Wednesday , 11 November 2026

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

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · 2020-21
São Paulo FC
1 – 0
Full Time
SC Recife
Sun 6 Dec 2020 · 19:00 UTC Estadio do Morumbi HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Y 34' Ricardinho
Y 35' Sander
Y 43' Iago Maidana
Juanfran 53' Y
Luan 64' Y
Y 75' Rafael Thyere
Dani Alves 90' Y
Robert Arboleda 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

São Paulo FC vs SC Recife — Serie A at Estadio do Morumbi.

Match Details

  • Referee Sidmar dos Santos Meurer
  • Referee Felipe Alan Costa de Oliveira
  • Referee Felipe Fernandes de Lima
  • Referee Thiago Duarte Peixoto

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CR Flamengo 34 76
2 SE Palmeiras 34 73
3 Cruzeiro EC 34 60
4 Fluminense FC 34 57
5 CA Paranaense 34 54
6 EC Bahia 34 53
7 CA Mineiro 34 50
8 RB Bragantino 34 47
9 Santos FC 34 47
10 São Paulo FC 34 44
11 Botafogo FR 34 42
12 Coritiba FBC 34 42
13 CR Vasco da Gama 33 41
14 Mirassol FC 34 40
15 SC Internacional 34 38
16 EC Vitoria 34 38
17 SC Corinthians Paulista 34 37
18 Gremio FBPA 34 37
19 Clube do Remo 34 29
20 Chapecoense AF 33 21

Head-to-Head

6
4
São Paulo FC 10 games · Avg 1.4 goals SC Recife
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-06 São Paulo FC 1–0 SC Recife 2020-08-23 SC Recife 0–1 São Paulo FC 2018-11-26 São Paulo FC 0–0 SC Recife 2018-08-12 SC Recife 1–3 São Paulo FC 2017-10-01 São Paulo FC 1–0 SC Recife

Recent Form

São Paulo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec SC Recife H 1–0 W
03 Dec Goiás EC A 3–0 W
28 Nov EC Bahia A 3–1 W
25 Nov Ceará SC A 1–1 D
22 Nov CR Vasco da Gama H 1–1 D
14 Nov Fortaleza EC A 3–2 W
SC Recife
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec São Paulo FC A 0–1 L
28 Nov Santos FC A 2–4 L
23 Nov AC Goianiense H 0–1 L
14 Nov CR Vasco da Gama H 0–2 L
08 Nov Ceará SC A 0–0 D
01 Nov CA Paranaense H 1–0 W

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
São Paulo FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

São Paulo FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
8/6
46-60
–/11
61-75
7/2
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

São Paulo FC
Jonathan Calleri 10 G 2 A
Luciano 9 G 1 A
Artur Guimaraes 4 G 1 A
Ferreira 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sao Paulo FC and SC Recife get this one started.
  • 5' SC Recife fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sao Paulo FC and SC Recife are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 13' What a strike from Luciano! The score is 1-0.
  • 18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Juanfran made 538 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 23' Tiago Volpi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 33' Igor Gomes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ricardinho.
  • 35' It’s a booking for SC Recife player. Sander gets a Yellow card.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sao Paulo FC that had 387 games and scored 422 goals.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Iago Maidana.
  • 46' The SC Recife bench stirs into life. Iago Maidana is withdrawn and Thiago Neves gets his opportunity.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 53' Controversy at the stadium! Juanfran argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 58' SC Recife started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
  • 60' It is a substitution in SC Recife team. Ronaldo is replaced by Betinho on 60 minute.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Luan.
  • 69' It’s high time Fernando Diniz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 74' Vitor gets the nod from Sao Paulo FC. He replaces Igor Gomes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' SC Recife receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Sao Paulo FC. Juanfran is replaced by Igor Vinicius.
  • 79' Pablo Felipe is replacing Luciano for the Sao Paulo FC side.
  • 83' A change in the SC Recife ranks — Marcao Almeida exits the field as Mikael enters on 83.
  • 88' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' Dani Alves has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sao Paulo FC 1-0 SC Recife.

Lineups

São Paulo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Diniz

SC Recife Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jair Ventura

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pablo Felipe 2
Santiago Trellez 1
Luciano 1
Jonathan Calleri 1
Marlone 1
Gabriel Sara 1
Diego Souza 1
Lucas Lima 1

Head to Head

2020-12-06 São Paulo FC 1–0 SC Recife 2020-08-23 SC Recife 0–1 São Paulo FC 2018-11-26 São Paulo FC 0–0 SC Recife 2018-08-12 SC Recife 1–3 São Paulo FC 2017-10-01 São Paulo FC 1–0 SC Recife

São Paulo FC Form

2020-12-06 São Paulo FC 1–0 SC Recife W 2020-12-03 Goiás EC 0–3 São Paulo FC W 2020-11-28 EC Bahia 1–3 São Paulo FC W 2020-11-25 Ceará SC 1–1 São Paulo FC D 2020-11-22 São Paulo FC 1–1 CR Vasco da Gama D 2020-11-14 Fortaleza EC 2–3 São Paulo FC W

SC Recife Form

2020-12-06 São Paulo FC 1–0 SC Recife L 2020-11-28 Santos FC 4–2 SC Recife L 2020-11-23 SC Recife 0–1 AC Goianiense L 2020-11-14 SC Recife 0–2 CR Vasco da Gama L 2020-11-08 Ceará SC 0–0 SC Recife D 2020-11-01 SC Recife 1–0 CA Paranaense W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.34 São Paulo FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 SC Recife xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
São Paulo FC55% Draw27% SC Recife18%
Actual: São Paulo FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

São Paulo FC or Draw
83%
Draw or SC Recife
45%
São Paulo FC or SC Recife
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
São Paulo FC33% Draw53% SC Recife14%
Actual: São Paulo FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.8%
1 – 1
13.2%
2 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
8%
3 – 0
4.8%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 2
3.2%
2 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
1.6%

Asian Handicap — São Paulo FC

Handicap São Paulo FC covers Push SC Recife covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 25% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

São Paulo FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
SC Recife keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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