Serie A prediction and preview: Santos modest favorites to beat Atlético GO

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Wed 14.October
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (16798 seats)

Santos perform at a high level so far being 6th in the table. Atlético GO can look both up and down from their 12th position.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Santos and Atlético GO.

Atlético GO have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Santos form and stats

3 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Santos have to build on here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira in the Serie A.

Santos's previous game was a Serie A match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Grêmio (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Santos played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Corinthians.

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

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

A decent goal production from Santos in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 8 league matches. 10 goals have been conceded.

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Atlético GO form and stats

2-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Atlético GO, who have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Serie A, in their Serie A matches away.

Atlético won their last game, 2-1 versus Bragantino played at home. A 0-3 defeat away at Sao Paulo before that.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager V. Carmo Mancini when Matheuzinho scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute.

Atlético are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of eight matches.

After this away game Atlético return home for a Serie A game against Atletico PR. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Goals are few and far between in Atlético's away league games. Only 4 goals from 8 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Atlético GO in these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Santos, three draws and three wins for Atlético GO. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

SantosM. Santos Costa
M. Santos Costa
10 goals
SantosM. Ferreira dos Santos
M. Ferreira dos Santos
3 goals
SantosF. Rocha Andrade
F. Rocha Andrade
2 goals

Santos missing players

Atlético GO missing players

Santos Atlético GO
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 8 2 Played P 3 8 15
6 3 0 Won W 0 2 4
6 4 2 Drew D 1 3 6
3 1 0 Lost L 2 3 5
21 14 3 Scored S 1 4 15
17 10 3 Conceded C 7 10 20
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 87%
73% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 80%
47% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 38% 40%
33% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 7%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
67% 88% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 25% 47%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 27%
20% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 62% 40%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.8 1.6
4 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
179 100 25 Total Shots T S 40 101 200
56 37 9 Shots on Target S O 9 29 63
38% 38% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 14% 24%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Atlético GO has the fewest scored goals (4) away in Serie A
  • Atlético GO have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Santos have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Santos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Santos have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Atlético GO have scored away.
  • Santos haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Mineiro 14 10 0 4 29 16 7 7 0 0 20 5 7 3 0 4 9 11 13 30
2 Internacional 15 8 4 3 21 10 7 5 2 0 13 4 8 3 2 3 8 6 11 28
3 Flamengo 14 8 3 3 22 16 6 3 2 1 10 5 8 5 1 2 12 11 6 27
4 Sao Paulo 14 7 5 2 20 13 7 5 2 0 12 4 7 2 3 2 8 9 7 26
5 Fluminense 15 7 3 5 22 17 8 5 2 1 14 7 7 2 1 4 8 10 5 24
6 Santos 15 6 6 3 21 17 8 3 4 1 14 10 7 3 2 2 7 7 4 24
7 Palmeiras 14 5 7 2 18 15 7 2 4 1 9 9 7 3 3 1 9 6 3 22
8 Fortaleza 15 5 6 4 14 11 7 4 2 1 7 3 8 1 4 3 7 8 3 21
9 Sport Recife 15 6 2 7 15 19 7 4 0 3 8 7 8 2 2 4 7 12 -4 20
10 Vasco da Gama 14 5 3 6 18 20 7 3 2 2 8 6 7 2 1 4 10 14 -2 18
11 Ceara 15 5 3 7 17 21 8 4 2 2 10 8 7 1 1 5 7 13 -4 18
12 Atlético GO 15 4 6 5 15 20 7 2 3 2 11 10 8 2 3 3 4 10 -5 18
13 Botafogo 15 3 9 3 16 17 8 2 3 3 8 10 7 1 6 0 8 7 -1 18
14 Grêmio 14 3 8 3 14 14 7 2 4 1 7 6 7 1 4 2 7 8 0 17
15 Atletico PR 14 4 3 7 11 15 8 3 3 2 6 5 6 1 0 5 5 10 -4 15
16 Bahia 15 4 3 8 18 23 8 3 1 4 11 12 7 1 2 4 7 11 -5 15
17 Corinthians 15 3 6 6 17 20 7 2 4 1 10 9 8 1 2 5 7 11 -3 15
18 Coritiba 15 3 4 8 10 19 7 2 2 3 3 4 8 1 2 5 7 15 -9 13
19 Bragantino 15 2 6 7 16 23 7 2 2 3 9 10 8 0 4 4 7 13 -7 12
20 Goias 12 2 3 7 17 25 7 2 1 4 12 15 5 0 2 3 5 10 -8 9

Read more about Serie A

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.