In this article Tipsway presents you need to know about the Serie A fixture Santos - Fluminense!
- Santos have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Serie A
- Fluminense is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie A
Fluminense could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa do Brasil game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Fortaleza. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Santos form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Santos have to build on here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira in the Serie A.
The Santos goalkeeper Joao Paulo Silva Martins is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 260 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie A.
Santos drew their last game, 0-0 away at Fortaleza (placed 20th). Nascimento was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.75 out of 10. The defender Nascimento won 4 of 7 duels.
Ahead of that match, Santos won a home game hosting Botafogo (2-0).The Santos fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 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 8 from 10 matches.
Fluminense form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Two trips in a row for Fluminense, whose boss Silva could celebrate last time after the Copa do Brasil win against Fortaleza. Defender Nino was the best team player with a rating of 8.11. Nino won 8 of 8 duels.
Before that, Fluminense secured a home win against Bragantino with the score 2-1.Lots of goals? This team have played 5 consecutive league fixtures all ending with at least three goals (over 2.5 goals).
Fluminense have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Here's what happened when the sides met previously this campaign; Fluminense - Santos 0-0. Head to head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Santos won four games, four matches ended with a draw and Fluminense managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  M. Santos Almeida 7 goals |   G. Cano 7 goals |  L. Carrilho Baptistão 5 goals |
Santos missing players
Fluminense missing players
| Santos | Fluminense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | 16 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 79% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 58% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 44% | 63% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 47% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 26% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | 16% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 44% | 47% |
| 37% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | 37% |
| 37% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 26% |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.8 |
| 5.5 | 5.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13.5 | 16.3 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.6 | 14.7 |
| 5.1 | 6.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 23% | 25% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 32% |
| 15.9 | 16.1 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 13.9 | 11.7 |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
- Fluminense have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Fluminense is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie A
- Santos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santos have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) 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 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 35 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Atletico Mineiro | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Athletico PR | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Flamengo | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Internacional | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 8 | Bragantino | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Santos | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 10 | São Paulo | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | Botafogo | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | Ceara | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| 13 | Coritiba | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -8 | 22 |
| 14 | Goias | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 15 | América Mineiro | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 21 |
| 16 | Avaí | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 21 |
| 17 | Cuiabá | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 18 | Atlético GO | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 17 |
| 19 | Juventude | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -16 | 16 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 15 |
