Betting guide: São Paulo favourite to beat Sport Recife at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 06.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (67052 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with São Paulo leading Sport Recife by 19 points.

Insights:
  • São Paulo has the the best goal difference (+17) in Serie A
  • Sport Recife has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Serie A

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Serie A. That game was an away game at Goias, so at least São Paulo are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

It's quite the trip for Sport Recife when visiting Paulo as the cities are 2600 kilometers apart.

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São Paulo form and stats

São Paulo, who have the the best goal difference (+17) in Serie A, are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo. 6 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 10 games. São Paulo has a nice streak going on as they have played 15 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Atletico Mineiro defeat 93 days ago. The São Paulo fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo and will expect new points from this game. São Paulo has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.

Happy days for São Paulo in their previous game, a Serie A match away at Goias (placed 20th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. A strong away win before that one, visiting Bahia and winning 3-1.

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 three and lost one.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Paulo, as the Serie A home game vs Botafogo is only three days away.

The Paulo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, São Paulo have conceded only 6 goals.

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Sport Recife form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sport Recife so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-6 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for Recife as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Ceara match.

Recife lost away at Santos (2-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Atletico GO.

As you can tell from the result, the match against Santos was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?

You'll want to know how Sport Recife managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found four similar matches resulting in one away win, two draws and one home win.

The attacking power of Recife when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Recife's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Sport Recife - São Paulo 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four São Paulo victories, four draws and two Sport Recife wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PauloL. da Rocha Neves
L. da Rocha Neves
11 goals
São PauloB. Souza da Silva
B. Souza da Silva
7 goals
São PauloR. da Silva
R. da Silva
4 goals

São Paulo missing players

Sport Recife missing players

Total First Half Second Half
São Paulo Sport Recife
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 10 4 Played P 4 12 23
12 6 2 Won W 0 2 7
8 4 2 Drew D 2 4 4
2 0 0 Lost L 2 6 12
37 15 7 Scored S 4 9 21
20 6 3 Conceded C 9 18 33
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 83% 91%
82% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 67% 57%
50% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 42% 39%
23% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 17% 17%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 13%
64% 60% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 42% 39%
32% 40% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 17% 22%
9% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 58% 48%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.6 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.7 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
16 16.9 19.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 7.7 9.7
6 5.6 7.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.9 2.8
28% 27% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 39% 33%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Sport Recife has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Serie A
  • Sport Recife have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • São Paulo has the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Serie A
  • São Paulo has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Serie A
  • São Paulo has the most points from losing position (17) in Serie A
  • São Paulo has the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Serie A
  • São Paulo has the the best goal difference (+17) in Serie A
  • 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 São Paulo 22 12 8 2 37 20 10 6 4 0 15 6 12 6 4 2 22 14 17 44
2 Atletico Mineiro 23 13 3 7 41 29 12 9 2 1 27 9 11 4 1 6 14 20 12 42
3 Flamengo 22 11 6 5 37 31 11 5 4 2 18 13 11 6 2 3 19 18 6 39
4 Internacional 23 10 7 6 33 22 11 6 4 1 20 10 12 4 3 5 13 12 11 37
5 Palmeiras 22 10 7 5 31 21 11 5 4 2 18 12 11 5 3 3 13 9 10 37
6 Santos 23 10 7 6 34 27 12 6 4 2 23 14 11 4 3 4 11 13 7 37
7 Grêmio 22 9 10 3 28 20 11 6 4 1 18 11 11 3 6 2 10 9 8 37
8 Fluminense 23 10 6 7 31 25 12 6 4 2 19 11 11 4 2 5 12 14 6 36
9 Fortaleza 24 7 9 8 23 21 12 5 4 3 12 8 12 2 5 5 11 13 2 30
10 Corinthians 24 7 9 8 25 29 11 3 5 3 13 16 13 4 4 5 12 13 -4 30
11 Ceara 23 7 8 8 32 34 12 5 5 2 15 12 11 2 3 6 17 22 -2 29
12 Atletico PR 23 8 4 11 19 24 12 5 3 4 10 9 11 3 1 7 9 15 -5 28
13 Bahia 23 8 4 11 29 37 12 6 1 5 18 17 11 2 3 6 11 20 -8 28
14 Atletico GO 23 6 10 7 20 27 11 2 6 3 13 15 12 4 4 4 7 12 -7 28
15 Bragantino 23 6 9 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 18 11 12 1 6 5 11 17 1 27
16 Sport Recife 23 7 4 12 21 33 11 5 0 6 12 15 12 2 4 6 9 18 -12 25
17 Vasco da Gama 22 6 6 10 24 31 11 3 3 5 10 13 11 3 3 5 14 18 -7 24
18 Coritiba 23 5 5 13 20 32 11 3 2 6 6 9 12 2 3 7 14 23 -12 20
19 Botafogo 22 3 11 8 22 29 12 2 5 5 12 16 10 1 6 3 10 13 -7 20
20 Goias 23 3 7 13 24 40 12 3 3 6 15 21 11 0 4 7 9 19 -16 16

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 São Paulo 22 12 8 2 37 20 10 6 4 0 15 6 12 6 4 2 22 14 17 44
2 Atletico Mineiro 23 13 3 7 41 29 12 9 2 1 27 9 11 4 1 6 14 20 12 42
3 Flamengo 22 11 6 5 37 31 11 5 4 2 18 13 11 6 2 3 19 18 6 39
4 Internacional 23 10 7 6 33 22 11 6 4 1 20 10 12 4 3 5 13 12 11 37
5 Palmeiras 22 10 7 5 31 21 11 5 4 2 18 12 11 5 3 3 13 9 10 37
6 Santos 23 10 7 6 34 27 12 6 4 2 23 14 11 4 3 4 11 13 7 37
7 Grêmio 22 9 10 3 28 20 11 6 4 1 18 11 11 3 6 2 10 9 8 37
8 Fluminense 23 10 6 7 31 25 12 6 4 2 19 11 11 4 2 5 12 14 6 36
9 Fortaleza 24 7 9 8 23 21 12 5 4 3 12 8 12 2 5 5 11 13 2 30
10 Corinthians 24 7 9 8 25 29 11 3 5 3 13 16 13 4 4 5 12 13 -4 30
11 Ceara 23 7 8 8 32 34 12 5 5 2 15 12 11 2 3 6 17 22 -2 29
12 Atletico PR 23 8 4 11 19 24 12 5 3 4 10 9 11 3 1 7 9 15 -5 28
13 Bahia 23 8 4 11 29 37 12 6 1 5 18 17 11 2 3 6 11 20 -8 28
14 Atletico GO 23 6 10 7 20 27 11 2 6 3 13 15 12 4 4 4 7 12 -7 28
15 Bragantino 23 6 9 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 18 11 12 1 6 5 11 17 1 27
16 Sport Recife 23 7 4 12 21 33 11 5 0 6 12 15 12 2 4 6 9 18 -12 25
17 Vasco da Gama 22 6 6 10 24 31 11 3 3 5 10 13 11 3 3 5 14 18 -7 24
18 Coritiba 23 5 5 13 20 32 11 3 2 6 6 9 12 2 3 7 14 23 -12 20
19 Botafogo 22 3 11 8 22 29 12 2 5 5 12 16 10 1 6 3 10 13 -7 20
20 Goias 23 3 7 13 24 40 12 3 3 6 15 21 11 0 4 7 9 19 -16 16

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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.