Athletico Paranaense vs Sao Paulo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th July 2024

When Sao Paulo come to Independencia for the Serie A match on Thursday, Athletico Paranaense will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Athletico Paranaense are placed fiveth with 22 points after 13 matches. Sao Paulo occupy a position as sixth in the league on 21 points.

Separated only by a narrow margin, a win for Sao Paulo in their upcoming Serie A clash will see them swap positions with Athletico Paranaense. Thus, a highly competitive match surely awaits at Independencia.

Athletico Paranaense go into their next Serie A match, scoring a humble average of 1.1 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding eight. That amounts to an average of 0.8 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Sao Paulo scored 15 goals, conceded 11 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

It finished all square on when Athletico Paranaense last faced Sao Paulo. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 21/10.

Athletico Paranaense vs Sao Paulo Prediction

Athletico Paranaense Form

Athletico Paranaense hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Corinthians resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 2-0 defeat against Cruzeiro, before beating Vitoria by 0-1. Athletico Paranaense won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Serie A, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored seven goals and conceded three times.

Standards are high at a club like Athletico Paranaense and as such the season is so far going according to plan.

Sao Paulo Form

Sao Paulo look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Vasco da Gama, they were left empty-handed in a 4-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Criciuma in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 3-1 win against Bahia in their most recent outing. Sao Paulo won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and ten scored.

Ambitions are high for Sao Paulo, and winning the title is still possible, but they need to raise their level to achieve the highest prize.

Sao Paulo and Athletico Paranaense are almost always cautious, when going toe-to-toe with each other, which makes under 2.5 goals the value bet this coming Thursday.

Athletico Paranaense earned five points from their last three matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed one wins, following four goals scored while also conceding two. From their last three games against teams in the top six, Sao Paulo secured four points and one wins. They conceded three goals while scoring four themselves. Athletico Paranaense have a record of six wins, four draws and three defeats in the Serie A this season. Sao Paulo have a record of six wins, three draws and four defeats in the Serie A.

Athletico Paranaense vs Sao Paulo Squads

Athletico Paranaense Squad

Juca will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Sao Paulo from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Bento Krepski (0/7), Gabriel Pereira (0/0), Leonardo Linck (0/6), Mycael (0/0), Felipinho (0/6), Fernando (0/3), Kaique Rocha (0/13), Leonardo Godoy (1/10), Luan Patrick (0/0), Lucas Belezi (0/0), Lucas Esquivel (0/12), Madson (0/10), Marcos Andre Paulino Maia (0/0), Thiago Heleno (0/10), Alex Santana (0/4), Andrey (0/0), Bernardo Benitez (0/0), Bruno Zapelli (0/12), Christian Cardoso (1/8), Erick (1/13), Fernandinho (1/12), Gabriel (0/2), Jader Barbosa (0/0), Mateo Gamarra (0/5), Nikao (1/9), Tomas Cuello (1/10), Ze Vitor (0/0), Agustin Canobbio (2/6), Dudu (0/0), Gonzalo Mastriani (4/11), Jaja (0/0), Julimar (0/0), Kayke Evaristo (0/0), Lucas Di Yorio (0/3), Pablo (2/11), Petterson (0/0).

Sao Paulo Squad

Below is the full team squad of Sao Paulo. The manager Zubeldia will pick his starting XI against Athletico Paranaense from these players:

Jandrei (0/6), Rafael (0/7), Young (0/0), Alan Franco (0/9), Igor Vinicius (0/12), Joao Moreira (0/0), Matheus Belem (0/0), Nahuel Ferraresi (1/4), Patryck (0/3), Rafinha (0/0), Robert Arboleda (1/11), Sabino (0/0), Welington (0/11), Alisson (1/12), Andre (2/9), Damian Bobadilla (1/5), Diego (0/12), Felipe Negrucci (0/0), Giuliano Galoppo (0/8), James Rodriguez (0/0), Jhegson Mendez (0/0), Lizeiro (0/0), Luiz Gustavo (0/7), Pablo Maia (0/3), Rodrigo Huendra (0/2), Rodrigo Nestor (0/9), Erick (0/5), Ferreira (3/10), Jonathan Calleri (3/12), Juan (0/7), Lucas Moura (2/7), Luciano Neves (5/11), Michel Araujo (0/11), Wellington Rato (0/5), William Gomes (0/0).

Athletico Paranaense vs Sao Paulo Team News

Athletico Paranaense might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Sao Paulo. Agustin Canobbio, Lucas Esquivel and Bento Krepski can't be called up by the Athletico Paranaense-manager, with both serving a ban.

Fernando sit this one out for Athletico Paranaense due to an injury.

Sao Paulo face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Thursday against Athletico Paranaense. Damian Bobadilla, James Rodriguez, Nahuel Ferraresi and Rafael can't be called upon by Sao Paulo, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Athletico Paranaense vs Sao Paulo Lineups

Athletico Paranaense vs Sao Paulo H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Athletico Paranaense played Sao Paulo. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Sao Paulo have been the dominant force winning five matches against Athletico Paranaense. The bookies have Sao Paulo to win this match at best price odds of 12/5.

Athletico Paranaense vs Sao Paulo Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only three times in the last ten matches Athletico Paranaense took on Sao Paulo. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/13 with the bookies.

Athletico Paranaense vs Sao Paulo Betting Tips

Athletico Paranaense won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Independencia. They drew two and lost two as well, while Sao Paulo won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three. Athletico Paranaense kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while, Sao Paulo have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games away from home.

Less than 2.5 goals came out three times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Athletico Paranaense managed an average of 0.6 goals, with Sao Paulo averaging 1.2 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Athletico Paranaense’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Sao Paulo, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.