Home advantage could prove decisive in Santos - Athletico PR battle

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Wed 28.September
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (16798 seats)

Both these squads are capable of winning this one, Athletico PR holding a 10 point advantage on Santos in the league table. Let's start!

Insights:
  • Santos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Santos form and stats

6 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Santos have to build on here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira in the Serie A. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Santos to get some points in this home game.

In their previous game, the manager de Lorenzi led his Santos to a defeat away at Palmeiras. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira. Defender Bauermann got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.54/10. Bauermann won 9 of 12 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at Ceará.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Santos handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

There will be little rest for Santos after this match as they are travelling to Internacional for a Serie A game in only four days.

The Santos fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 13 league matches. Santos are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.

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Athletico PR form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Athletico PR played 2-2 against Cuiaba in their previous match. Terans has scored at least one goal for this side three fixtures in a row. The ability! Cuello got a match rating of 8.02 in that game, top player of the team. Cuello scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 35 successful passes (of 40 total).

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Avai.

Athletico PR are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.

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

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 20 goals have been conceded by Athletico in these games.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have played before this season: Athletico PR - Santos 2-2. Head-to-head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Santos won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Athletico PR managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.

Top Goalscorers

SantosM. Santos Almeida
M. Santos Almeida
9 goals
Athletico PRM. Terans Pérez
M. Terans Pérez
9 goals
SantosL. Carrilho Baptistão
L. Carrilho Baptistão
5 goals

Santos missing players

Athletico PR missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Santos Athletico PR
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 5 14 27
8 6 0 Won W 1 5 12
10 4 2 Drew D 0 3 8
9 3 2 Lost L 4 6 7
29 20 4 Scored S 4 13 33
25 12 6 Conceded C 11 20 31
81% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 89%
56% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 64% 59%
44% 54% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 43% 41%
15% 23% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 29% 30%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 14% 15%
48% 54% 75% BTTS BTTS 40% 36% 44%
33% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 36% 37%
37% 15% 25% Failed to Score F T 60% 43% 30%
 
5.6 5.8 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 4.4 4.9
5.9 5.7 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 7.5 6.4
2.5 2.6 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2.4 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.5 16.3 16 Shots (avg) S ( 13.6 11.1 12.9
4.7 6.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.5 4
23% 25% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 27% 30%
 
15.7 15.3 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 15.6 17.7 15.8
4.4 5.5 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 5.4 4.7
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Athletico PR have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Santos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 27 16 9 2 44 19 14 9 3 2 26 11 13 7 6 0 18 8 25 57
2 Internacional 27 13 10 4 43 26 13 8 4 1 28 11 14 5 6 3 15 15 17 49
3 Fluminense 27 14 6 7 42 31 14 9 2 3 27 15 13 5 4 4 15 16 11 48
4 Flamengo 27 13 6 8 42 24 13 8 2 3 27 8 14 5 4 5 15 16 18 45
5 Corinthians 27 12 8 7 30 26 13 8 4 1 17 6 14 4 4 6 13 20 4 44
6 Athletico PR 27 12 8 7 33 31 13 7 5 1 20 11 14 5 3 6 13 20 2 44
7 Atletico Mineiro 27 10 10 7 34 30 13 5 4 4 19 15 14 5 6 3 15 15 4 40
8 America Mineiro 27 11 6 10 23 25 14 8 3 3 17 11 13 3 3 7 6 14 -2 39
9 Goias 27 9 10 8 30 33 13 5 6 2 17 14 14 4 4 6 13 19 -3 37
10 Botafogo 27 9 7 11 27 30 14 4 4 6 12 12 13 5 3 5 15 18 -3 34
11 Santos 27 8 10 9 29 25 13 6 4 3 20 12 14 2 6 6 9 13 4 34
12 Bragantino 27 8 10 9 37 34 14 6 5 3 22 13 13 2 5 6 15 21 3 34
13 Sao Paulo 27 7 13 7 35 31 13 5 5 3 21 15 14 2 8 4 14 16 4 34
14 Fortaleza 27 8 7 12 25 29 13 3 6 4 9 9 14 5 1 8 16 20 -4 31
15 Ceará 27 6 13 8 26 28 14 3 6 5 13 16 13 3 7 3 13 12 -2 31
16 Coritiba 27 8 4 15 28 43 14 8 2 4 18 12 13 0 2 11 10 31 -15 28
17 Avai 27 7 7 13 26 39 14 6 4 4 19 17 13 1 3 9 7 22 -13 28
18 Cuiaba 27 6 9 12 19 27 13 3 7 3 9 8 14 3 2 9 10 19 -8 27
19 Atlético GO 27 5 7 15 24 42 14 4 3 7 14 16 13 1 4 8 10 26 -18 22
20 Juventude 27 3 10 14 21 45 14 2 6 6 12 19 13 1 4 8 9 26 -24 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 27 16 9 2 44 19 14 9 3 2 26 11 13 7 6 0 18 8 25 57
2 Internacional 27 13 10 4 43 26 13 8 4 1 28 11 14 5 6 3 15 15 17 49
3 Fluminense 27 14 6 7 42 31 14 9 2 3 27 15 13 5 4 4 15 16 11 48
4 Flamengo 27 13 6 8 42 24 13 8 2 3 27 8 14 5 4 5 15 16 18 45
5 Corinthians 27 12 8 7 30 26 13 8 4 1 17 6 14 4 4 6 13 20 4 44
6 Athletico PR 27 12 8 7 33 31 13 7 5 1 20 11 14 5 3 6 13 20 2 44
7 Atletico Mineiro 27 10 10 7 34 30 13 5 4 4 19 15 14 5 6 3 15 15 4 40
8 America Mineiro 27 11 6 10 23 25 14 8 3 3 17 11 13 3 3 7 6 14 -2 39
9 Goias 27 9 10 8 30 33 13 5 6 2 17 14 14 4 4 6 13 19 -3 37
10 Botafogo 27 9 7 11 27 30 14 4 4 6 12 12 13 5 3 5 15 18 -3 34
11 Santos 27 8 10 9 29 25 13 6 4 3 20 12 14 2 6 6 9 13 4 34
12 Bragantino 27 8 10 9 37 34 14 6 5 3 22 13 13 2 5 6 15 21 3 34
13 Sao Paulo 27 7 13 7 35 31 13 5 5 3 21 15 14 2 8 4 14 16 4 34
14 Fortaleza 27 8 7 12 25 29 13 3 6 4 9 9 14 5 1 8 16 20 -4 31
15 Ceará 27 6 13 8 26 28 14 3 6 5 13 16 13 3 7 3 13 12 -2 31
16 Coritiba 27 8 4 15 28 43 14 8 2 4 18 12 13 0 2 11 10 31 -15 28
17 Avai 27 7 7 13 26 39 14 6 4 4 19 17 13 1 3 9 7 22 -13 28
18 Cuiaba 27 6 9 12 19 27 13 3 7 3 9 8 14 3 2 9 10 19 -8 27
19 Atlético GO 27 5 7 15 24 42 14 4 3 7 14 16 13 1 4 8 10 26 -18 22
20 Juventude 27 3 10 14 21 45 14 2 6 6 12 19 13 1 4 8 9 26 -24 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.