EC Vitoria vs Sao Paulo FC, Serie A 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
EC Vitoria vs Sao Paulo FC — Serie A at Barradao.
- EC Vitoria 16 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- Sao Paulo FC 17 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Anderson Daronco
- Assistant 1 Rafael da Silva Alves
- Assistant 2 Joverton Wesley de Souza Lima (Brazil)
7 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 SE Palmeiras 17 38 2 CR Flamengo 16 31 3 Fluminense FC 17 30 4 CA Paranaense 17 27 5 RB Bragantino 17 26 6 Coritiba FBC 17 26 7 Sao Paulo FC 17 25 8 EC Bahia 16 23 9 Cruzeiro EC 17 23 10 Botafogo FR 16 22 11 EC Vitoria 16 22 12 SC Internacional 17 21 13 Gremio FBPA 17 21 14 CA Mineiro 17 21 15 SC Corinthians Paulista 17 21 16 CR Vasco da Gama 17 20 17 Santos FC 17 18 18 Mirassol FC 16 16 19 Clube do Remo 17 15 20 Chapecoense AF 16 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Sao Paulo FC H 2–0 W 05 Apr Chapecoense AF A 1–1 D 01 Apr Cruzeiro EC A 0–3 L 22 Mar Mirassol FC H 1–0 W 19 Mar Gremio FBPA A 0–2 L 14 Mar CA Mineiro H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr EC Vitoria A 0–2 L 04 Apr Cruzeiro EC H 4–1 W 01 Apr SC Internacional A 1–1 D 22 Mar SE Palmeiras H 0–1 L 18 Mar CA Mineiro A 0–1 L 15 Mar RB Bragantino A 2–1 W Season Stats
EC Vitoria Sao Paulo FC #11 Position #7 22 Points 25 16 Played 17 6 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 6 20 Scored 23 22 Conceded 19 -2 GD +4 1.38 PPG 1.47 38% Win % 41% Key Stats
30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history41% Clean Sheets
EC Vitoria this season28% Clean Sheets
Sao Paulo FC this seasonEC Vitoria are 11th (22 pts). Sao Paulo FC are 7th (25 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
EC Vitoria0-151/–16-303/–31-451/746-601/–61-753/–76+3/5■ Scored ■ ConcededSao Paulo FC0-153/–16-302/331-451/246-60–/361-752/276+4/4■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
EC VitoriaCarlos Rene 4 G 1 A Renato Kayzer 3 G 1 A Gabriel Baralhas 2 G 3 A Sao Paulo FCLuciano 6 G 1 A Jonathan Calleri 6 G 1 A Ferreira 4 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Sao Paulo FC gets underway.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cedric, as he is very good at scoring at Barradao with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' EC Vitoria is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' It’s high time Roger Machado made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marcos Antonio suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 35' Goal! Caca scores his 6 goal in 245 matches.
- 37' The referee calls foul for Marcos Antonio. He receives a card.
- 42' EC Vitoria is showing some good football. However, EC Vitoria are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 47' EC Vitoria started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
- 52' It looks like no one’s ball. EC Vitoria is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 54' That looks like a foul for a card for Lucas Ramon.
- 57' Cedric has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cauly on 57 minute.
- 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. EC Vitoria needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 66' Gonzalo Tapia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andre Silva on 66 minute.
- 71' EC Vitoria manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Carlos Rene is hanging Renato Kayzer on the field on 71 minute.
- 75' EC Vitoria player sees a card in front of him.
- 76' Perivan is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
- 78' Another change for Sao Paulo FC made on 78 minute. Danielzinho leaves to be changed by Lucca Marques.
- 83' What a strike from Ramon! The score is 2-0.
- 87' Gabriel Baralhas is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
- 88' Another change for EC Vitoria made on 88 minute. Gabriel Baralhas leaves to be changed by Ronald.
- 89' The referee calls foul for Rafael Toloi. He receives a card.
- The final score is 2-0.
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Lineups
EC Vitoria Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 25
- 33
- 36
- 79
- 13
- 44
- 1
- 6
- 45
- 10
- 95
Bench
- 22
- 17
- 11
- 5
- 31
- 8
- 12
- 18
- 88
- 28
- 20
- 91
Coach Jair VenturaSao Paulo FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 37
- 80
- 2
- 8
- 28
- 13
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17
Andre Silva ↓ Gonzalo Tapia 66'
- 11
- 19
- 23
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94
Danielzinho ↓ Lucca Marques 78'
Bench
- 33
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21
Cedric ↑ 57'
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18
Wendell ↑ 66'
- 31
- 30
- 4
- 56
- 54
- 46
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14
Gonzalo Tapia ↑ 66'
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45
Lucca Marques ↑ 78'
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34
Perivan ↑ 57'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Nene 2 Nene 2 Luciano 2 Nahuel Ferraresi 1 Alerrandro 1 Erick 1 William da Silva 1 Caca 1 Head to Head
EC Vitoria Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.29 EC Vitoria xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.04 Sao Paulo FC xGI would bet for: EC Vitoria or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: EC Vitoria winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.33Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 68% 32% ± 2.5 41% 59% ± 3.5 21% 79% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
EC Vitoria or Draw 73%Draw or Sao Paulo FC 56%EC Vitoria or Sao Paulo FC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: EC Vitoria win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14%0 – 0 11.9%1 – 0 11.3%0 – 1 8.9%2 – 1 8.1%2 – 0 Actual1 – 2 6.6%0 – 2 5.1%2 – 2 4.4%3 – 1 3.5%3 – 0 3.3%1 – 3 2.3%Asian Handicap — EC Vitoria
Handicap EC Vitoria covers Push Sao Paulo FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 22% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 17% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
EC Vitoria keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

