São Paulo will host visitors Juventude at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo in this Serie A clash on Sunday.
All São Paulo v Juventude match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
São Paulo
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São Paulo, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-0 Copa do Brasil triumph versus Palmeiras.
Fewer than three goals per match were scored during 5 of the past 6 fixtures where São Paulo have been involved. Breaking down the goal attribution in this period, opposition teams scored an aggregate of 5 while São Paulo totted up 5. That aside, we will just have to wait and see whether the trend will be maintained in this game.
Coming into this clash, São Paulo are unbeaten in the league by Juventude in their previous 2 matches.
Juventude
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After being beaten in their last game against Atlético Goianiense in Serie A competition, Juventude will be aiming to make amends here.
In that game, Juventude managed 35% possession and 5 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Juventude was Rodrigo Soares (23'). For their opponents, Atlético Goianiense had 26 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Airton (59'), Wellington Rato (63') and Leo Pereira (86') scored for Atlético Goianiense.
Looking at their form, and Juventude have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 11 goals overall. Defensively, Juventude have some weaknesses to address.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Juventude:
- are winless against São Paulo in games played away from home for the previous 6 matches in the league. Not good.
- are without a win away from home in their last 3 league matches.
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Head to head
Looking at their past head to head meetings stretching back to 03/08/2007 shows that São Paulo have won 3 of these games & Juventude 1, with the number of drawn results being 2.
A total of 18 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 11 for Tricolor Paulista and 7 belonging to Juve. That is an average goals per game value of 3.
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Team News: São Paulo
Talles Costa (Sprained ankle), Walce (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Alisson (Inflamed ligaments of the knee), Robert Arboleda (Ankle Fracture), Andrés Colorado (Thigh muscle rupture), Luan (Hamstring Injury), Gabriel Sara (Injury to the ankle), Nikão (Bruised Ankle) and Caio (Medial Collateral Ligament Tear) won’t be available for São Paulo manager Rogério Ceni.
It seems likely that Tricolor Paulista will probably line up in a 3-5-2 system featuring Jandrei, Miranda, Léo, Diego Costa, Igor Vinícius, Igor Gomes, Rodrigo Nestor, Gabriel Neves, Reinaldo, Jonathan Calleri and Patrick.
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Team News: Juventude
From a largely healthy squad, there’s just a single fitness worry for the Juventude gaffer Eduardo Baptista to contend with. Guilherme Parede (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) misses out for this game.
We’re of the thinking that Juve appear most likely to play in a 4-3-3 system, going with César, Rodrigo Soares, Thalisson, Rafael Forster, Paulo Henrique, Chico, Jadson, Jean Irmer, Óscar Ruiz, Ricardo Bueno and Capixaba.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that São Paulo will probably get the goals that they need when they meet Juventude, who could well find it tough finding the net themselves.
Our tip is for a fairly comfortable 2-0 margin for São Paulo at the end of the match.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
23:39 21/06/2022
🏟️ Team Focus:
São Paulo
Formed: 1930
Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (67,428)
Captain: João Miranda
Chairman: Julio Casares
Manager: Rogério Ceni
Competitions: Serie A position 5, Copa do Brasil (Round of 16), Copa Sudamericana (Round of 16)
⭐ Key Player: Luciano
Regularly playing in the Striker position, Luciano was born in Anápolis, Brazil. Having played his first senior match for Atlético Goianiense in the 2012 season, the goalscoring Forward has struck 3 league goals in the Série A 2022 campaign so far from a total of 10 appearances.