Sao Paulo will looking to get their Brasileiro Serie A campaign back on track when they welcome a struggling JUventude to Morumbi for their league Matchday 14 tie on Sunday night.
Sao Paulo suffered a 2-1 defeat to league leaders Palmeiras last time out, with Patrick’s early strike getting cancelled out by a quick-fire double from their opponents in injury time.
The Soberano have picked up 18 points from 13 games this season and sit mid-table in tenth place. They will now look to shake off their latest result and return to winning ways this weekend and they will draw confidence from their 1-0 win over Palmeiras in the last 16 of the Copa do Brasil.
Meanwhile Juventude are in a poor form at the moment and currently sit at the bottom of the table on 10 points from 13 games, five points adrift of safety.
They are coming off a 3-1 away defeat to Atletico Go last time out in the Serie A. They have now suffered four consecutive league defeats and need to turn around their fortunes as soon as possible if they are to climb off the bottom of the table.
Sao Paulo vs Juventude head to head
Both sides have met in 15 meetings since 2003 with Sau Paulo claiming nine victories while Juventude have claimed three victories and there have been three draws as well.
- Sao Paulo 2-0 Juventude 13/05/22
- Juventude 2-2 Sao Paulo 21/04/22
- Sao Paulo 3-1 Juventude 07/12/21
- Juventude 1-1 Sao Paulo 29/08/21
- Juventude 0-1 Sao Paulo 23/09/16
Home
- Sao Paulo 1-0 Palmeiras
- Sao Paulo 1-2 Palmeiras
- Botafogo 1-0 Sao Paulo
- Sao Paulo 1-0 America FC MG
- Coritiba 1-1 Sao Paulo
Away
- Atletico GO 3-1 Juventude
- Juventude 1-2 Santos
- Corinthians 2-0 Juventude
- Juventude 1-3 Paranaense
- Juventude 1-0 Fluminense
Sao Paulo team news
Sao Paulo will be without Gabriel Sara, Nikao, Alisson, Luan Santos and Andres Colorado through injury.
Juventude team news
Juventude will be without Vitor Mendes, Isidro Pitta and Felipe Alves due to injury, while William Matheus will miss through suspension.
Prediction and odds
- Sao Paulo win
- Both sides to score (No)
- Goals under 2.5