Sport Recife - São Paulo Football prediction

Sport Recife and São Paulo are fighting at the Adelmar da Costa Carvalho Stadium in a match for the 18th matchday of Serie A. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the away team, which has won 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last eight games . The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 10-10-2017, ended with the victory of Sao Paulo by (1-0). In this meeting the home factor could play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Review of Sport Recife

The home team is currently in 12th place with 20 points, after 5 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate game, lost out against Flamengo by (4-1). In the latter, they drew at home against Chapecoense by (1-1). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium. For the championship, Sport Recife won 13 points in 24 chances, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the last 8 games that played in his stadium. In his home games there are some frequent results: 0-0 (4 out of 8 matches) and 1-1 (3 out of 8 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In the 17 games he played in this event, he only managed 1 turnaround in 10 games in which he suffered the first goal. There have been 1 period in the last 17 home games for all competitions: they conceded 5 of their 11 goals in the minutes (76'-90 ').

Analysis of São Paulo

After 10 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, the visiting team is in 1st place, having won 35 points. In the last game, he beat Vasco da Gama at home (2-1), having won the previous game in a game against Cruzeiro (0-2). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium. For the championship, São Paulo had 15 points in 27 chances, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 9 games they played as a visitor. His attack has scored regularly, having scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition.