São Paulo vs Corinthians prediction and preview

São Paulo vs Corinthians

Serie A · Thursday 5 November 2026, 00:30 UTC

São Paulo · Corinthians

São Paulo welcome Corinthians on Thursday 5 November 2026 (00:30 UTC) in Serie A.

São Paulo come into the game with a L-D-W-W-L run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Corinthians's recent sequence reads W-L-D-L-L. Over their last 6, São Paulo have scored 1.2 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Corinthians average 1.3 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: São Paulo won 4, 4 games were drawn and Corinthians won 2. Those games averaged 2.9 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 8. The most recent meeting, on 10 May 2026, ended Corinthians 3-2 São Paulo.

São Paulo list 5 absentees, including Marcos Antônio (injury), Domingos Duarte (injury) and Sabino (suspension). Marcos Antônio has featured heavily in recent matches. Corinthians list 7 absentees, including Matheuzinho (suspension), Raniele (injury) and Zakaria Labyad (injury). Matheuzinho and Raniele have featured heavily in recent matches. Raphael Claus is the appointed referee. Across 58 earlier matches in our data the average is 4.2 yellow cards per game and 0.2 penalties per game, and home sides won 41% of those games.