Betting guide: São Paulo odds-on to win against Sport Recife at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 28.November
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (67052 seats)

Both the home- and away side have struggled so far, but a win in this vital fixture would definitely be a big help. Get set for São Paulo - Sport Recife!

Insights:
  • São Paulo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Serie A
  • Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals (21) in Serie A

These are full days for the host team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Serie A. Thankfully the previous game, versus Atletico PR, was also a home game here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo. The away team is better rested.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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São Paulo form and stats

The story so far in the Serie A for São Paulo at their home stadium (Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo) is 5 wins, 9 draws and 3 defeats. When São Paulo hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Chapecoense, São Paulo, Atletico GO, Gremio, Juventude and Bahia), they have won 3 of 4 matches!

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Tiago Luis Volpi not having conceded a league goal in 215 minutes.

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Atletico PR in the Serie A last time out and are looking for a win here. Midfield player Gabriel Sara got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, the max score being 10. Sara hit two key passes.

Before that match, a win away at Palmeiras.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Paulo here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 17 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, São Paulo have conceded only 14 goals.

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Sport Recife form and stats

Sport Recife have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 3-4-10 (17 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Sport Recife, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.

Recife won their last game, 1-0 versus Bahia played at home. Paulinho Moccelin came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Bahia last time out, making the manager G. Florentín feel like a tactical genius. Mailson (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.03. Mailson stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Ceara's place.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Sport Recife have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Paulo and Sport Recife have played each other previously this season: Sport Recife - São Paulo 0-1. Last ten meetings with these participants: Paulo won six, Sport Recife were winners in zero and we saw four draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Sport RecifeM. Viana de Sousa
M. Viana de Sousa
7 goals
PauloE. Rigoni
E. Rigoni
4 goals
São PauloG. Gomes Sara
G. Gomes Sara
3 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 low Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 4 17 34
9 5 3 Won W 2 3 8
15 9 1 Drew D 1 4 9
10 3 0 Lost L 1 10 17
26 13 6 Scored S 4 10 21
33 14 3 Conceded C 3 22 33
79% 71% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 79%
56% 47% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 53% 38%
24% 29% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 41% 29%
9% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 9%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
41% 41% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 35% 26%
38% 47% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 24% 38%
41% 41% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 53% 56%
 
5.7 6.2 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.8 4.1
4.4 3.6 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 7 6.3
2.5 1.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 2.2 2.4
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
12.4 13 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.1 12
4.1 3.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 3.4
19% 19% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 19% 18%
 
