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Sao Paulo vs. Chapecoense Match Preview Article
Welcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sao Paulo and Chapecoense, taking place on Thursday, 12 March 2026, at Estádio do MorumBIS in São Paulo.
Sao Paulo, Recent Form
Having secured a 1-0 away win against Coritiba in their latest league match, Sao Paulo will have a positive feeling ahead of this match. They achieved 58% possession in that match and had 9 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Coritiba's tally of 18 efforts at goal, 2 of which were on target.
Manager Hernan Crespo will be pleased with his team's performances recently, having only conceded 3 in their last 6 games, while still managing to score a respectable 9 goals. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games but have only managed to keep 2 clean sheets in those games.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
Chapecoense, Recent Form
Chapecoense had to settle for a share of the spoils in their last match, which ran out a 3-3 draw against Coritiba. In that game they had 51% possession and managed 21 attempts on goal, with 8 on target, compared to Coritiba who had 13 attempts and 5 on target.
Manager Gilmar Dal Pozzo will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 10 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 8 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
There will be mixed feelings from Verdão do Oeste, having been undefeated in their last 6 away league games, but drawn the last 3 of these games.
Sao Paulo vs. Chapecoense Head to head
In the most recent meeting between these teams, they both managed to find the net, but the game finished in a 1-1 draw.
Away from home, Verdão do Oeste have shipped at least one goal to Sao Paulo in each of their previous 5 league matches against them.
The last 2 league meetings between these teams have ended in a draw, but Sao Paulo may still feel they have the upper hand, given they have not lost any of their last 4 league encounters with Chapecoense.