Corinthians at their worst at Neo Química Arena with fans since opening | OneFootball

Neo Química Arena, historically one of Corinthians’ main strengths, has been the scene of difficulties in 2026. The 1-0 loss to Estudiantes-ARG last Wednesday (16), in the second leg of the Conmebol Libertadores quarterfinals, kept Alvinegro’s poor run going in Itaquera and brought the season closer to a negative mark recorded only once in an atypical year since the stadium’s افتتاحation. According to a survey released by the Estatísticas Corinthianas profile, Timão has a 55.6% success rate at Neo Química Arena in 2026.

Among all seasons since the stadium opened in 2014, the current rate is higher only than 2020, when the club finished with 55.1% and a considerable number of matches were played without fans because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, considering seasons normally played with supporters in the stands, 2026 so far has Corinthians’ lowest home success rate.

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Numbers are far from the Arena’s best years

The gap becomes especially clear when the current performance is compared to the early seasons at Neo Química Arena. In 2014, Corinthians earned 75.9% of the points they contested at the stadium. That figure rose to 80% in 2015, the best mark in the entire series presented in the survey.

In 2016, the success rate remained high at 78.4%. From 2017 onward, the numbers became more inconsistent, but only in 2020 had the club posted a percentage lower than the current one.

See Corinthians’ success rate at Neo Química Arena by season:

The current rate represents a drop of 8.4 percentage points compared to 2025, when Corinthians ended their commitments in Itaquera with a 64% success rate. Compared with 2015, the season of best performance at the stadium, the difference reaches 24.4 percentage points.

Winless streak also increases the pressure

The home form comes amid a broader poor spell for the team. Considering home and away matches, Corinthians have gone six consecutive games without a win, with five defeats and only one draw.

The run began with a 2-1 defeat to Coritiba on August 23 in the Brazilian Championship. After that, Timão lost to Santos and Chapecoense, drew with Estudiantes in Argentina, and then were beaten again by Flamengo and the La Plata side itself.

The current run is already Corinthians’ second-longest in 2026. Between February and April, the club went nine straight matches without a win.

The historical survey of Corinthians’ longest winless streaks this century also puts the current moment close to entering the top ten. If Alvinegro fail to beat Fluminense on Sunday (20), they will reach seven straight matches without a win and join that group.

The longest winless run of the century came between September 2000 and January 2001, with 15 matches. In 2007, there were 10. In addition to the nine-game drought at the start of 2026, another nine-match streak occurred between August and September 2000. There were also four stretches of eight matches without a win and two of seven among the biggest runs listed in the survey.

Fluminense becomes a chance to bounce back

Corinthians will have Neo Química Arena itself as the stage to try to halt both negative trends. Next Sunday, at 4 p.m. Brasília time, the team led by Fernando Diniz hosts Fluminense in the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship.

In addition to trying to keep the current streak from entering the club’s ten longest winless runs of the century, Timão are looking to regain their strength at home in a season in which their performances in Itaquera are far below the levels historically recorded.

In the Brasileirão, the need to react also carries extra weight because of the standings situation. Corinthians sit 13th with 32 points from 27 matches. They have eight wins, eight draws, and 11 losses, with 28 goals scored and 29 conceded.

After being eliminated from the Copa do Brasil and, more recently, falling in the Libertadores quarterfinals, the Brazilian Championship now becomes Corinthians’ main focus. Against Fluminense, a win would end the six-match drought and prevent the current negative streak from gaining even more ground among the club’s longest of this century.

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