Predicted Edge

Sao Paulo v Corinthians

Sao Paulo won 2 of the last 510th0–0Corinthians won 1 of the last 517th

Match statistics

Full-time statistics
Sao Paulo Corinthians
19Shots18
5Shots on target4
6Corners8
13Fouls16
5Yellow cards3
0Red cards2
3Offsides1
417Passes349
55%Possession %45%
1.79xG1.24
Over 1.5
62%
Over 2.5
34%
Over 3.5
15%
Both score
41%
Model pick
Sao Paulo 44%
Likely score
1-0 15%
Expected goals
1.22 – 0.84

Advised bets

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Edge strength 3 of 5

Sao Paulo -0.25

1.80Bet365 · fair 1.69 · qualifies at 1.74+ · 2.00u
Why this price?

Back Sao Paulo -0.25 on the Asian handicap at 1.80 with Bet365 — Sao Paulo must win by more than 0.25 goals.

Our model puts the chance at 52% and the bookmakers' own consensus, margin removed, at 64%; we judge it at 59%, weighting the market more than the model, which is a fair price of 1.69. The offered 1.80 implies only 56%, so the price is 6.6% better than our estimate says it should be. That gap is the edge.

Stake 2.00 units of a 100-unit bank: the size follows the edge (a quarter-Kelly fraction), never more than 2 units.

Projected goals: Sao Paulo 1.22, Corinthians 0.84.

The edge is an estimate and carries model error; it can be wrong, and a losing run is normal.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
MarketSelectionOursFairBest priceImpliedGap
Match resultSao Paulo44.3%2.262.60 Bet36538.5%+5.8
Match resultDraw30.8%3.243.20 Bet36531.3%-0.4
Match resultCorinthians24.9%4.023.85 Betano26.0%-1.1
Total goalsOver 1.561.8%1.621.50 Bet36566.7%-4.9
Total goalsUnder 1.538.2%2.623.00 Bet36533.3%+4.9
Total goalsOver 2.534.1%2.932.50 Bet36540.0%-5.9
Total goalsUnder 2.565.9%1.521.57 Betano63.7%+2.2
Total goalsOver 3.515.5%6.465.00 Bet36520.0%-4.5
Total goalsUnder 3.584.5%1.181.22 Bet36582.0%+2.6
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — Yes40.8%2.452.05 Bet36548.8%-8.0
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — No59.2%1.691.80 Bet36555.6%+3.6

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a pick is only published where the gap clears our bar after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

Sao Paulo favoured against Corinthians

Our model makes Sao Paulo 44% to win this Brasileirão Série A fixture, with the draw at 31% and Corinthians at 25%. The goal projection is 1.22 for Sao Paulo against 0.84 for Corinthians — a clear edge to Sao Paulo on expected output. A combined 2.06 goals points to a low-scoring, tight affair, which puts over 2.5 at 34% and both teams to score at 41%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-0 at 15%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. Note that even our favoured side is under 45% to win outright, so this is a fixture where the draw does a lot of work and confident calls are not warranted. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores
1-0 15%
1-1 14%
0-0 13%
0-1 10%
2-0 9%

This season

Season records for Sao Paulo and Corinthians
Sao Paulo Corinthians
34Played34
12-8-14W-D-L9-10-15
1.29Pts / game1.09
1.15Goals for / game1.06
1.15Goals against / game1.24
38%Over 2.544%
56%BTTS56%
24%Clean sheets35%
24%Failed to score24%
10-4-3Home record6-4-7
2-4-11Away record3-6-8
D1StreakD1

2026 league matches only, computed from results on record. Sao Paulo · Corinthians

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
16.6Shots20.0
4.7Shots on target5.6
7.9Corners7.1
2.57Cards3.33
14.1Fouls13.1
52Possession %55
1.37xG1.56
7 matchessample7 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
15.0Shots14.1
4.1Shots on target5.6
5.3Corners3.3
2.90Cards3.02
13.0Fouls15.0
48Possession %45
1.08xG1.59
7 matchessample7 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
Sao PauloMetricCorinthians
1.00Goals scored1.20 (better)
1.20 (better)Goals conceded2.60
1.64 (better)Expected goals (xG)1.58
Big chances
4.40Shots on target5.40 (better)
16.40Total shots17.40 (better)
Touches in opp. box
7.60Corners7.60
50.8Possession %55.8 (better)
463Passes481 (better)
Tackles
14.60Fouls12.60 (better)
1.00 (better)Offsides1.80
Throw-ins
2.20 (better)Yellow cards3.20
0.00Red cards0.00

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to head

Full record →
Sao Paulo wins
1
Draws
1
Corinthians wins
2
Goals / game
2.75
Over 2.5
50%
Both score
50%
Brasileirão Série A table
League table
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4Fluminense341699+1357Fluminense won 2 of the last 5
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6Bahia3414119+553Bahia won 2 of the last 5
7Atletico-MG3414812+450Atletico-MG won 2 of the last 5
8RB Bragantino3413813+547RB Bragantino won 3 of the last 5
9Santos34121111+147Santos won 1 of the last 5
10Sao Paulo3412814044Sao Paulo won 2 of the last 5
11Botafogo3411914-742Botafogo won 2 of the last 5
12Coritiba3411914-1142Coritiba won 1 of the last 5
13Vasco DA Gama3311814-741Vasco DA Gama won 2 of the last 5
14Mirassol34101014-940Mirassol won 2 of the last 5
15Internacional3491114-438Internacional won 2 of the last 5
16Vitoria3410816-1638Vitoria won 0 of the last 5
17Corinthians3491015-637Corinthians won 1 of the last 5
18Gremio3491015-937Gremio won 2 of the last 5
19Remo3461117-2029Remo won 1 of the last 5
20Chapecoense-sc334920-3521Chapecoense-sc won 1 of the last 5