📏 Form Guide

São Paulo

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São Paulo prepare for this fixture following on from a 2-2 Serie A drawn match against Botafogo.

In that game, São Paulo had 43% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For São Paulo, the goalscorers were Ferreira (21') and André Silva (45'). At the other end, Botafogo got 22 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Jefferson Savarino (24') and Igor Jesus (84') scored for Botafogo.

Luis Zubeldía's São Paulo have managed to score 6 times in their preceding half-dozen outings. The tally of goals that have been scored against them in those same games amounts to 5.

Their previous form shows that São Paulo:

• have not been beaten in the league by Santos in their last 2 games.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches at home.
• have not won at home in their last 4 league matches. Their fans aren't happy.

Santos

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Santos head into the clash following a 2-0 Serie A win vs Atlético Mineiro in their most recent game.

In that game, Santos had 37% possession and 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Santos, the scorers were Zé Ivaldo (24') and Álvaro Barreal (27'). Atletico Mineiro had 16 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target.

Looking at their form, and Santos have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 9 goals in all. Defensively, Santos just haven’t been too solid at all. Such a pattern might not be sustained into this next game, of course.

Looking at their past form shows that Santos:

• have not emerged victorious against São Paulo when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 league games.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 3 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels dating back to 20/06/2021, both clubs have shared the honours with São Paulo winning 2 of those games, Santos 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.

A combined total of 13 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 7 of them for Tricolor Paulista and 6 coming from Peixe. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.17.

The last league meeting between the two was Serie A match day 34 on 12/11/2023 when it ended Santos 0-0 São Paulo.

That day, Santos managed 30% possession and 11 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.

At the other end, São Paulo had 13 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Raphael Claus.

ℹ️ Team News: São Paulo

Luiz Gustavo (Lung contusion), Young (Foot injury), Pablo Maia (Inner ankle ligament tear), Jonathan Calleri (Cruciate ligament injury), Oscar (Hamstring injury) and Lucas Moura (Knee problems) will be missing for São Paulo manager Luis Zubeldía.

📰 Team News: Santos

Santos manager César Sampaio has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Souza (Injury to the ankle), Hyan (Inner ligament stretch of the knee), Yeferson Soteldo (Hamstring injury), Zé Rafael (Vertebral injury), Aderlan (Cruciate ligament surgery) and Neymar (Hamstring injury) are not ready for selection.

💡 Prediction

We believe that Santos will likely be able to get a goal against this São Paulo outfit, although it probably won’t quite be enough to avoid defeat.

We can see both teams to score in a 2-1 win for São Paulo when all is said and done. It’s a very tough call.

Andre Moura, 18:12 20/04/2025