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São Paulo and Chapecoense meet at Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho, in a match for the 33rd round of Serie A. La Chapecoense won at home by (2-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 07-16-2017. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 7 matches. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the São Paulo presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Sao Paulo :
The home team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 43 points won, after 12 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Santos, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Atlético GO, by (0-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 27 conceded; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches São Paulo has won 6, tied 3 and lost 1, for which they have won 21 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (7 out of 16 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 14 of the last 16 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 32 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 15 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The São Paulo live a great moment in this final part of the Brazilian championship and each day has increased its chances of qualifying for the Copa Libertadores. Now, the team comes from three consecutive victories, period in which suffered only one goal, thus demonstrating a good defensive work. However, the good performance of that sector was not confirmed throughout the Brazilian championship, as it has one of the five defenses with the most goals suffered. Who comes guaranteeing the reasonable campaign of the team is the attack, which appears among the best in the competition, especially at home, being that it balanced the network in all the matches played in their domains. In their last match, the Paulista club showed a lot of quality in the change of passes and finished twice as many times as the opponent, thus achieving another three points. For this duel, the coach should not have great problems to choose the starting eleven.
Chapecoense-SC:
After 11 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses, the away team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 40 points won. In the last match, they have tied at home against Sport Recife by (1-1), after in the previous match they have tied tied in an away match against Atlético PR, by (0-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 13 goals scored and 13 suffered. In the last 10 away league matches Chapecoense has a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 14 points out of 30 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 32 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 17 matches in which they have conceded the first goal.
The Chapecoense does not live a bad moment in the Brazilian championship, since it is unbeaten for four days, period in which it managed to accumulate two consecutive victories, but it fell a bit of performance and now comes from two draws, which did not help to create a safe distance over the descent zone. On the last day, he was winning the Sport at home until the final minutes, when he committed the penalty and suffered the equalizer goal. Although he has suffered only one goal in the last three days, not always the defense managed to behave in this way, as it is among the four worst in the competition. As a visitor, the club of Santa Catarina has been doing a medium campaign and in that condition has good numbers in the attack. The coach will not have at his disposal Douglas, who is serving a suspension.
Sao Paulo vs Chapecoense-SC head to head matches
16.07.17 SA Chapecoense-SC Sao Paulo 2 : 0
20.11.16 SA Chapecoense-SC Sao Paulo 2 : 0
31.07.16 SA Sao Paulo Chapecoense-SC 2 : 2
17.09.15 SA Sao Paulo Chapecoense-SC 0 : 0
13.06.15 SA Chapecoense-SC Sao Paulo 0 : 1