Corinthians vs Sao Paulo

3 - 1
🕒 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:30 Europe/London 📍 Neo Química Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Anderson Daronco 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Corinthians 12 · Sao Paulo 8
Referee Stats
23 matches · 4.30 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.30
Reds avg 0.35
Penalties avg 0.39
Over 4.5 cards 52%
Home wins 57%
Draws 26%
Away wins 17%
How the match was won
  • Corinthians outshot their opponent (13-6).
  • Sao Paulo controlled possession (55%).
  • Corinthians had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Corinthians (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-6-5

Goals For / Against

27 / 18
Avg: 1.42 / 0.95

Points

30
Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

4
Sao Paulo (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

16 / 30
Avg: 0.84 / 1.58

Points

17
Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie A fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.58
PPG
0.89
1.42
GF
0.84
0.95
GA
1.58
47%
O2.5
42%
53%
BTTS
37%
58%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Corinthians rank12th
Sao Paulo rank8th
Corinthians points47
Sao Paulo points51
Corinthians: #12 · 47 pts · GD -5
29 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sao Paulo: #8 · 51 pts · GD -4
25 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Corinthians last 5 home

D D W L W
Points8/15
Weighted index47
Goals8-5
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sao Paulo last 5 away

L L L W L
Points3/15
Weighted index13
Goals3-13
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Corinthians trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 16%

Sao Paulo trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Corinthians score at home79%
Corinthians clean sheet at home37%
Sao Paulo score away53%
Sao Paulo clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Corinthians score first58%
Corinthians win after scoring first64%
Sao Paulo score first37%
Sao Paulo win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Corinthians 50% · Sao Paulo 17%
Avg first goal minute: Corinthians 28.0' · Sao Paulo 33.1'

Vs league average

Corinthians score at home1.42 vs 1.53
Corinthians concede at home0.95 vs 1.00
Sao Paulo score away0.84 vs 1.00
Sao Paulo concede away1.58 vs 1.53
Corinthians score 7% below league average, while Sao Paulo score 16% below league average.
Defensive side: Corinthians are 5% below league average at home, and Sao Paulo are 3% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Corinthians goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
16-30 7
46-60 6
61-75 5
0-15 4
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 3
46-60 3
16-30 2
61-75 2

Sao Paulo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
46-60 7
61-75 7
0-15 5
31-45 5
16-30 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
2
Total Shots
13
6
Shots off Goal
7
0
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
7
4
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Ball Possession
45%
55%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
15
17
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
321
393
Passes Accurate
265
316
Passes %
83%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
10'
10' Breno
24'
24' Cédric Soares
27'
27' VAR
Breno
Penalty confirmed
31'
31' Goal · 1-0
Yuri Alberto
Penalty
46'
46' Patryck
1st substitution · For: G. Tapia
51'
51' Alisson
54'
54' Goal · 1-1
G. Tapia
Normal Goal · Assist: Cédric Soares
63'
63' Guilherme Inácio
1st substitution · For: M. Depay
63'
63' A. Carrillo
2nd substitution · For: Vitinho
65'
65' R. Tolói
2nd substitution · For: N. Ferraresi
65'
65' Alisson
3rd substitution · For: D. Bobadilla
81'
81' J. Martínez
3rd substitution · For: Andre
84'
84' Goal · 2-1
M. Depay
Normal Goal
89'
89' Goal · 3-1
Yuri Alberto
Normal Goal
90+1'
90+1' Breno
4th substitution · For: Charles
90+1'
90+1' Yuri Alberto
5th substitution · For: Á. Romero

Corinthians vs Sao Paulo 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Corinthians beat Sao Paulo 3-1 on Thursday, 20 November 2025 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Anderson Daronco. It was played at Neo Química Arena.

First half: Breno received a yellow card for Corinthians at 10'. Cédric Soares received a yellow card for Sao Paulo at 24'. VAR intervened at 27' for Corinthians (Penalty confirmed). Corinthians took the lead at 31' when Yuri Alberto scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0.

Second half: Sao Paulo made their 1st substitution at 46', with Patryck replacing G. Tapia. Alisson received a yellow card for Sao Paulo at 51'. Sao Paulo leveled the score at 54' when G. Tapia scored, with the assist credited to Cédric Soares, making the score 1-1. Corinthians made their 1st substitution at 63', with Guilherme Inácio replacing M. Depay. Corinthians made their 2nd substitution at 63', with A. Carrillo replacing Vitinho. Sao Paulo made their 2nd substitution at 65', with R. Tolói replacing N. Ferraresi. Sao Paulo made their 3rd substitution at 65', with Alisson replacing D. Bobadilla. Corinthians made their 3rd substitution at 81', with J. Martínez replacing Andre. Corinthians took the lead at 84' when M. Depay scored, making the score 2-1. Corinthians extended the lead at 89' when Yuri Alberto scored, making the score 3-1. Corinthians made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with Breno replacing Charles. Corinthians made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with Yuri Alberto replacing Á. Romero.

Corinthians used 5 substitutions while Sao Paulo used 3 substitutions. Corinthians got 1 yellow card, while Sao Paulo got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Corinthians outshot their opponent (13-6).
  • Sao Paulo controlled possession (55%).
  • Corinthians had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games23
Home Wins6
Draws9
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals10 (43.5%)
BTTS16 (69.6%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins6
Draws6
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals5 (41.7%)
BTTS9 (75.0%)

Corinthians vs Sao Paulo Head-to-Head History by Season