Corinthians, Recent Form

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In the aftermath of a 3-0 away mauling at the hands of Botafogo, the Corinthians team will need to refocus and rebuild confidence among the team.  During that encounter they had 47% possession and had 12 attempts on goal with 4 on target, while their opponents hit 6 of their 16 shots on goal.  

It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 5 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 11 goals shipped and valuable points dropped.  They have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games.  

It's been a bad run of form of late for them, having racked up 4 losses and only a single victory in their last 6 league matches, so they'll need to turn things around if they want to start climbing the table.  

Sao Paulo, Recent Form

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Last time out for São Paulo resulted in a perhaps unsurprising 0-0 draw against Fortaleza in a match they really wanted to win.  In that game they had 56% possession and managed 13 attempts on goal, with 1 on target, compared to Fortaleza who had 16 attempts and 2 on target.  

Although they have only shipped 3 goals in their past 6 matches, they have taken a relatively modest return of points from those games, primarily due to an indifferent return at the other end with 11 goals netted in those 6 matches.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games whilst also keeping a clean sheet in 4 of those games.  

They've drawn their last 2 league games away from home, but their search for a league win on the road extends even further having gone 3 consecutive games without grabbing all 3 points.  

Luciano da Rocha Neves will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for São Paulo.