📊 Form Guide

Vitoria

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Vitoria won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 1-0 Copa do Brasil defeat in their last game at the hands of Botafogo.

In that game, Vitoria had 45% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. Botafogo got 15 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Carlos Eduardo (65') was the scorer for Botafogo.

Over their preceding six games, Leo Condé's Vitoria have hit the target a total of 5 times which gives them an average number of goals per match equal to 0.83.

Taking a look at their past results, Vitoria:

• have not won against São Paulo in their previous 4 league games.
• are without a win at home for the past 2 league matches.

São Paulo

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São Paulo head into the match after a 1-3 Copa do Brasil win against Águia de Marabá in their last match.

For São Paulo, goals were scored by Juan (37', 41') and Luiz Gustavo (64').

A series of steadfast performances from the São Paulo defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their last 6 outings overall. During the same period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 9.

Going into this one, São Paulo are undefeated by Vitoria in games played away from home for the previous 2 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A glance at their past head to head meetings going back to 15/06/2016 shows us that Vitoria have won 1 of these & São Paulo 5, with the tally of drawn results standing at 0.

A sum of 13 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 3 for Leão da Barra and 10 created by Tricolor Paulista. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

The previous league game featuring the two was Serie A match day 31 on 26/10/2018 and the score finished Vitoria 0-1 São Paulo.

In that match, Vitoria managed 60% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 3 on target.

On the other side, São Paulo had 14 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Bruno Alves (37') scored.

The match was refereed by Leandro Vuaden.

ℹ️ Team News: Vitoria

The Vitoria boss Leo Condé will be grateful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever before this match thanks to a fully healthy group to choose from.

We think that Leão da Barra should employ a 3-4-2-1 formation for this game, utilising Lucas Arcanjo, Zeca, Bruno Uvini, Wagner Leonardo, Willean Lepo, Dudu, Willian Oliveira, Patric Calmon, Matheuzinho, Jean Mota and Alerrandro.

📰 Team News: São Paulo

São Paulo manager Luis Zubeldía has not got a full squad to pick from. James Rodríguez (Muscle injury), Wellington Rato (Hamstring injury), Luiz Gustavo (Achilles tendon problems), João Moreira (Muscle injury), Rafinha (Leg injury) and Lucas Moura (Injury to the ankle) will not be playing here.

It’s our belief that Tricolor Paulista will likely play in a 3-5-2 system by sending out Rafael, Nahuel Ferraresi, Robert Arboleda, Alan Franco, Igor Vinícius, Alisson, Damián Bobadilla, Luciano, Michel Araújo, Jonathan Calleri and André Silva.

✨ Prediction

We believe that Vitoria will really need to work well to breach the defence of this São Paulo team who we think should end up scoring and staying ahead.

With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a good battle with a 0-1 winning score for São Paulo at the end of the 90 minutes.

A close call.

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Victor Martins, 18:08 05/05/2024