Corinthians aim to extend strong record and stay unbeaten v Chapecoense | OneFootball

Corinthians host Chapecoense on Sunday night (6) at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) in a match valid for the 26th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. At the moment, with the round partially played, the club from Parque São Jorge sits in 11th place with 32 points — eight wins, eight draws, and nine losses — with 26 goals scored and 25 conceded. Three points would move Timão back up to 10th place.

The club from Parque São Jorge comes into the match looking to extend its strong historical record against the team from Santa Catarina. The first meeting between the teams took place on May 4, 2014. On that day, Alvinegro beat the Santa Catarina side 1-0 at Arena Condá in that year’s Brazilian Championship. Striker Paolo Guerro, a Corinthians idol, scored the game’s only goal.

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Since then, the teams have faced each other 19 times, with 12 Corinthians wins, five draws, and two losses. In addition, Corinthians have scored 20 goals to their opponent’s seven. Chapecoense’s first win over Corinthians only came in August 2018, when, at home, they beat Timão 2-1 in the second half of the Brasileirão season. Their second, in turn, came in April 2019 by the minimum score, also at Arena Condá, in the first leg of the fourth round of the Copa do Brasil. In the return match, Alvinegro won 2-0 in Itaquera and advanced to the round of 16.

In the last five matches between the teams, after Chapecoense’s second win in the history of the fixture, Corinthians have four wins and one draw, with five goals scored and none conceded. The Santa Catarina side, currently bottom of the Brasileirão Série A table, have never beaten the club from Parque São Jorge away from home.

In tonight’s match, Fernando Diniz’s men will look to avoid a negative streak that has not happened in the competition since 2007 and will try not to match Corinthians’ worst home streak in this edition of the Brazilian Championship. A win is crucial for Timão to start looking toward the upper half of the table again. At the moment, the gap to the G5 — the qualification zone for the 2027 Copa Libertadores qualifying stage — is 11 points. The cushion over the Z4, meanwhile, is seven points.

Corinthians look to improve offensive numbers in this Brasileirão

According to a survey by Lance!, Corinthians are bottom of the Brazilian Championship in xG (expected goals), averaging just 0.94 per match. Proof of this is their lack of attacking efficiency, as they have scored only 26 goals in 25 matches in this edition of the tournament. xG is a statistical metric that calculates the probability of a shot becoming a goal based on historical data from thousands of similar situations.

Of those 26 goals scored, 13 have come at Neo Química Arena — the worst home attack in the national competition. In the 2026 Brasileirão, Alvinegro have scored more goals only than Vitória (24) and Chapecoense (25). On the other hand, Corinthians are also the third Brasileirão team that needs the fewest big chances to score (1.31). Ahead of Timão are only Cruzeiro (1.46) and Remo (1.43).

It is worth noting that Corinthians currently have two absences in the attacking sector. Striker Yuri Alberto, Alvinegro’s top scorer this year with eight goals in 33 games, is recovering from a grade 2 muscle injury and has not played since late July. Another injured player is winger Kayke Ferrari, a Terrão youth product, who has not played since April 21 after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his right knee.

Corinthians and Chapecoense at Neo Química Arena:

1) Corinthians 1 x 1 Chapecoense – Brasileirão 20142) Corinthians 1 x 1 Chapecoense – Brasileirão 20163) Corinthians 1 x 1 Chapecoense – Brasileirão 20174) Corinthians 1 x 0 Chapecoense – Copa do Brasil 20185) Corinthians 0 x 0 Chapecoense – Brasileirão 20186) Corinthians 2 x 0 Chapecoense – Copa do Brasil 20197) Corinthians 1 x 0 Chapecoense – Brasileirão 20198) Corinthians 1 x 0 Chapecoense – Brasileirão 2021

*4 wins and 4 draws – 8 goals scored and 3 conceded – 66.6% success rate

Corinthians have not lost to Chapecoense since April 2019

*Chapecoense 1 x 0 Corinthians – 04/17/2019 – First Leg, Fourth Round, Copa do Brasil 2019

Since then:

1) Corinthians 2 x 0 Chapecoense – Second Leg, Fourth Round, Copa do Brasil 20192) Chapecoense 0 x 1 Corinthians – Brasileirão 20193) Chapecoense 0 x 1 Corinthians – Brasileirão 20214) Corinthians 1 x 0 Chapecoense – Brasileirão 20215) Chapecoense 0 x 0 Corinthians – Brasileirão 2026

*4 wins and 1 draw – 5 goals scored and 0 conceded

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