Corinthians vs São Paulo: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Corinthians played against São Paulo in Serie A (Brazil). The game was played on November 20, 2025. Final score: 3:1.

Recent form

Corinthians has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.80 points per game. São Paulo has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Corinthians scores 1.06 goals per game and allows 1.15. São Paulo scores 1.12 and allows 1.09. Games in this league average 2.45 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 48% of Corinthians's games and 39% of São Paulo's. The Over 2.5 rates are 39% and 36%, compared with league averages of 47% for BTTS and 44% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

São Paulo has the higher season xG average, 1.32 to 1.22 per game. Corinthians takes 11.2 shots per game, while São Paulo takes 12.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Corinthians leads at halftime in 18% of its games and scores 0.73 goals per game after halftime. São Paulo leads at halftime in 36% and scores 0.52 after halftime.

When the teams score

Corinthians's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (11 goals). For São Paulo, it is minutes 76-90+ (12 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie A games average 2.45 goals. Both teams score in 47% of games, and 44% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
2 : 1
Second half

Game stats

46Possession (%)54
CorinthiansSão Paulo
13Shots6
CorinthiansSão Paulo
4Shots on target2
CorinthiansSão Paulo
0xG0
CorinthiansSão Paulo
4Corners5
CorinthiansSão Paulo
0Dangerous attacks0
CorinthiansSão Paulo
15Fouls17
CorinthiansSão Paulo
1Cards2
CorinthiansSão Paulo

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

CorinthiansSão Paulo
1.06Goals scored / game1.12
CorinthiansSão Paulo
1.15Goals allowed / game1.09
CorinthiansSão Paulo
55%Average possession52%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
3.52Shots on target / game3.7
CorinthiansSão Paulo

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.24Shots per game12.48
CorinthiansSão Paulo
3.52Shots on target3.7
CorinthiansSão Paulo
9.4%Shot conversion9%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
55%Possession52%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
1.22xG for1.32
CorinthiansSão Paulo
1.27xG against1.39
CorinthiansSão Paulo

Shooting quality

Corinthians: BalancedSão Paulo: Balanced
CorinthiansSão Paulo
Accuracy (shots on target)31%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Corinthians is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / game - Corinthians · 1.4 pts / game - São Paulo

Corinthians
WWWLL
Season result split
33% W27% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-9-13
1.27 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-4-5
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.23BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
São Paulo
LWWDL
Season result split
36% W27% R36% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-9-12
1.36 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-5-7
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LWLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

São Paulo is 6% better for: goals scored per game.

1.06 goals / game - Corinthians · 1.12 goals / game - São Paulo

São Paulo is 6% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.15 goals / game - Corinthians · 1.09 goals / game - São Paulo

Corinthians scoring profile: strong

Corinthians scores in 73% of games (24 of 33 meczów), while São Paulo keeps a clean sheet in 33% (11 of 33 meczów).

São Paulo scoring profile: strong

São Paulo scores in 64% of games (21 of 33 meczów), while Corinthians keeps a clean sheet in 33% (11 of 33 meczów).

35Goals scored (season)37
CorinthiansSão Paulo
38Goals conceded (season)36
CorinthiansSão Paulo
2.21Average goals per game2.21
CorinthiansSão Paulo
5Goals scored (last 5)6
CorinthiansSão Paulo
3Goals conceded (last 5)6
CorinthiansSão Paulo

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal64%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
18%2 goals45%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
12%3 goals3%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
3%4 goals0%
CorinthiansSão Paulo

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal67%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
39%2 goals33%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
6%3 goals9%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
3%4 goals0%
CorinthiansSão Paulo

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

12%BTTS at half-time15%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
0%BTTS in both halves6%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
15%Scored in both halves24%
CorinthiansSão Paulo

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
20%BTTS - last 520%
CorinthiansSão Paulo

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
27%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
CorinthiansSão Paulo

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
9%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
CorinthiansSão Paulo

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

São Paulo is 68% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.94 pts / game - Corinthians · 1.58 pts / game - São Paulo

Corinthians - half-time state
18% leading39% draw42% trailing
São Paulo - half-time state
36% leading48% draw15% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.94Points per game (1st half)1.58
CorinthiansSão Paulo
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.61
CorinthiansSão Paulo
0.7Goals conceded (1st half)0.36
CorinthiansSão Paulo
1.03Average goals (1st half)0.97
CorinthiansSão Paulo
52%Clean sheet before half-time70%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
70%No goal before half-time55%
CorinthiansSão Paulo

After half-time (2nd half)

1.61Points per game (2nd half)1.12
CorinthiansSão Paulo
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.52
CorinthiansSão Paulo
0.45Goals conceded (2nd half)0.73
CorinthiansSão Paulo
1.18Average goals (2nd half)1.24
CorinthiansSão Paulo
67%Clean sheet after half-time42%
CorinthiansSão Paulo
42%No goal after half-time58%
CorinthiansSão Paulo

Corinthians - second-half results

39% W42% R18% P
31
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.94
PPG before half-time
Lead holding183%

Leads at halftime in 18% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

São Paulo - second-half results

24% W39% R36% P
52
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.58
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 36% of games and wins 36%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Corinthians - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.20
Goals scored / game0.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game0.61.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
São Paulo - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.00
Goals scored / game0.80.4
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.41.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Corinthians
ScoredConceded
2
6
0-15
6
4
16-30
3
13
31-45
5
5
46-60
8
2
61-75
11
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

São Paulo
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
5
2
16-30
8
6
31-45
3
7
46-60
2
10
61-75
12
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.21
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-10%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Corinthians

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
116%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

São Paulo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
113%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie A).

Teams vs league

CorinthiansLigaSão Paulo
Average goals per game 2.212.45 2.21
Both teams scored 48%47% 39%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 39%44% 36%
Clean sheets 33%30% 33%
Goal before half-time 67%70% 61%
Goal after half-time 73%74% 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.45
Average goals per game
47%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.47
Home goals / game
0.99
Away goals / game
+48%
Home attack advantage
+33%
Home defensive advantage
+25%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. CorinthiansYellow cardBreno de Souza Bidon
  2. São PauloYellow cardCédric Ricardo Alves Soares
  3. São PauloYellow cardAlisson Euler de Freitas Castro
  4. CorinthiansGoalMemphis Depay

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Anderson DaroncoMatches officiated: 21
4.81Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 256%Home wins24%Draws19%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Corinthians's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against São Paulo. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

São Paulo FC
2 : 0
SC Corinthians Paulista

FAQ

What was the result of Corinthians vs São Paulo?

The Serie A match finished Corinthians 3:1 São Paulo. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Corinthians vs São Paulo?

Corinthians score 1.06 goals per game on average and São Paulo 1.12. The Serie A average is 2.45 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 48% of Corinthians's matches and 39% of São Paulo's.

What form are Corinthians and São Paulo in?

Over the last 5 games Corinthians have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and São Paulo 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Corinthians vs São Paulo?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Corinthians vs São Paulo: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.