Santos know they will have a demanding trip to Cuiabá and their Arena Pantanal. This news article has all the information you require ahead of the fixture.
- Cuiabá have the fewest scored goals (16) in Serie A
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Santos, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Cuiabá form and stats
Cuiabá have played 11 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-5-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Cuiabá drew their last game, 1-1 away at Atlético GO (placed 19th). Rodriguinho was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Atlético GO after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? The attacker Luís was named "man of the match" for Cuiabá with the rating of 7.45/10. Luís hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 27 successful passes (of 28 total).
Before that, Cuiabá had a home game versus Juventude which ended with a victory 1-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Cuiabá perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cuiabá as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Cuiabá has won 4 of these, drawn 4 and lost 2.
It should be considered that a peek at the 12 latest league matches shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Cuiabá have scored 8 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Cuiabá have conceded only 7 goals.
Santos form and stats
There's been little loot from Santos's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 11 away games in the Serie A. Santos only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 5 draws.
Santos go into this game after a win, the home game against Sao Paulo that ended 1-0. Goalkeeper Paulo was absolutely vital in the Santos victory against Sao Paulo, making six saves. Goalkeeper Paulo got the top player rating of the team with 8.64/10. Paulo topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting América Mineiro's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Santos playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 2 Santos wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Santos are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The latest H2H game ended Santos - Cuiabá 4-1, earlier this season. Head-to-head data (for the last three meetings): Cuiabá won one game, one match ended in a draw and Santos have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one
Top Goalscorers
  M. Santos Almeida 8 goals |  L. Carrilho Baptistão 5 goals |   A. Ribeiro de Souza 3 goals |
Cuiabá missing players
Santos missing players
| Cuiabá | Santos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 27 |
| 23 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 73% | 83% |
| 48% | 45% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 45% | 57% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 36% | 43% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 17% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 39% | 36% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | 48% |
| 26% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 35% |
| 39% | 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 55% | 35% |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| 5.9 | 4.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| 2 | 2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 13.3 | 18.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 11 | 13.4 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| 23% | 22% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 21% | 25% |
| 12.2 | 10.5 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 15.8 | 15.8 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
- Cuiabá have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Serie A
- Cuiabá have the fewest scored goals (16) in Serie A
- Cuiabá have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Serie A
- Cuiabá have the most matches under the total-line (14) in Serie A
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 49 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 40 |
| 4 | Corinthians | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 39 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 38 |
| 6 | Internacional | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 36 |
| 7 | Atlético Mineiro | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Santos | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
| 9 | América Mineiro | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 31 |
| 10 | Bragantino | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 31 |
| 11 | Goiás | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 29 |
| 12 | Sao Paulo | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 13 | Fortaleza | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | Botafogo | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 27 |
| 15 | Ceará | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 26 |
| 16 | Cuiabá | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 17 | Avai | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -12 | 23 |
| 18 | Coritiba | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -14 | 22 |
| 19 | Atlético GO | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 22 |
| 20 | Juventude | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -19 | 17 |
