Internacional lock horns with Sao Paulo at the Estádio Heriberto Hülse in a high-profile Brazil’s Serie A fixture on Friday, 14 June.
Two of the division’s most formidable outfits clash when Internacional meet Sao Paulo in Porto Alegre. View our Brazilian Serie A betting tips for the contest below.
Contents
- 1 Internacional vs Sao Paulo prediction: Visitors to avoid defeat?
- 2 Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookies favour hosts
- 3 Last five H2Hs: Internacional have been dominant
- 4 Internacional preview: Valencia and Mercado out
- 5 Sao Paulo preview: Three on international duty
- 6 Player to watch – Jonathan Calleri
Internacional vs Sao Paulo prediction: Visitors to avoid defeat?
Key Stats
- Internacional have dropped points in two of their last three Serie A fixtures.
- Sao Paulo won each of their last five away matches in all competitions.
- Eight of Sao Paulo’s last nine away games produced over 2.5 goals.
- Jonathan Calleri has scored four times in his last seven appearances for Sao Paulo.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookies favour hosts
- HOME: 7/4 (2.75) – 36.4%
- DRAW: 11/5 (3.20) – 31.3%
- AWAY: 31/20 (2.55) – 39.2%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Internacional moved up to eighth position in Serie A following their 1-0 win over Ciuba in their last league assignment, though that was just their second victory in six attempts on home soil. The hosts are 7/4 underdogs to win due to their patchy home form and Sao Paulo will fancy their chances of leaving the Estádio Heriberto Hülse with something this week.
Sao Paulo have won five away games on the bounce, scoring 14 times along the way and the bookies have given them a 39.2% chance of adding a sixth away win to that sequence on Thursday. You can discover more of our expert predictions over on our betting tips page.
Last five H2Hs: Internacional have been dominant
Internacional won their last encounter with Sao Paulo 2-1 back in September, though Sao Paulo won three of the previous five editions of this head-to-head before that.
Brazil Serie A 26/05/24
Internacional
Sao Paulo
Brazil Serie A 14/09/23
Internacional
Sao Paulo
Brazil Serie A 07/05/23
Sao Paulo
Internacional
Brazil Serie A 09/11/22
Sao Paulo
Internacional
Brazil Serie A 21/07/22
Internacional
Sao Paulo
Internacional preview: Valencia and Mercado out
Rafael Borre, Enner Valencia and Sergio Rochet are on international duty while Gabriel Mercado is suspended and won't be involved either. Ivan has a knee injury meanwhile, and is in the treatment room at Internacional.
Predicted lineup: Fabricio (GK), Mallo, Vitao, Renan, Rene – Henrique, Fernando, Aranguiz, Wesley, Patrick, Alario
Brazil Copa Gaucho 04/09/24
W
Sao Paulo RS
0
Internacional
5
Brazil Serie A 01/09/24
W
EC Juventude
1
Internacional
3
Brazil Serie A 28/08/24
D
Cruzeiro
0
Internacional
0
Brazil Copa Gaucho 28/08/24
D
Sport Clube Gaucho
0
Internacional
0
Brazil Serie A 25/08/24
W
Cruzeiro
0
Internacional
1
Sao Paulo preview: Three on international duty
Pablo Maia and Rafina are out injured for Sao Paulo while Wellington Rato is a doubt due to an ankle issue. Damian Bobadilla, Rafael and Nahuel Ferraresi are on international duty at Copa America meanwhile, and will also be absent.
Predicted lineup: Jandrei (GK), Moreira, Arboleda, Franco, Patryck, Juan, Gustavo, Alisson, Nestor, Moura, Calleri
Brazil Serie A 01/09/24
L
Fluminense
2
Sao Paulo
0
Copa do Brasil 29/08/24
L
Atletico Mineiro
1
Sao Paulo
0
Brazil Serie A 25/08/24
W
Vitoria
1
Sao Paulo
2
Copa Libertadores 22/08/24
W
Nacional De Football
0
Sao Paulo
2
Brazil Serie A 18/08/24
L
Palmeiras
2
Sao Paulo
1
Player to watch – Jonathan Calleri
Powerful Argentinean striker Jonathan Calleri has been a cult hero at Sao Paulo since moving to the club in 2021 and the 30-year-old has scored north of 50 goals for O Clube da Fé over the past couple of campaigns.
Calleri is sharp in the penalty area
Jonathan Calleri scored in Sao Paulo’s 2-0 triumph over Cruzeiro in the club’s last fixture, taking his recent tally to four goals in his last seven runouts in all competitions. Calleri also managed to register when Sao Paulo last shared a pitch with Internacional in September last year and he could punish the same defence in this week’s rematch.
