Stored context before this match
Before this match, Corinthians have 9 scored home results and Sao Paulo 9 scored away results stored in 2012. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Corinthians at home: 1.67 points per match (9 measured matches); Sao Paulo away: 0.78 points per match (9 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Corinthians scored 1.22 per home match (9 measured matches); Sao Paulo scored 1.33 away (9). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.24 per club appearance across 364 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 11 of 18 pooled club appearances (61.1%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. No earlier meetings between these teams are stored.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.