10.8 9.1 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 17 17.8 15.3
3.9 3.5 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.7 4.7
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Sport Recife have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sport Recife have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sport Recife have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Serie A
  • Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals (10) away in Serie A
  • Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals (21) in Serie A
  • Sport Recife have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Serie A
  • Sport Recife have the most matches under the total-line (21) in Serie A
  • São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • São Paulo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) 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 Atlético Mineiro 34 23 6 5 55 24 17 15 1 1 36 9 17 8 5 4 19 15 31 75
2 Flamengo 34 20 7 7 66 31 17 12 1 4 29 13 17 8 6 3 37 18 35 67
3 Palmeiras 35 18 5 12 54 42 18 10 3 5 32 26 17 8 2 7 22 16 12 59
4 Corinthians 34 14 11 9 37 32 17 9 4 4 24 17 17 5 7 5 13 15 5 53
5 Fortaleza 34 15 7 12 41 41 17 9 4 4 23 18 17 6 3 8 18 23 0 52
6 Bragantino 34 13 13 8 50 40 17 6 8 3 26 19 17 7 5 5 24 21 10 52
7 Fluminense 35 14 9 12 34 34 18 10 5 3 21 14 17 4 4 9 13 20 0 51
8 Internacional 35 12 11 12 42 38 17 8 5 4 27 19 18 4 6 8 15 19 4 47
9 Ceara 34 10 16 8 36 34 17 9 6 2 22 13 17 1 10 6 14 21 2 46
10 America Mineiro 34 11 12 11 35 36 17 7 6 4 17 11 17 4 6 7 18 25 -1 45
11 Cuiaba 34 9 16 9 31 32 17 6 6 5 16 17 17 3 10 4 15 15 -1 43
12 Atletico PR 34 12 6 16 39 43 17 7 4 6 22 21 17 5 2 10 17 22 -4 42
13 Santos 34 10 12 12 30 38 17 8 5 4 18 13 17 2 7 8 12 25 -8 42
14 São Paulo 34 9 15 10 26 33 17 5 9 3 13 14 17 4 6 7 13 19 -7 42
15 Atletico GO 34 9 14 11 26 34 17 4 10 3 13 13 17 5 4 8 13 21 -8 41
16 Juventude 34 9 13 12 33 40 17 7 6 4 17 15 17 2 7 8 16 25 -7 40
17 Bahia 33 9 10 14 33 43 16 6 5 5 20 18 17 3 5 9 13 25 -10 37
18 Gremio 34 10 6 18 35 44 17 6 6 5 22 18 17 4 0 13 13 26 -9 36
19 Sport Recife 34 8 9 17 21 33 17 5 5 7 11 11 17 3 4 10 10 22 -12 33
20 Chapecoense 34 1 12 21 27 59 17 0 6 11 13 30 17 1 6 10 14 29 -32 15

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 Atlético Mineiro 34 23 6 5 55 24 17 15 1 1 36 9 17 8 5 4 19 15 31 75
2 Flamengo 34 20 7 7 66 31 17 12 1 4 29 13 17 8 6 3 37 18 35 67
3 Palmeiras 35 18 5 12 54 42 18 10 3 5 32 26 17 8 2 7 22 16 12 59
4 Corinthians 34 14 11 9 37 32 17 9 4 4 24 17 17 5 7 5 13 15 5 53
5 Fortaleza 34 15 7 12 41 41 17 9 4 4 23 18 17 6 3 8 18 23 0 52
6 Bragantino 34 13 13 8 50 40 17 6 8 3 26 19 17 7 5 5 24 21 10 52
7 Fluminense 35 14 9 12 34 34 18 10 5 3 21 14 17 4 4 9 13 20 0 51
8 Internacional 35 12 11 12 42 38 17 8 5 4 27 19 18 4 6 8 15 19 4 47
9 Ceara 34 10 16 8 36 34 17 9 6 2 22 13 17 1 10 6 14 21 2 46
10 America Mineiro 34 11 12 11 35 36 17 7 6 4 17 11 17 4 6 7 18 25 -1 45
11 Cuiaba 34 9 16 9 31 32 17 6 6 5 16 17 17 3 10 4 15 15 -1 43
12 Atletico PR 34 12 6 16 39 43 17 7 4 6 22 21 17 5 2 10 17 22 -4 42
13 Santos 34 10 12 12 30 38 17 8 5 4 18 13 17 2 7 8 12 25 -8 42
14 São Paulo 34 9 15 10 26 33 17 5 9 3 13 14 17 4 6 7 13 19 -7 42
15 Atletico GO 34 9 14 11 26 34 17 4 10 3 13 13 17 5 4 8 13 21 -8 41
16 Juventude 34 9 13 12 33 40 17 7 6 4 17 15 17 2 7 8 16 25 -7 40
17 Bahia 33 9 10 14 33 43 16 6 5 5 20 18 17 3 5 9 13 25 -10 37
18 Gremio 34 10 6 18 35 44 17 6 6 5 22 18 17 4 0 13 13 26 -9 36
19 Sport Recife 34 8 9 17 21 33 17 5 5 7 11 11 17 3 4 10 10 22 -12 33
20 Chapecoense 34 1 12 21 27 59 17 0 6 11 13 30 17 1 6 10 14 29 -32 15

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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.