Delightful dogfight as daring Internacional duel with determined Santos

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sat 01.October
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (51300 seats)

The home team, Internacional, should be front runners in this match, but Santos have shown both smartness and guts. Read more about the game!

Insights:
  • Internacional is in the best form (4-2-0) in Serie A
  • Internacional have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Santos have scored away.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Internacional form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda as Internacional have scored 28 goals to get 29 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the Serie A are 8-5-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Internacional drew their last game, also a home match. Bragantino (placed 13th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Goalkeeper Keiller got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.95 out of ten. Keiller topped it up with a clean sheet.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Atletico GO and winning 2-1.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Internacional matches with similar probabilities have ended with 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from 6 games).

The manager de Menezes will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Flamengo in only four days.

From these home matches, Internacional have conceded only 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Santos form and stats

Santos have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-6-6 (14 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Santos have lost on their last two travels.

The club members enjoyed Santos's previous match versus Atletico PR (placed 6th), a 2-0 win played at home. That victory felt good as this side had gone four league games without victory. Luan, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.42. Luan scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 33 successful passes (of 36 total).

A 0-1 defeat away at Palmeiras before that.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Santos when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 4 matches with the visitors losing 1 time, drawing 2 and winning 1 game.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Atlético Mineiro in just four days.

The attacking power of Santos when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 14 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).

Head 2 Head

Santos have avoided a loss in the last 4 games (1-3-0) against Internacional.

The teams involved encountered each other earlier this match year: Santos - Internacional 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

SantosM. Santos Almeida
M. Santos Almeida
9 goals
InternacionalA. Zurawski
A. Zurawski
7 goals
InternacionalW. Maciel Sousa Campos
W. Maciel Sousa Campos
6 goals

Internacional missing players

Santos missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Internacional Santos
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 4 14 28
13 8 2 Won W 0 2 9
11 5 2 Drew D 3 6 10
4 1 1 Lost L 1 6 9
43 28 9 Scored S 2 9 31
26 11 6 Conceded C 3 13 25
89% 86% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 71% 82%
75% 71% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 43% 57%
50% 64% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 36% 43%
21% 36% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 7% 14%
7% 14% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
50% 43% 40% BTTS BTTS 25% 43% 46%
43% 57% 60% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 36%
18% 14% 20% Failed to Score F T 75% 57% 36%
 
5.4 6.4 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 5.4 5.6
5.5 4.6 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 6 5.8
2.4 2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2.5
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
14 16.4 16.4 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 10.9 13.5
5 6 6.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.3 4.7
30% 33% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 20% 24%
 
12.4 11.2 12 Shots against (avg) S A 17.5 16 15.6
4 4 5.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.4 4.4
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Internacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Internacional have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Internacional have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Santos have scored away.
  • Internacional have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Serie A
  • Internacional have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Internacional is in the best form (4-2-0) 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 28 17 9 2 45 19 14 9 3 2 26 11 14 8 6 0 19 8 26 60
2 Fluminense 28 15 6 7 46 31 15 10 2 3 31 15 13 5 4 4 15 16 15 51
3 Internacional 28 13 11 4 43 26 14 8 5 1 28 11 14 5 6 3 15 15 17 50
4 Corinthians 28 13 8 7 32 27 14 9 4 1 19 7 14 4 4 6 13 20 5 47
5 Flamengo 28 13 6 9 44 27 13 8 2 3 27 8 15 5 4 6 17 19 17 45
6 Atletico PR 28 12 8 8 33 33 13 7 5 1 20 11 15 5 3 7 13 22 0 44
7 Atlético Mineiro 28 10 10 8 34 31 14 5 4 5 19 16 14 5 6 3 15 15 3 40
8 América Mineiro 28 11 6 11 24 27 14 8 3 3 17 11 14 3 3 8 7 16 -3 39
9 Botafogo 28 10 7 11 28 30 14 4 4 6 12 12 14 6 3 5 16 18 -2 37
10 Santos 28 9 10 9 31 25 14 7 4 3 22 12 14 2 6 6 9 13 6 37
11 Goiás 28 9 10 9 30 34 14 5 6 3 17 15 14 4 4 6 13 19 -4 37
12 Sao Paulo 28 8 13 7 39 31 14 6 5 3 25 15 14 2 8 4 14 16 8 37
13 Bragantino 28 8 11 9 37 34 14 6 5 3 22 13 14 2 6 6 15 21 3 35
14 Fortaleza 28 9 7 12 28 31 14 4 6 4 12 11 14 5 1 8 16 20 -3 34
15 Coritiba 28 9 4 15 29 43 15 9 2 4 19 12 13 0 2 11 10 31 -14 31
16 Ceará 28 6 13 9 26 29 14 3 6 5 13 16 14 3 7 4 13 13 -3 31
17 Cuiaba 28 7 9 12 21 28 14 4 7 3 11 9 14 3 2 9 10 19 -7 30
18 Avai 28 7 7 14 26 43 14 6 4 4 19 17 14 1 3 10 7 26 -17 28
19 Atletico GO 28 5 7 16 25 44 14 4 3 7 14 16 14 1 4 9 11 28 -19 22
20 Juventude 28 3 10 15 21 49 14 2 6 6 12 19 14 1 4 9 9 30 -28 19

Table
  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 28 17 9 2 45 19 14 9 3 2 26 11 14 8 6 0 19 8 26 60
2 Fluminense 28 15 6 7 46 31 15 10 2 3 31 15 13 5 4 4 15 16 15 51
3 Internacional 28 13 11 4 43 26 14 8 5 1 28 11 14 5 6 3 15 15 17 50
4 Corinthians 28 13 8 7 32 27 14 9 4 1 19 7 14 4 4 6 13 20 5 47
5 Flamengo 28 13 6 9 44 27 13 8 2 3 27 8 15 5 4 6 17 19 17 45
6 Atletico PR 28 12 8 8 33 33 13 7 5 1 20 11 15 5 3 7 13 22 0 44
7 Atlético Mineiro 28 10 10 8 34 31 14 5 4 5 19 16 14 5 6 3 15 15 3 40
8 América Mineiro 28 11 6 11 24 27 14 8 3 3 17 11 14 3 3 8 7 16 -3 39
9 Botafogo 28 10 7 11 28 30 14 4 4 6 12 12 14 6 3 5 16 18 -2 37
10 Santos 28 9 10 9 31 25 14 7 4 3 22 12 14 2 6 6 9 13 6 37
11 Goiás 28 9 10 9 30 34 14 5 6 3 17 15 14 4 4 6 13 19 -4 37
12 Sao Paulo 28 8 13 7 39 31 14 6 5 3 25 15 14 2 8 4 14 16 8 37
13 Bragantino 28 8 11 9 37 34 14 6 5 3 22 13 14 2 6 6 15 21 3 35
14 Fortaleza 28 9 7 12 28 31 14 4 6 4 12 11 14 5 1 8 16 20 -3 34
15 Coritiba 28 9 4 15 29 43 15 9 2 4 19 12 13 0 2 11 10 31 -14 31
16 Ceará 28 6 13 9 26 29 14 3 6 5 13 16 14 3 7 4 13 13 -3 31
17 Cuiaba 28 7 9 12 21 28 14 4 7 3 11 9 14 3 2 9 10 19 -7 30
18 Avai 28 7 7 14 26 43 14 6 4 4 19 17 14 1 3 10 7 26 -17 28
19 Atletico GO 28 5 7 16 25 44 14 4 3 7 14 16 14 1 4 9 11 28 -19 22
20 Juventude 28 3 10 15 21 49 14 2 6 6 12 19 14 1 4 9 9 30 -28 19

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.