Corinthians vs Sao Paulo

20 November 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Anderson Daronco

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Y. Alberto 31’ (pen), 89’
  • M. Depay 84’
  • G. Tapia 54’

Match summary

Corinthians saw off Sao Paulo 3-1. Corinthians led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Y. Alberto put Corinthians ahead from the penalty spot in the 31st minute. In the second half, G. Tapia equalised with a header in the 54th minute, M. Depay put Corinthians back in front in the 84th minute, and Alberto made it 3-1 in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Corinthians created 2.01 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Sao Paulo's 0.31 from 6.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
13 Shots 6
4 Shots on target 2
4 Corners 5
325 Passes 389
81.5% Pass accuracy 80.7%
9 Tackles 15
15 Fouls 17
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Corinthians Sao Paulo
Kick-off
B. Bidon
10’
24’
C. Soares
B. BidonVAR: No penalty
27’
Y. AlbertoPenalty1-0 (Corinthians)
31’
Half-time1-0
46’
G. TapiaPatryck
G. NegãoShot on target
46’
Second half underway
50’
P. MaiaShot on target
51’
Alisson
54’
G. TapiaHeader1-1 (Sao Paulo)
M. DepayG. Negão
63’
VitinhoA. Carrillo
63’
65’
D. BobadillaAlisson
65’
N. FerraresiR. Tolói
A. LuizJ. Martínez
81’
M. DepayRight foot shot2-1 (Corinthians)
84’
Y. AlbertoLeft foot shot3-1 (Corinthians)
89’
CharlesB. Bidon
90+1’
Á. RomeroY. Alberto
90+1’
Full-time3-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 0.31 31’ Y. Alberto (Corinthians), 1-0 31’ 54’ G. Tapia (Sao Paulo), 1-1 54’ 84’ M. Depay (Corinthians), 2-1 84’ 89’ Y. Alberto (Corinthians), 3-1 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 0.31 31’ Y. Alberto (Corinthians), 1-0 Alberto 31’ 54’ G. Tapia (Sao Paulo), 1-1 Tapia 54’ 84’ M. Depay (Corinthians), 2-1 Depay 84’ 89’ Y. Alberto (Corinthians), 3-1 Alberto 89’
Corinthians 2.01 xGSao Paulo 0.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sao Paulo attacking Corinthians attacking 
31’ Y. Alberto (Corinthians), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 89’ Y. Alberto (Corinthians), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 84’ M. Depay (Corinthians), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 49’ C. Soares (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 46’ G. Negão (Corinthians), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 26’ A. Carrillo (Corinthians), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 19’ Matheuzinho (Corinthians), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ G. Tapia (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 72’ G. Henrique (Corinthians), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ N. Ferraresi (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Alisson (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ M. Bidu (Corinthians), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ G. Henrique (Corinthians), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Ferreira (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Y. Alberto (Corinthians), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ M. Depay (Corinthians), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Vitinho (Corinthians), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Matheuzinho (Corinthians), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ P. Maia (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Y. Alberto (Corinthians), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 89’ Y. Alberto (Corinthians), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 84’ M. Depay (Corinthians), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 49’ C. Soares (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 46’ G. Negão (Corinthians), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 26’ A. Carrillo (Corinthians), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 19’ Matheuzinho (Corinthians), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ G. Tapia (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 72’ G. Henrique (Corinthians), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ N. Ferraresi (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Alisson (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ M. Bidu (Corinthians), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ G. Henrique (Corinthians), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Ferreira (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Y. Alberto (Corinthians), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ M. Depay (Corinthians), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Vitinho (Corinthians), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Matheuzinho (Corinthians), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ P. Maia (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Corinthians 5-3-2 Starting XI
Longo
Matheuzinho
Pedro
Henrique
Angileri
Bidu
Martínez 81’
Carrillo 63’
Bidon 90’
Negão 63’
Alberto 2 90’
Sao Paulo 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Rafael
Tolói 65’
Franco
Sabino
Soares
Maia
Gustavo
Patryck 46’
Alisson 65’
Luciano
Ferreira

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
F. Longo
90′ 1 1 20 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Matheuzinho
90′ 2 4 – 4 – 27 2 – – –
J. Pedro
90′ 1 – – 2 1 45 2 – – –
G. Henrique
90′ – 2 – 3 2 44 – – – –
F. Angileri
90′ 1 – – 1 – 41 3 – – –
M. Bidu
90′ – 3 – 6 – 23 – – – –
Midfielders4 players
J. Martínez Taken off
81′ – – 23 1 0.03 – – 3 4 1 –
A. Carrillo Taken off
63′ – – 23 – 0.00 – 1 – 1 – –
B. Bidon Taken off
89′ – – 30 2 0.01 – 1 4 1 2 –
A. Luiz Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 2 1 0.00 – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards4 players
G. Negão Taken off
63′ – – 1 1 0.09 0.24 – 4 1 15 –
Y. Alberto Taken off
89′ 2 – 3 2 1.25 0.02 – 5 2 14 –
M. Depay Came on as a substitute
27′ 1 – 2 1 0.35 0.08 1 3 – 9 –
Vitinho Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 1 – 0.02 0.02 – 2 – 8 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Corinthians WWWLL
Sao Paulo LWWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sao Paulo 2-0 Corinthians, 20 Jul 25 Next meeting: Corinthians 3-2 Sao Paulo, 10 May 26  All Corinthians vs Sao Paulo meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.