Sunday , 16 August 2026

Fluminense FC vs Sao Paulo FC, Serie A 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2021
Fluminense FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Sao Paulo FC
Sun 12 Sep 2021 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Igor Gomes
Fred 57' Y
Nino 58' Y
Luccas Claro 72' Y
Y 76' Miranda
Y 80' Emiliano Rigoni
Andre 85' Y
Y 87' Gabriel Neves
Raul Bobadilla 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Fluminense FC vs Sao Paulo FC — Serie A .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SE Palmeiras 23 48
2 CR Flamengo 21 42
3 CA Paranaense 23 41
4 Fluminense FC 23 38
5 EC Bahia 22 33
6 Cruzeiro EC 22 33
7 RB Bragantino 22 32
8 SC Corinthians Paulista 22 32
9 Coritiba FBC 23 31
10 Botafogo FR 21 30
11 CA Mineiro 21 29
12 Sao Paulo FC 22 27
13 EC Vitoria 22 26
14 Gremio FBPA 21 25
15 SC Internacional 22 23
16 Mirassol FC 21 23
17 Santos FC 21 22
18 CR Vasco da Gama 21 22
19 Clube do Remo 22 22
20 Chapecoense AF 21 10

Head-to-Head

8
6
6
Fluminense FC 20 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sao Paulo FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-12 Fluminense FC 2–1 Sao Paulo FC 2021-05-30 Sao Paulo FC 0–0 Fluminense FC 2020-12-27 Fluminense FC 1–2 Sao Paulo FC 2020-09-06 Sao Paulo FC 3–1 Fluminense FC 2019-11-07 Sao Paulo FC 0–2 Fluminense FC

Recent Form

Fluminense FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Sao Paulo FC H 2–1 W
08 Sep Chapecoense AF A 2–1 W
02 Sep EC Juventude H 1–1 D
30 Aug EC Bahia H 2–0 W
23 Aug CA Mineiro H 1–1 D
15 Aug SC Internacional A 2–4 L
Sao Paulo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Fluminense FC A 1–2 L
29 Aug EC Juventude A 1–1 D
22 Aug SC Recife A 1–0 W
15 Aug Gremio FBPA H 2–1 W
07 Aug CA Paranaense A 2–1 W
31 Jul SE Palmeiras H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Fluminense FC Sao Paulo FC
#4 Position #12
38 Points 27
23 Played 22
10 / 8 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 6 / 9
34 Scored 27
28 Conceded 26
+6 GD +1
1.65 PPG 1.23
43% Win % 32%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Fluminense FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Sao Paulo FC this season

Fluminense FC are 4th (38 pts). Sao Paulo FC are 12th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fluminense FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
3/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
1/3
76+
9/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sao Paulo FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
–/8
61-75
3/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Fluminense FC
John Kennedy 9 G 1 A
Agustin Canobbio 4 G 2 A
Luciano Acosta 3 G 4 A
Jefferson Savarino 3 G 2 A
Rodrigo Castillo 3 G 1 A
Sao Paulo FC
Jonathan Calleri 7 G 1 A
Luciano 6 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G
Artur Guimaraes 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Fluminense FC and Sao Paulo FC get this one started.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fluminense FC and Sao Paulo FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nino made 389 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Fluminense FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sao Paulo FC backline.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Fluminense FC in their trying to find a way past Sao Paulo FC's compact .
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fluminense FC that had 389 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 35' Lucas Felipe Calegari needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 36' Igor Gomes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' It’s high time Marcao made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Sao Paulo FC make a change. Pablo Felipe trudges off to be replaced by Vitor Bueno on 46 minutes.
  • 50' Goal! Nino scores his 11 goal in 389 matches.
  • 55' Fluminense FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 57' Fluminense FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 58' The referee shows Fluminense FC player a Yellow card on 58.
  • 60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Reinaldo makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 65' The travelling Sao Paulo FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 66' What a strike from Luiz Henrique! The score is 2-1.
  • 71' The Sao Paulo FC manager makes a substitution. Luan Santos departs to be replaced by Martin Nicolas Benitez.
  • 72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Luccas Claro.
  • 76' Sao Paulo FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Sao Paulo FC! Emiliano Rigoni comes on to replace Antonio Galeano.
  • 80' That is a Yellow card for Sao Paulo FC. Emiliano Rigoni will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' A change in the Fluminense FC ranks — Luiz Henrique exits the field as Samuel Xavier enters on 84.
  • 85' That is a Yellow card for Fluminense FC. Andre will be fuming at that decision.
  • 87' Gabriel Neves was booked on 87.
  • 90' Raul Bobadilla is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' David Braz is replacing Caio Paulista for the Fluminense FC side.
  • Fluminense FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Fluminense FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcao

Sao Paulo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-09-12 Fluminense FC 2–1 Sao Paulo FC 2021-05-30 Sao Paulo FC 0–0 Fluminense FC 2020-12-27 Fluminense FC 1–2 Sao Paulo FC 2020-09-06 Sao Paulo FC 3–1 Fluminense FC 2019-11-07 Sao Paulo FC 0–2 Fluminense FC

Fluminense FC Form

2021-09-12 Fluminense FC 2–1 Sao Paulo FC W 2021-09-08 Chapecoense AF 1–2 Fluminense FC W 2021-09-02 Fluminense FC 1–1 EC Juventude D 2021-08-30 Fluminense FC 2–0 EC Bahia W 2021-08-23 Fluminense FC 1–1 CA Mineiro D 2021-08-15 SC Internacional 4–2 Fluminense FC L

Sao Paulo FC Form

2021-09-12 Fluminense FC 2–1 Sao Paulo FC L 2021-08-29 EC Juventude 1–1 Sao Paulo FC D 2021-08-22 SC Recife 0–1 Sao Paulo FC W 2021-08-15 Sao Paulo FC 2–1 Gremio FBPA W 2021-08-07 CA Paranaense 1–2 Sao Paulo FC W 2021-07-31 Sao Paulo FC 0–0 SE Palmeiras D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 Fluminense FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Sao Paulo FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fluminense FC46% Draw28% Sao Paulo FC26%
Actual: Fluminense FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Fluminense FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Sao Paulo FC
54%
Fluminense FC or Sao Paulo FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fluminense FC31% Draw48% Sao Paulo FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Fluminense FC

Handicap Fluminense FC covers Push Sao Paulo FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Fluminense FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Sao Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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