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São Paulo First Half Goals
In 525 Brasileirão matches, 65.9% of São Paulo’s first halves produced a goal, 17th of the 31 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 46.5% of them and conceded in 37.1%.
What São Paulo’s first halves look like
The back line is a different proposition on the road: 46.9% of away matches bring an early goal against São Paulo, next to 27.4% at home. Home advantage arrives early for São Paulo: they open the scoring account before halftime in 52.9% of home matches and only 40.1% of away ones, 12.8pp between them.
Most of the early scoring in São Paulo’s matches is their own doing. They find the net before the break in 46.5% of matches and let one in during 37.1%, 9.4pp apart. There is more record to read here than for most of the division: 525 matches against a typical 304.
São Paulo guard the first half better than they attack it: 3rd of 31 in the division for early goals conceded, 6th for scoring them. São Paulo sit 17th of 31 published Brasileirão clubs for the share of their first halves that produce a goal.
Every figure on this page rests on 525 completed São Paulo matches over 14 seasons (2013 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) | 65.9% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 28.4% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 9.0% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.06 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 46.5% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 37.1% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.58 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.48 |
| Matches counted | 525 |
| Seasons covered | 14 (2013 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 | 65.0% | 27.0% | 52.9% | 27.4% | 1.01 | 263 |
| Away | 66.8% | 29.8% | 40.1% | 46.9% | 1.11 | 262 |
São Paulo score before halftime 52.9% of the time at home against 40.1% away, a gap of 12.8pp. 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 | 65.9% | 66.5% | −0.6pp |
| Over 1.5 | 28.4% | 28.9% | −0.5pp |
| Over 2.5 | 9.0% | 9.0% | +0.0pp |
Counted from 525 matches · 14 seasons · 2013 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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