São Paulo handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

Both teams to score: YES! That has happened in 5 league matches in a row for this team. Could it happen again?

A decent goal production from São Paulo in their home games so far, with 32 goals from 18 league matches. Paulo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Internacional form and stats

6 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Internacional playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.

Internacional had fun at their own home (Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo) last time out, beating Athletico PR 2-0. Henrique and Maurício scored. Maurício got a match rating of 8.12 in that game, top player of the team. Maurício scored one goal and hit four key passes.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against America Mineiro wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Internacional as they have only managed to score 17 times from 18 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Internacional are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 17 times in 18 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides get together this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Internacional - São Paulo 3-3. Data for the previous ten meetings featuring these two sides are: three wins for São Paulo, four draws and three wins for Internacional. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

São PauloJ. Calleri
J. Calleri
18 goals
São PauloL. da Rocha Neves
L. da Rocha Neves
10 goals
InternacionalA. Zurawski
A. Zurawski
7 goals

São Paulo missing players

Internacional missing players

Total First Half Second Half
São Paulo Internacional
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 36
12 8 1 Won W 2 6 18
15 6 2 Drew D 1 8 13
9 4 2 Lost L 3 4 5
51 32 8 Scored S 4 17 54
41 20 7 Conceded C 8 17 31
92% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 89%
75% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 69%
50% 67% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 28% 44%
28% 39% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 19%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
61% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 47%
22% 28% 20% Clean Sheets C S 17% 33% 44%
25% 22% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 28% 19%
 
6.1 6.9 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.5 5.4
4.8 4.1 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 6.4 5.6
2.8 2.4 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.2
6 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.9 15.6 13.4 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 12.1 14.1
4.6 5.6 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.9 5
31% 32% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 24% 30%
 
12.5 11.3 16.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 13.9 12.8
4.4 3.9 4.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.1 4
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • São Paulo have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in Serie A

  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 36 22 12 2 64 23 18 12 4 2 37 11 18 10 8 0 27 12 41 78
2 Internacional 36 18 13 5 54 31 18 12 5 1 37 14 18 6 8 4 17 17 23 67
3 Fluminense 36 19 7 10 59 41 18 11 3 4 36 20 18 8 4 6 23 21 18 64
4 Corinthians 36 18 10 8 42 33 18 12 4 2 24 10 18 6 6 6 18 23 9 64
5 Flamengo 36 18 7 11 57 35 18 11 3 4 36 13 18 7 4 7 21 22 22 61
6 Athletico PR 36 15 9 12 44 47 18 10 6 2 28 17 18 5 3 10 16 30 -3 54
7 America Mineiro 36 15 7 14 38 37 18 9 3 6 21 17 18 6 4 8 17 20 1 52
8 Atletico Mineiro 35 13 13 9 41 35 17 7 5 5 22 16 18 6 8 4 19 19 6 52
9 São Paulo 36 12 15 9 51 41 18 8 6 4 32 20 18 4 9 5 19 21 10 51
10 Fortaleza 36 13 10 13 38 39 18 6 8 4 18 13 18 7 2 9 20 26 -1 49
11 Botafogo 35 13 8 14 36 40 18 5 4 9 15 19 17 8 4 5 21 21 -4 47
12 Santos 36 12 11 13 44 36 18 8 5 5 28 17 18 4 6 8 16 19 8 47
13 Goias 36 11 13 12 40 46 18 6 8 4 20 18 18 5 5 8 20 28 -6 46
14 Bragantino 36 11 11 14 49 52 18 8 5 5 29 22 18 3 6 9 20 30 -3 44
15 Coritiba 36 12 5 19 36 56 18 11 3 4 23 14 18 1 2 15 13 42 -20 41
16 Cuiaba 36 9 11 16 29 38 18 5 8 5 15 14 18 4 3 11 14 24 -9 38
17 Atlético GO 36 8 10 18 37 55 18 6 4 8 21 22 18 2 6 10 16 33 -18 34
18 Ceara 36 6 16 14 30 38 18 3 8 7 16 21 18 3 8 7 14 17 -8 34
19 Avai 36 7 8 21 30 59 18 6 4 8 22 26 18 1 4 13 8 33 -29 29
20 Juventude 36 3 12 21 26 63 18 2 8 8 16 25 18 1 4 13 10 38 -37 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 36 22 12 2 64 23 18 12 4 2 37 11 18 10 8 0 27 12 41 78
2 Internacional 36 18 13 5 54 31 18 12 5 1 37 14 18 6 8 4 17 17 23 67
3 Fluminense 36 19 7 10 59 41 18 11 3 4 36 20 18 8 4 6 23 21 18 64
4 Corinthians 36 18 10 8 42 33 18 12 4 2 24 10 18 6 6 6 18 23 9 64
5 Flamengo 36 18 7 11 57 35 18 11 3 4 36 13 18 7 4 7 21 22 22 61
6 Athletico PR 36 15 9 12 44 47 18 10 6 2 28 17 18 5 3 10 16 30 -3 54
7 America Mineiro 36 15 7 14 38 37 18 9 3 6 21 17 18 6 4 8 17 20 1 52
8 Atletico Mineiro 35 13 13 9 41 35 17 7 5 5 22 16 18 6 8 4 19 19 6 52
9 São Paulo 36 12 15 9 51 41 18 8 6 4 32 20 18 4 9 5 19 21 10 51
10 Fortaleza 36 13 10 13 38 39 18 6 8 4 18 13 18 7 2 9 20 26 -1 49
11 Botafogo 35 13 8 14 36 40 18 5 4 9 15 19 17 8 4 5 21 21 -4 47
12 Santos 36 12 11 13 44 36 18 8 5 5 28 17 18 4 6 8 16 19 8 47
13 Goias 36 11 13 12 40 46 18 6 8 4 20 18 18 5 5 8 20 28 -6 46
14 Bragantino 36 11 11 14 49 52 18 8 5 5 29 22 18 3 6 9 20 30 -3 44
15 Coritiba 36 12 5 19 36 56 18 11 3 4 23 14 18 1 2 15 13 42 -20 41
16 Cuiaba 36 9 11 16 29 38 18 5 8 5 15 14 18 4 3 11 14 24 -9 38
17 Atlético GO 36 8 10 18 37 55 18 6 4 8 21 22 18 2 6 10 16 33 -18 34
18 Ceara 36 6 16 14 30 38 18 3 8 7 16 21 18 3 8 7 14 17 -8 34
19 Avai 36 7 8 21 30 59 18 6 4 8 22 26 18 1 4 13 8 33 -29 29
20 Juventude 36 3 12 21 26 63 18 2 8 8 16 25 18 1 4 13 10 38 -37 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.