Corinthians vs Sao Paulo Predictions

Sunday’s Brazilian Serie A derby action sees local rivals Corinthians and Sao Paulo going blow for blow. The hosts arrive as favourites to claim the bragging rights on offer in front for their own fans.

It’s been a good week for Corinthians and they came into this game in good spirits. Poor showings had the side under pressure but they’ve really stepped things up, first winning away at Athletico PR in domestic action last weekend, prior to comfortably dispatching of Venezuelans Deportivo Lara 2-0 in a midweek Copa Sudamericana affair.

Back under the watch of 2017 title winning boss Fabio Carille, Timao are hoping for a successful year and currently standing 8th with 8 points from 5 games, they’ve got off to a solid, if unspectacular, start to the season overall. Nonetheless, a win in this match would really raise confidence levels and unbeaten in 9 home matches against Sao Paulo, of which they’ve won 6, their prospects of achieving one certainly look bright.

Meanwhile, Sao Paulo’s week has gone the opposite way, in that they came into it in excellent shape but are now somewhat under pressure after two poor performances. Tricolor first drew a Serie A home clash with Bahia 0-0 and then lost 1-0 at home to the same opponents in midweek in the Brazilian Cup.

Said results have seen Sao Paulo lose all of the momentum they had been generating and though they are still 3rd in the table with 11 points to their name, they don’t arrive for this game in confident mood. Most concerning about their showings have been how poor they’ve looked going forward and they will certainly have to improve in that regard if they are to secure a positive result from this game.

Ultimately, this is a derby Corinthians tend to dominate when at home and they appear well placed to secure victory once again on Sunday. They are in good shape at home, have played well in their recent matches and face a Sao Paulo team that has let its standards drop in recent outings.

All things considered, we’re more than happy to back a Corinthians win in this fixture and feel the hosts have more than enough to get the job done. They’ve won 4 of their last 6 home games and have conceded just once in their last 5 outings as hosts and that leads us to believe that a 1-0 home win could well be on the cards.