Sao Paulo vs Athletico Paranaense Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st June 2023

Sao Paulo come up against visiting side Athletico Paranaense in a Serie A fixture this coming Thursday at Morumbi.

Sao Paulo rank eight with 15 points to their name from ten matches, while visitors Athletico Paranaense rank seven in the table on 16 points.

Sao Paulo are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Athletico Paranaense and odds favour them to pull it off.

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

Athletico Paranaense scored 14 goals, conceded 13 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Athletico Paranaense won 1-0 the last time, they faced Sao Paulo, who won the match before that, when Sao Paulo claimed a 4-0 win.

Sao Paulo vs Athletico Paranaense Prediction

Sao Paulo Form

In their last three matches, Sao Paulo lost 1-3 against Sport Recife, 2-1 against Gremio and 0-2 against Palmeiras. Sao Paulo managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 11 goals and conceded six times.

Sao Paulo have already squandered enough points to put themselves under pressure, if they are to challenge for the title seriously in the Serie A this season.

Athletico Paranaense Form

Athletico Paranaense look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining seven points. They ran out 1-0 and 1-0 winners against Botafogo RJ and Libertad, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against America MG, who claimed a point in a 2-2 draw. In their last six Serie A away matches, Athletico Paranaense failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn two and lost three, scoring six while also conceding nine times.

For whatever reason, Athletico Paranaense and Sao Paulo usually find goals tough to come by, when facing each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals our call here.

Sao Paulo have taken three points from their last four games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of four goals to six. Athletico Paranaense scored seven goals and conceded seven in their last four games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. This earned them three wins and nine points. Sao Paulo claimed four wins, three draws as well as three defeats in the Serie A this season. Athletico Paranaense have a record of five wins, one draw and four defeats in the Serie A.

Sao Paulo vs Athletico Paranaense Squads

Sao Paulo Squad

The 61-year-old Junior will select the starting eleven against Athletico Paranaense from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season:

Felipe Alves (0/0), Jandrei (0/0), Mathias Leandro (0/0), Rafael (0/10), Young (0/0), Alan Franco (0/0), Igor Vinicius (0/0), Joao Moreira (0/0), Lucas Beraldo (1/8), Luis Orejuela (0/0), Nahuel Ferraresi (0/0), Nathan Mendes (0/1), Patryck (0/2), Rafinha (0/8), Rai Ramos (0/4), Robert Arboleda (0/6), Welington (0/0), Alisson (0/10), Andre Anderson (0/0), Caio Paulista (0/10), David (1/4), Diego (0/4), Felipe Negrucci (0/0), Gabriel Falcao (0/0), Gabriel Neves (0/9), Giuliano Galoppo (0/0), Jhegson Mendez (0/2), Luan Santos (0/5), Pablo Maia (2/10), Palmberg (0/0), Pedrinho (0/0), Rafael (0/0), Rodrigo Huendra (0/4), Rodrigo Nestor (1/7), Thalles (0/0), Caio Matheus (0/0), Erison (0/0), Gabriel Maioli (0/0), Jonathan Calleri (4/9), Juan (1/5), Luciano Neves (2/10), Luizinho (0/0), Marcos Paulo (0/0), Michel Araujo (0/0), Wellington Rato (0/9).

Athletico Paranaense Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Athletico Paranaense players that the manager Paulo Turra will choose from for the upcoming game:

Bento Krepski (0/10), Emersonn (0/0), Gabriel Pereira (0/0), Leonardo Linck (0/0), Mycael (0/0), Arthur Zanella (0/0), Derik (0/0), Fernando (0/0), Joao Vitor (0/0), Kaique Rocha (0/0), Khellven (0/7), Leonardo (0/0), Madson (0/7), Matheus Felipe (0/3), Murilo (0/0), Pedrinho (0/4), Thiago Heleno (0/9), Vialle (0/0), Vinicius Kaue (0/0), Ze Ivaldo (0/0), Alex Santana (0/0), Ataide (0/0), Bryan Garcia (0/1), Christian Cardoso (3/8), Erick (1/9), Fernandinho (0/0), Hugo Moura (0/0), Joao Pedro (0/0), Leo Cittadini (0/3), Marlos (0/0), Pedro Henrique (1/7), Reinaldo (0/0), Tomas Cuello (0/5), Vitor Bueno (0/7), Agustin Canobbio (0/0), Bissoli (0/0), David Terans (0/6), John Mercado (0/0), Jonathan (0/0), Julimar (0/0), Luciano Arriagada (0/0), Marcelo Cirino (0/0), Pablo (1/8), Renan (0/0), Romulo Cruz (0/0), Thiago (0/0), Vitor Roque (0/0), Willian (0/0).

Sao Paulo vs Athletico Paranaense Team News

Sao Paulo are as close to an entire squad as they can with only one player unavailable for the side which faces Athletico Paranaense.

Sidelined with an injury, Sao Paulo can't field Caio Matheus on Thursday against Athletico Paranaense.

Athletico Paranaense have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Sao Paulo at Morumbi.

Marcelo Cirino nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Athletico Paranaense.

Sao Paulo vs Athletico Paranaense Lineups

Sao Paulo vs Athletico Paranaense H2H

Sao Paulo claimed a 4-0 win, while Athletico Paranaense answered back with a 1-0 win in their two most recent meetings. Sao Paulo seem to have a great read on Athletico Paranaense, winning five times of the previous ten matches in the Serie A. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 4/5.

Sao Paulo vs Athletico Paranaense Results

In two of the previous ten matches between Sao Paulo and Athletico Paranaense both teams scored.

Sao Paulo vs Athletico Paranaense Betting Tips

Jonathan Calleri managed to hit the target twice recently for Sao Paulo, while Willian, added two strikes in Serie A for Athletico Paranaense in his last six outings.

Of their 10 most recent games at Morumbi across all tournaments, Sao Paulo won six times, drew two and lost two. Athletico Paranaense won two of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing two and losing six. Sao Paulo kept a clean sheet six times in their previous 10 matches at Morumbi hoping to do so again this coming Thursday. Athletico Paranaense kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Sao Paulo managed an average of one goal, with Athletico Paranaense averaging 0.4 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Sao Paulo’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Athletico Paranaense's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.