Preview

• Athletico Paranaense host São Paulo on 2025-08-05 at 23:00 GMT, as part of the Round of 16 of the 2025's Copa do Brasil in Ligga Arena.
• With leg one ending in a 0-0 draw, the second leg promises to be decisive.
• There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Odair Hellmann and L. Zubeldía.
• Athletico Paranaense and São Paulo will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
• We expect Athletico Paranaense to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-2-1, and São Paulo are expected to line up in 3-5-2.
• In their last outing, Athletico Paranaense's highest-rated performer was Fernando (7.2), while São Paulo's standout was Ferreira (8.2).
• Contrast in results: Athletico Paranaense had to share the points 1-1 with Paysandu, whereas São Paulo claimed victory 2-1 vs. Internacional.
• Momentum favors São Paulo (5-0-0) after Athletico Paranaense managed only 0-3-2 from 5 matches.
• São Paulo hold the upper hand H2H: of 41 meetings, they've triumphed 16 times, conceded 12 times and shared 13 draws.
• With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (2-0-0 vs 1-0-0) and scoring roughly 2.00-1.33 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.

Predictions

Summary

H2H