It's time to decide the outcome of the Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 meeting between São Paulo and Universidad Católica. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
It's quite the trip for Universidad Católica when visiting São Paulo as the cities are 3200 kilometers apart.
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.
São Paulo form and stats
São Paulo are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games.
São Paulo are returning here after visiting Atlético GO and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Luciano (2) scored the goal(s). The forward Luciano was declared "man of the match" for Paulo with a rating of 8.4/10. Luciano scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
There will be little rest for São Paulo after this match as they are travelling to Atletico Mineiro for a Serie A game in only three days.
A decent goal production from São Paulo in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. From these home matches, São Paulo have conceded only 6 goals.
Universidad Católica form and stats
Universidad's mission in Copa Sudamericana last season failed in the quarter-finals against Velez Sarsfield.Universidad Católica have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-0-6 (7 played).
219 minutes! That's how long the Universidad Católica goalkeeper Sebastian Andres Perez Kirby and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The club members enjoyed Universidad's previous fixture versus Coquimbo Unido, a 2-0 win played at home. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three games in a row for the away team? The answer is Zampedri and that is solid stuff!
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Universidad Católica have another match away from home in just four sleeps, a Primera Division fixture against Union Espanola. A rough itinerary for them!
The visiting Universidad Católica have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 7 games. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Universidad concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also played each other earlier on this season: Universidad Católica - São Paulo 2-4. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - three - zero (São Paulo wins - draws - Universidad Católica wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 5 red cards from the last five encounters.Top Goalscorers
  F. Zampedri 12 goals |   J. Calleri 9 goals |  L. da Rocha Neves 5 goals |
São Paulo missing players
Universidad Católica missing players
| São Paulo | Universidad Católica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 41 | 21 | Scored | S | 13 | 31 | ||
| 23 | 6 | Conceded | C | 24 | 41 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| 3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 12.8 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 30% | ||
| 10.4 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Atletico PR | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Internacional | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | São Paulo | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Botafogo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Santos | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 11 | Avaí | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Coritiba | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | America Mineiro | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 | Bragantino | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Ceara | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Atlético GO | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 17 | Goias | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 18 | Cuiabá | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Juventude | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 11 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 30 |
| 2 | Ñublense | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Union Espanola | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Cobresal | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Curico Unido | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 6 | Huachipato | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 7 | Palestino | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Universidad Católica | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | Everton | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | O'Higgins | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Universidad Chile | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -2 | 20 |
| 12 | Audax Italiano | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | La Serena | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 17 |
| 14 | Unión La Calera | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 14 |
| 15 | Coquimbo Unido | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -15 | 12 |
| 16 | Antofagasta | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 11 |
