São Paulo struggle against G6 rivals, but thrive facing the Z4 | OneFootball

São Paulo had a poor start to the Brazilian Championship, but recovered after the arrival of coach Hernán Crespo. However, Tricolor is currently going through a period of instability and has dropped to eighth place in the table, with 38 points.

Breaking down São Paulo's campaign, it is possible to notice two opposing points. Tricolor has been struggling and facing difficulties against opponents who are in the G6 of the Brasileirão. On the other hand, it has been doing well in games against rivals who are in the relegation zone.

Not very encouraging numbers against the G6

São Paulo is among the worst teams in Serie A in terms of performance against the G6 of the Brasileirão. Tricolor has so far played nine matches against the top six teams at this time: Flamengo, Cruzeiro (2x), Palmeiras (2x), Mirassol, Botafogo (2x) and Bahia.

Tricolor has only one victory in these nine confrontations against the G6, suffering six losses and two draws, which totals a performance of only 18.5%. They scored seven goals and conceded 13. According to Sofascore, only Sport, Fortaleza and Juventude have worse numbers than São Paulo.

São Paulo's only victory against G6 teams came against Botafogo by 1 to 0, at Morumbis, in the second round of the Brasileirão. The draws came against Cruzeiro (1 to 1, at home, in the first round) and also against Botafogo, this time in a 2 to 2 draw, at Nilton Santos.

The losses, on the other hand, were recorded against Palmeiras (1 to 0 in Barueri and 3 to 2 at Morumbis), Cruzeiro (1 to 0 at Mineirão), Flamengo (2 to 0 at Maracanã), Mirassol (2 to 0 at home) and Bahia (2 to 1 at Fonte Nova).

For comparison, the other seven teams that are above São Paulo in the standings have better numbers against G6 rivals. Fluminense, for example, which is in seventh place in Serie A, has a 22.2% performance.

Statistics against the Z4 are positive

If the numbers against the G6 are disappointing, the statistics against Z4 rivals are more positive. São Paulo faced Juventude, Sport (2x), Vitória and Fortaleza (2x) on six occasions in the current edition of the Brasileirão.

In this breakdown, Tricolor has three victories and three draws, totaling 66.7% performance, with seven goals scored and only two conceded. As revealed by Sofascore, the São Paulo team has the seventh best performance against Z4 clubs.

São Paulo drew twice with Sport (0 to 0 at home and 2 to 2 away) and once with Fortaleza (0 to 0 at Morumbis). The victories were over Leão do Pici (2 to 0 at Castelão), Juventude (1 to 0 at Alfredo Jaconi) and Vitória (2 to 0 at home).

In this final stretch of the Brasileirão, São Paulo still faces two Z4 rivals (faces Juventude and takes on Vitória in the last round) and has three more clashes against Flamengo, Bahia and Mirassol, members of the current G6.

São Paulo's situation in the Brasileirão

São Paulo is stuck in the Brasileirão table and occupies the eighth position, with 38 points. Tricolor Paulista comes from a defeat to Palmeiras, at Morumbis, for the 27th round of the national tournament.

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