It's game one of two in the Copa Libertadores as São Paulo host Palmeiras. This is a Quarter-finals fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Paulo and Palmeiras.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
São Paulo form and stats
São Paulo participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the group stage.São Paulo's results here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo in the Serie A have been very modest with 1 victory, 4 draws and 2 defeats. 4W-3D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Libertadores for São Paulo.
A strong away win for Paulo against Athletico PR the last match, as Pablo (2) were on target. Pablo, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 8.72 (out of 10). Pablo scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that match, a Copa do Brasil win away at Vasco da Gama.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Gremio in only four days. This game is also played here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo.
Paulo aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo in the league, with only 5 goals from 7 games. Paulo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.
Palmeiras form and stats
Palmeiras's mission in Copa Libertadores last season failed in the finals.4-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Palmeiras in their Serie A matches away. When we have look at the Copa Libertadores statistics, we find 7W-0D-1L. This is both home and away.
Palmeiras failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie A home match vs Fortaleza that ended with defeat 2-3. The attacker Willian got a match rating of 7.23 in that game. Willian scored one goal and hit one key pass. Late heartbreak for Palmeiras in the Fortaleza match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.
Ahead of that match was the Serie A away draw versus São Paulo that ended 0-0.Palmeiras has another fixture away, a Serie A game, against Atletico Mineiro in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Palmeiras are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Palmeiras are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - six - one (Paulo wins - draws - Palmeiras wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Vasconcelos Lopes 5 goals |  W. Gomes de Siqueira 4 goals | R. Cavalcante Veiga 3 goals |
São Paulo missing players
Palmeiras missing players
| São Paulo | Palmeiras | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 35 | 22 | Scored | S | 15 | 42 | ||
| 26 | 9 | Conceded | C | 7 | 22 | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12.2 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 14.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 31% | ||
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 32 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| 6 | Athletico PR | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Ceara | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Santos | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Atletico GO | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 19 |
| 10 | Bahia | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 11 | Corinthians | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Fluminense | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Juventude | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 14 | Sport Recife | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Internacional | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 16 | São Paulo | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Cuiaba | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 11 |
| 19 | Gremio | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 4 |