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Sao Paulo v Fortaleza : Serie A match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 3rd May, 01:30 BST, Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, São Paulo

the Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo faithful welcome Fortaleza's travelling contingent on Saturday morning, as Luis Francisco Zubeldía's Sao Paulo clash with Juan Pablo Vojvoda's charges in the Serie A. Recent form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and the best odds are all shown below. We're here to give you everything you need to place an intelligent bet. We're tipping under 3.5 goals, but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

This match should deliver some entertainment, but don't count on an all-time classic. Under 3.5 goals is our prediction, meaning that 3 goals is the absolute maximum we'll see during the standard 90 minutes. The best odds on that outcome are just below, followed by recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Sao Paulo are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 54% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.75.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sao Paulo
54%
4/5
6%
-
Draw
26%
5/2
6%
-
Fortaleza
20%
15/4
13%
-
Sao Paulo 1-0
15%
9/2
21%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1
8%
-
Sao Paulo 2-0
11%
6/1
22%
-
Draw 0-0
10%
13/2
21%
-
Sao Paulo 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
-
Fortaleza 1-0
8%
17/2
21%
-
Sao Paulo 3-0
6%
12/1
24%
-
Fortaleza 2-1
5%
16/1
13%
-
Sao Paulo 3-1
5%
16/1
13%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
20/1
40%
-
Fortaleza 2-0
3%
20/1-
Sao Paulo 4-0
2%
33/1-
Sao Paulo 3-2
2%
33/1
31%
-
Sao Paulo 4-1
2%
40/1
21%
-
Fortaleza 3-1
1%
40/1
21%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
27/20
18%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
4/7
13%
-
Home 1st Goal
55%
8/15
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
39%
21/10
13%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
13/2
21%
-
BTTS - Yes
44%
6/5
22%
-
BTTS - No
56%
8/13
17%
-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
15/4
19%
-
BTTS - Draw
16%
9/2
22%
-
BTTS - Away Win
8%
10/1
29%
-
Home/draw
80%
1/6
4%
-
Away/draw
46%
1/1
9%
-
Home/away
74%
2/7
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
4/9
11%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
7/4
21%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
7/2
29%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
1/5
8%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
9/1
43%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/16
4%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
20/1
40%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/66
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/12
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
7/1
16%
-
Home DNB
72%
3/10
4%
-
Away DNB
38%
12/5
13%
-
Sao Paulo win to nil
34%
13/8
19%
-
Fortaleza win to nil
12%
6/1-
Sao Paulo / Sao Paulo
29%
15/8
7%
-
Sao Paulo / Fortaleza
2%
40/1
21%
-
Sao Paulo / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Sao Paulo
19%
10/3
9%
-
Draw / Fortaleza
9%
17/2
12%
-
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4
5%
-
Fortaleza / Sao Paulo
3%
25/1
13%
-
Fortaleza / Fortaleza
10%
15/2
31%
-
Fortaleza / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
-
Win / draw / win form
6
Sao Paulo have not lost in 6 consecutive league games
Sao Paulo 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
6
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Fortaleza 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Fortaleza have beaten Sao Paulo in 4 consecutive away league meetings
8
Fortaleza have not lost to Sao Paulo in 8 consecutive league meetings
League games at Sao Paulo since 2019
Sao Paulo
Fortaleza
Goals: Scored
5
7
Games: Scored
4 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
2 / 6
SAO
2
FOR
4
League games at Fortaleza since 2019
Fortaleza
Sao Paulo
Goals: Scored
5
6
Games: Scored
4 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
2 / 6
SAO
2
D
3
FOR
1
Goal Statistics
Sao Paulo 10th Fortaleza 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Sao Paulo will score 1 or more goals
0
44%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 80% probability of Fortaleza scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Sao Paulo’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+1
Fortaleza’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie A - 2025/2025 season
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Sao Paulo
PG (predicted goals)
Fortaleza
1.5
0.8
Attack rating
10%
better
SAO
FOR
view stats
Games scored4
4
Failed to score2
2
Scored first3
2
Goals scored6
5
Avg. goals scored1
0.8
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for13
12
Avg. XG for1
0.9
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
SAO
FOR
4%
better
view stats
Games conceded4
3
Clean sheets2
3
Conceded first1
2
Goals conceded5
5
Avg. goals conceded0.8
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded11
12
Conversion rate against9%
8%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+4%

Sao Paulo v Fortaleza Serie A lLine ups will show here when available.

Sao Paulo Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6323
RafaelFerreiraFerreiraE Díaz
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Rafael GLK6
1
-
C Soares DEF61
1
-
E Díaz DEF6
3
-
Alisson MID6
2
-
M Antônio MID6
3
-
Ferreira FWD632
2
-
A Silva FWD621
2
-
N Ferraresi  DEF5
-
A Franco DEF5
1
-
M. Alves Nascimento MID51
3
-
L. dos Santos Ferreira MID5
-
Luciano FWD5
-
Wendell DEF4
-
I Vinícius  DEF3
1
-
Sabino DEF3
1
-
R Arboleda DEF3
1
-
R Tressoldi DEF3
-
D Bobadilla MID3
1
-
Rodrigo MID3
2
-
J Calleri FWD3
1
R. Rodrigues dos Santos Silva FWD31
-
Fortaleza Serie A squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6123
J RicardoJ LuceroP FernándezE Martínez 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Ricardo GLK6
-
B Kuscevic DEF6
-
Y Pikachu FWD6
-
J Lucero FWD61
1
-
E Mancuso DEF5
1
-
D Luiz DEF5
1
-
J Welison MID5
-
L Sasha MID5
-
D Barbosa DEF41
-
M Rossetto MID4
-
P Fernández MID42
1
-
E Martínez  MID41
3
-
Tinga DEF31
-
Titi DEF3
1
1
Calebe MID3
1
-
M Moisés FWD31
1
-
Marinho FWD31
-
K Andrade FWD3
1
-
Brenno GLK1
1
1
B Pacheco DEF1
-
T Pochettino MID1
-
B Lopes FWD1
-