Estádio Urbano Caldeira: Santos vs Corinthians Serie A preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Wed 17.February
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (16798 seats)

Santos and Corinthians have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Serie A.

Insights:
  • Santos has the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Serie A
  • Santos have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Corinthians have scored away.

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.

Corinthians are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Santos form and stats

8 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Santos, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Serie A, have to build on here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira in the Serie A.

Santos's last game was hosting Coritiba (placed 19th) and winning 2-0. Before that, Santos played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Atletico GO.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Fluminense are coming to town in four days.

A decent goal production from Santos in their home games so far, with 33 goals from 17 league matches. Santos's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Corinthians form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on V. Carmo Mancini, the Corinthians manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Corinthians are travelling again after losing away to Flamengo in their previous match (1-2). Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against Atletico PR.

After this away game Corinthians return home for a Serie A game against Vasco da Gama. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The attacking power of Corinthians when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 17 league matches away. Corinthians have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Corinthians - Santos 1-1 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Santos victories, five draws and two Corinthians wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, nine matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SantosM. Santos Costa
M. Santos Costa
18 goals
CorinthiansJ. Alves de Assis Silva
J. Alves de Assis Silva
6 goals
SantosM. Ferreira dos Santos
M. Ferreira dos Santos
5 goals

Santos missing players

Corinthians missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Santos Corinthians
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 17 35
13 8 1 Won W 1 5 13
11 6 3 Drew D 2 4 10
11 3 1 Lost L 2 8 12
50 33 7 Scored S 3 16 45
48 22 6 Conceded C 7 21 44
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 82% 86%
77% 88% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 65% 71%
46% 59% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 53% 54%
34% 47% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 23%
14% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 14%
63% 76% 80% BTTS BTTS 40% 53% 54%
17% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 35% 34%
23% 12% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 29% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.4 2.3
5 0 0 Red cards R C 3 4 8
 
11.9 13.6 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 10.4 12.3
4.2 5.4 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.7 4.6
34% 36% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 16% 25% 28%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Santos has the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Serie A
  • Santos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Santos have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Corinthians 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 Internacional 36 20 9 7 60 33 18 12 4 2 34 17 18 8 5 5 26 16 27 69
2 Flamengo 36 20 8 8 65 45 18 10 4 4 33 22 18 10 4 4 32 23 20 68
3 Atletico Mineiro 36 18 8 10 59 43 18 13 4 1 39 13 18 5 4 9 20 30 16 62
4 Sao Paulo 34 16 11 7 54 37 17 9 6 2 26 14 17 7 5 5 28 23 17 59
5 Fluminense 35 16 9 10 49 40 18 10 5 3 29 14 17 6 4 7 20 26 9 57
6 Gremio 35 13 17 5 51 37 17 9 6 2 32 21 18 4 11 3 19 16 14 56
7 Palmeiras 33 14 11 8 46 32 17 8 7 2 29 15 16 6 4 6 17 17 14 53
8 Santos 35 13 11 11 50 48 17 8 6 3 33 22 18 5 5 8 17 26 2 50
9 Corinthians 35 13 10 12 45 44 18 8 6 4 29 23 17 5 4 8 16 21 1 49
10 Bragantino 35 12 12 11 49 40 18 9 5 4 33 19 17 3 7 7 16 21 9 48
11 Atletico PR 35 13 8 14 34 34 17 7 5 5 16 12 18 6 3 9 18 22 0 47
12 Ceara 35 12 10 13 49 47 17 6 5 6 19 21 18 6 5 7 30 26 2 46
13 Atletico GO 35 11 13 11 35 41 18 5 9 4 21 20 17 6 4 7 14 21 -6 46
14 Sport Recife 35 12 5 18 29 45 17 8 1 8 17 20 18 4 4 10 12 25 -16 41
15 Fortaleza 35 10 11 14 34 35 18 8 6 4 20 11 17 2 5 10 14 24 -1 41
16 Bahia 36 10 8 18 42 59 18 8 2 8 25 26 18 2 6 10 17 33 -17 38
17 Vasco da Gama 36 9 10 17 34 54 18 6 5 7 18 19 18 3 5 10 16 35 -20 37
18 Goias 36 9 9 18 39 60 18 6 4 8 19 28 18 3 5 10 20 32 -21 36
19 Coritiba 35 6 10 19 29 49 17 3 6 8 12 17 18 3 4 11 17 32 -20 28
20 Botafogo 36 4 12 20 30 60 18 2 5 11 15 30 18 2 7 9 15 30 -30 24

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 Internacional 36 20 9 7 60 33 18 12 4 2 34 17 18 8 5 5 26 16 27 69
2 Flamengo 36 20 8 8 65 45 18 10 4 4 33 22 18 10 4 4 32 23 20 68
3 Atletico Mineiro 36 18 8 10 59 43 18 13 4 1 39 13 18 5 4 9 20 30 16 62
4 Sao Paulo 34 16 11 7 54 37 17 9 6 2 26 14 17 7 5 5 28 23 17 59
5 Fluminense 35 16 9 10 49 40 18 10 5 3 29 14 17 6 4 7 20 26 9 57
6 Gremio 35 13 17 5 51 37 17 9 6 2 32 21 18 4 11 3 19 16 14 56
7 Palmeiras 33 14 11 8 46 32 17 8 7 2 29 15 16 6 4 6 17 17 14 53
8 Santos 35 13 11 11 50 48 17 8 6 3 33 22 18 5 5 8 17 26 2 50
9 Corinthians 35 13 10 12 45 44 18 8 6 4 29 23 17 5 4 8 16 21 1 49
10 Bragantino 35 12 12 11 49 40 18 9 5 4 33 19 17 3 7 7 16 21 9 48
11 Atletico PR 35 13 8 14 34 34 17 7 5 5 16 12 18 6 3 9 18 22 0 47
12 Ceara 35 12 10 13 49 47 17 6 5 6 19 21 18 6 5 7 30 26 2 46
13 Atletico GO 35 11 13 11 35 41 18 5 9 4 21 20 17 6 4 7 14 21 -6 46
14 Sport Recife 35 12 5 18 29 45 17 8 1 8 17 20 18 4 4 10 12 25 -16 41
15 Fortaleza 35 10 11 14 34 35 18 8 6 4 20 11 17 2 5 10 14 24 -1 41
16 Bahia 36 10 8 18 42 59 18 8 2 8 25 26 18 2 6 10 17 33 -17 38
17 Vasco da Gama 36 9 10 17 34 54 18 6 5 7 18 19 18 3 5 10 16 35 -20 37
18 Goias 36 9 9 18 39 60 18 6 4 8 19 28 18 3 5 10 20 32 -21 36
19 Coritiba 35 6 10 19 29 49 17 3 6 8 12 17 18 3 4 11 17 32 -20 28
20 Botafogo 36 4 12 20 30 60 18 2 5 11 15 30 18 2 7 9 15 30 -30 24

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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.