Corinthians’ Paulista openers recalled as Ponte Preta visit Neo Química Arena on Sunday | OneFootball

Corinthians open the Campeonato Paulista on Sunday at 16:00 against Ponte Preta at Neo Química Arena. A win could make it three successive opening-day victories for the first time since 2016.

According to Meu Timao, since 2016 their opening fixtures show five wins, three draws and two defeats.

That previous three-game streak came between 2014 and 2016. Across the last decade, they have started strongly. Their 2017, 2018 and 2019 starts all came in title-winning seasons.

In Paulista openers against Ponte Preta, there have been four meetings, yielding two Corinthians wins, one draw and one defeat. Earlier results include a 3-1 win in 2007, a 1-1 draw in 1970 and a 3-2 victory in 1952.

Overall, across 112 Paulista openers, Corinthians have 67 wins, 24 draws and 21 defeats, with 254 scored and 116 conceded.

Recent openers read: Red Bull Bragantino 1-2 Corinthians, 16/01/2025, Corinthians 1-0 Guarani, 21/01/2024, Red Bull Bragantino 1-0 Corinthians, 15/01/2023, Corinthians 0-0 Ferroviária, 25/01/2022, Red Bull Bragantino 0-0 Corinthians, 28/02/2021.

Before that came Corinthians 4-1 Botafogo-SP, 23/01/2020, Corinthians 1-1 São Caetano, 20/01/2019, Corinthians 0-1 Ponte Preta, 17/01/2018, São Bento 0-1 Corinthians, 04/02/2017, and Corinthians 1-0 XV de Piracicaba, 31/01/2016.

Source: Meu Timao