São Paulo's stats after eight rounds of the Campeonato Brasileiro | OneFootball

São Paulo has gotten off to a good start in the Brazilian Championship. Despite being defeated in its last two matches, by Atlético-MG and Palmeiras, Tricolor sits in second place in the standings with 16 points, earned after a strong run in the first six rounds of the tournament, with five wins and one draw.

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Among the Brasileirão teams, according to Sofascore, São Paulo stands out as the fourth club with the best average rating in the competition, at 6.84. In addition, Tricolor also has the seventh-best attack (10 goals scored) and the best defense (5 goals conceded) in the tournament.

Tricolor has also shown efficiency in securing positive results in the competition. The São Paulo club is only the 10th team with the most big chances created, with 10. However, it is also the fifth team with the fewest big chances missed, wasting six.

One of the areas that has stood out the most for São Paulo this season is midfield, which has seen strong performances from Danielzinho to Marcos Antônio and reflects the team’s form in the club’s statistics, averaging 56.8% possession (4th-highest average) and 336 accurate passes per match (4th).

Defensively, Roger Machado sees his team coming together. In addition to having the best defense, it also averages 16.4 tackles, 22.6 clearances, and 7.4 interceptions per game, as well as being the third team with the most clean sheets, with three.

São Paulo also ranks among the most disciplined teams in Série A so far, with only 18 yellow cards and no red cards. That number makes São Paulo the third team with the fewest bookings.

Situation in the Brazilian Championship

Despite the defeat to Palmeiras last Saturday, São Paulo remains in the fight for the top spots in the Brazilian Championship. Tricolor is in second place with 16 points, just three behind Palmeiras, the competition leader.

Before the setback against Atlético-MG last Wednesday, São Paulo had gone six matches unbeaten in the competition, with six wins and just one draw, marking the club’s best start in the tournament’s history.

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