São Paulo and Santos Clash in the San-São
São Paulo FC vs Santos FC - 16/07/2023
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There are 8 fixtures to be played in the Brazilian Serie A this weekend, including the San-São between São Paulo and Santos.
The match will be played on the 16th of July at the Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo and the hosts begin the weekend in 8th place on 22 points while the visitors are in 13th place on 16 points.
São Paulo come into the game on the back of a 2-1 victory at Palmeiras in the Copa do Brasil quarter final.
It was Palmeiras who opened the scoring in the 34th minute and led at half-time but São Paulo scored the equaliser shortly after the interval.
São Paulo struck their second goal in the 89th minute to progress to the semi-final.
The win at Palmeiras means São Paulo are undefeated in their 5 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
There have been wins at home over Tigre in the Copa Sudamericana, Fluminense in Serie A, and Palmeiras in the Copa do Brasil.
São Paulo also picked up a point in Serie A thanks to a 0-0 draw at RB Bragantino.
Trends show São Paulo are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 Serie A games.
They have not lost in 6 of their last 7 home league matches and have won all 6 of those undefeated games.
However, São Paulo have kept just a single clean sheet in their 5 most recent home Serie A fixtures.
Santos make the short journey to the Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo having beat Goiás 4-3 at home in Serie A last weekend.
It was a thrilling match and Santos were leading 3-1 at half-time.
However, Goiás came back in the second half to score two goals but in the fourth minute of added time, Santos were awarded a penalty which they converted to win the match.
The win over Goiás was the first victory in 13 attempts in all competitions for Santos.
They lost 3 of their previous 4 fixtures, with the defeats coming against Corinthians and Flamengo at home plus Cuiabá away in Serie A.
There was also a 0-0 draw at home against Blooming in the Copa Sudamericana.
Trends show Santos have recorded just 1 win from their 8 most recent Serie A games.
They have won only 1 of their last 7 Serie A matches on the road.
Team news: São Paulo have a significant injury list. Alan Franco, Lucas Beraldo, André Anderson, Welington, Talles Costa, Igor Vinícius, and Joao Moreira are among those in the treatment room.
Santos are without suspended goalkeeper Vladimir following his red card last week but he would have started on the bench.
Midfielder Alison has a knee injury and will not return until the end of the month.
São Paulo are the team in form and despite struggling to keep clean sheets at home in recent matches, should have enough to win this game. We expect to see both teams find the back of the net and a home win, meaning over 2.5 goals scored in total.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Br1
522720
1
2 - 1
2.54
21°
1.62
1.62
3.60
5.25
no
no
no
4 - 1(2 - 0)
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