Saturday , 26 September 2026

Fluminense FC vs São Paulo FC, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
Fluminense FC
1 – 2
Full Time
São Paulo FC
Sun 27 Dec 2020 · 00:00 UTC Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho HT 45' · FT 45+5'
Yuri 42' Y
Y 63' Luan
Nino 75' Y
Danilo Barcelos 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Fluminense FC vs São Paulo FC — Serie A at Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho.

Match Details

  • Referee Anderson Daronco
  • Referee Rafael da Silva Alves
  • Referee Michael Stanislau
  • Referee Joao Ennio Sobral
7 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 28 60
2 SE Palmeiras 28 57
3 CA Paranaense 28 49
4 Fluminense FC 28 48
5 EC Bahia 28 46
6 Cruzeiro EC 28 45
7 CA Mineiro 27 40
8 Santos FC 27 38
9 Coritiba FBC 28 38
10 RB Bragantino 27 36
11 São Paulo FC 27 36
12 Botafogo FR 28 35
13 EC Vitoria 28 33
14 SC Corinthians Paulista 28 32
15 Mirassol FC 28 32
16 CR Vasco da Gama 27 31
17 Gremio FBPA 28 29
18 SC Internacional 28 28
19 Clube do Remo 28 23
20 Chapecoense AF 27 18

Head-to-Head

8
6
6
Fluminense FC 20 games · Avg 2.8 goals São Paulo FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-27 Fluminense FC 1–2 São Paulo FC 2020-09-06 São Paulo FC 3–1 Fluminense FC 2019-11-07 São Paulo FC 0–2 Fluminense FC 2019-07-27 Fluminense FC 1–2 São Paulo FC 2018-09-02 São Paulo FC 1–1 Fluminense FC

Recent Form

Fluminense FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Dec São Paulo FC H 1–2 L
17 Dec AC Goianiense A 1–2 L
13 Dec CR Vasco da Gama A 1–1 D
05 Dec CA Paranaense H 3–1 W
30 Nov RB Bragantino H 0–0 D
22 Nov SC Internacional A 2–1 W
São Paulo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Dec Fluminense FC A 2–1 W
17 Dec CA Mineiro H 3–0 W
13 Dec SC Corinthians Paulista A 0–1 L
10 Dec Botafogo FR H 4–0 W
06 Dec SC Recife H 1–0 W
03 Dec Goiás EC A 3–0 W

Season Stats

Fluminense FC São Paulo FC
#4 Position #11
48 Points 36
28 Played 27
13 / 9 / 6 W / D / L 10 / 6 / 11
44 Scored 32
36 Conceded 30
+8 GD +2
1.71 PPG 1.33
46% Win % 37%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Fluminense FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
São Paulo FC this season

Fluminense FC are 4th (48 pts). São Paulo FC are 11th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fluminense FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
4/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
4/5
76+
14/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
São Paulo FC
0-15
5/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/9
61-75
5/2
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Fluminense FC
John Kennedy 9 G 1 A
Hulk 7 G 4 A
Agustin Canobbio 5 G 3 A
Luciano Acosta 4 G 5 A
Rodrigo Castillo 4 G 1 A
São Paulo FC
Luciano 8 G 1 A
Jonathan Calleri 8 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G
Artur Guimaraes 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Fluminense FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Sao Paulo FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Brenner makes it 0-1.
  • 20' Sao Paulo FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fluminense FC and Sao Paulo FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' Hernanes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Fluminense FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 42' Fluminense FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Vitor made 164 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' GOAL! Fred scores on 52.
  • 57' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' It is a substitution in Fluminense FC team. Marcos Paulo is replaced by Lucca on 60 minute.
  • 62' Sao Paulo FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pablo Felipe is hanging Luciano on the field on 62 minute.
  • 63' The referee calls foul for Luan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 68' 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.
  • 72' Brenner with the second goal in the match!
  • 73' Time for substitution for Fluminense FC. Wellington Silva is replaced by Caio Paulista.
  • 74' The whistle greets Luan as he departs to be replaced by Rodrigo Nestor.
  • 75' Nino picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' The 30-year-old Marcos Felipe has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 82' Hernanes gets the nod from Sao Paulo FC. He replaces Brenner and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Danilo Barcelos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 84.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Felippe Cardoso. He replaces Michel Araujo on 88 minute.
  • Fluminense FC will have plenty to reflect on. Sao Paulo FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Fluminense FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcao

São Paulo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Diniz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
German Cano 4
Agustin Canobbio 3
Reinaldo 3
Brenner 3
Patrick 2
Luciano Neves 2
Luciano 2
Robert Arboleda 2

Head to Head

2020-12-27 Fluminense FC 1–2 São Paulo FC 2020-09-06 São Paulo FC 3–1 Fluminense FC 2019-11-07 São Paulo FC 0–2 Fluminense FC 2019-07-27 Fluminense FC 1–2 São Paulo FC 2018-09-02 São Paulo FC 1–1 Fluminense FC

Fluminense FC Form

2020-12-27 Fluminense FC 1–2 São Paulo FC L 2020-12-17 AC Goianiense 2–1 Fluminense FC L 2020-12-13 CR Vasco da Gama 1–1 Fluminense FC D 2020-12-05 Fluminense FC 3–1 CA Paranaense W 2020-11-30 Fluminense FC 0–0 RB Bragantino D 2020-11-22 SC Internacional 1–2 Fluminense FC W

São Paulo FC Form

2020-12-27 Fluminense FC 1–2 São Paulo FC W 2020-12-17 São Paulo FC 3–0 CA Mineiro W 2020-12-13 SC Corinthians Paulista 1–0 São Paulo FC L 2020-12-10 São Paulo FC 4–0 Botafogo FR W 2020-12-06 São Paulo FC 1–0 SC Recife W 2020-12-03 Goiás EC 0–3 São Paulo FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Fluminense FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 São Paulo FC xG
I would bet for: Fluminense FC or São Paulo FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fluminense FC35% Draw29% São Paulo FC36%
Actual: São Paulo FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Fluminense FC or Draw
64%
Draw or São Paulo FC
65%
Fluminense FC or São Paulo FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fluminense FC27% Draw48% São Paulo FC25%
Actual: São Paulo FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Fluminense FC

Handicap Fluminense FC covers Push São Paulo FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Fluminense FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
São Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.