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São Paulo First Half Goals
In 303 Brasileirão matches, 67.0% of São Paulo’s first halves produced a goal, 14th of the 28 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 47.9% of them and conceded in 38.0%.
What São Paulo’s first halves look like
The back line is a different proposition on the road: 48.0% of away matches bring an early goal against São Paulo, next to 27.8% at home. São Paulo are close to two different sides either side of the coach door: a first-half goal of their own in 55.6% of home matches, 40.1% of away ones, 15.5pp between them.
Most of the early scoring in São Paulo’s matches is their own doing. They find the net before the break in 47.9% of matches and let one in during 38.0%, 9.9pp apart. There is more record to read here than for most of the division: 303 matches against a typical 213.
Counted in goals rather than matches, São Paulo put 0.60 past the opposition before the break each game and ship 0.49. São Paulo sit 14th of 28 published Brasileirão clubs for the share of their first halves that produce a goal.
Every figure on this page rests on 303 completed São Paulo matches over 10 seasons (2017 to 2026). That is a large enough sample that the venue rows above are worth reading as two separate records rather than one split in half.
São Paulo first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 67.0% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 28.4% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 10.6% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.09 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 47.9% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 38.0% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.60 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.49 |
| Matches counted | 303 |
| Seasons covered | 10 (2017 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 68.9% | 25.8% | 55.6% | 27.8% | 1.05 | 151 |
| Away | 65.1% | 30.9% | 40.1% | 48.0% | 1.13 | 152 |
São Paulo score before halftime 55.6% of the time at home against 40.1% away, a gap of 15.5pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
São Paulo against Brasileirão
| Line | São Paulo | Brasileirão | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 67.0% | 67.1% | −0.1pp |
| Over 1.5 | 28.4% | 29.0% | −0.6pp |
| Over 2.5 | 10.6% | 9.0% | +1.6pp |
Counted from 303 matches · 10 seasons · 2017 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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