Mirassol and São Paulo face off in the 2nd round of the group stage of the Campeonato Paulista on the night of this Tuesday, January 23, 2024, starting at 7:30 pm. The match will be played at the José Maria de Campos Maia Stadium, in the city of Mirassol.
Mirassol
The home team does not have as popular a squad as its opponent and is still looking to achieve its first victory in the tournament, however, it promises to give Tricolor a hard time, being traditionally very strong at home.
Last season, the team from the interior of São Paulo came very close to winning promotion to Series A of the Brazilian Championship, considering that it was one point away from the G-4 of Series B.
In 2024, the team has played one match so far and showed strength by achieving an important draw against Ponte Preta, in Campinas. On that occasion, they saw the opponent open the scoring, but Gabriel equalized in the first half for Mirassol.
With the result, the team is currently in second place on the leaderboard of Group C of the Campeonato Paulista, with 1 point achieved so far, two less than Corinthians, who leads the competition.
There were 3 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat in the last 5 official matches, beating Sport, Atlético-GO and also Tombense, in addition to drawing against Ponte Preta and losing to Ceará.
Playing as home team, at the José Maria de Campos Maia Stadium, the Mirassol team recorded a recent campaign with 6 wins, 2 draws and only 2 defeats in the last 10 games played.
São Paulo
On the other side is the São Paulo team, which in turn debuted very well under the command of newly arrived coach Thiago Carpini and hopes to maintain its high competitive level to sustain 100% success in the tournament.
Their first match was a resounding victory over Santo André, at Morumbi, by a score of 3-1, with no major difficulties in pocketing three precious points.
There were 3 wins, 1 draw and only 1 defeat in the last 5 games played officially, beating Bahia, Flamengo and Santo André, in addition to drawing with Cuiabá and losing to Atlético-MG.
Currently, the club is in first place on the leaderboard of Group D of the Campeonato Paulista, with 3 points achieved so far, having the same score as São Bernardo, which appears in second place due to having a disadvantage in goal difference.
Acting as a visitor, the São Paulo team had a recent performance with only 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats in the last 10 matches played.
Conclusion:
If they maintain their performance from the previous round, São Paulo has everything it takes to overcome Mirassol in this second round, bringing together greater technical quality in their squad to stand out throughout the 90 minutes.