Corinthians vs Sao Paulo prediction 20.11.2025 | Serie A

Corinthians enjoyed a genuinely promising spell between mid October and early November, stringing together three wins without conceding. That kind of defensive run had not happened since May.

Then the mood shifted again. A 2–1 loss away to Bragantino set things back, and the defeat to Cearó prior to to the break added a bit of frustration among supporters.

The urge to bounce back feels strong, and their home form gives them at least a small foothold. They won three of their last four matches here, which matters, even if nothing feels guaranteed at this point.

Dorival Júnior’s side will, however, do it without Charles due to suspension and several injured players. Hugo Souza deals with a heavy dead leg, Raniele struggles with a hamstring issue, Andre has an ankle problem and Vitinho continues his recovery from arthroscopy. One bit of positive news: José Martínez returns after serving his one match ban.

Sao Paulo also enter Thursday’s match carrying a few doubts after a 2–2 draw with Flamengo and a 1–0 defeat to Bragantino. Their form on the road has been tricky all season.

The Sovereign collected only two wins in their last ten away matches, and in five of those, they lost without scoring, which makes you hesitate before trusting them fully.

Even so, you cannot ignore the one stat that tilts things back in their favour. The head to head record leans heavily toward Sao Paulo, who won each of the last three meetings with an 8–2 aggregate.

Their injury list, however, remains long. Jonathan Calleri, Ryan Francisco and André Silva continue to recover from cruciate ligament damage, while Leandro Mathias and Juan Dinenno deal with knee issues of their own.