Estádio Urbano Caldeira: Santos vs Fluminense Serie A preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 21.February
Match begins: 21:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (16798 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Santos have their presumed home advantage while Fluminense are ahead 7 points in the Serie A table.

Insights:
  • Santos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fluminense is in the best form (4-2-0)

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Serie A. This match was also played here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Fluminense have had more rest.

Fluminense are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Santos form and stats

9 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Santos have to build on here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira in the Serie A. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Santos after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The Santos goalkeeper Joao Paulo Silva Martins is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 237 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie A.

Santos's last game was hosting Corinthians (placed 10th) and winning 1-0. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Coritiba.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Santos handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, seven draws and three defeats.

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

Santos have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira with 34 goals in 18 league matches. 22 goals have been conceded.

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Fluminense form and stats

Playing away, Fluminense have won 7 games, drawn 4 and suffered 7 defeats in the Serie A this season. Fluminense has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

It's the second away game in a row for Fluminense, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Ceará (placed 12th) in the Serie A last time out. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Atletico Mineiro.

Fluminense are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, one draw and six defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

A new game in only four days for Fluminense, the Serie A home match versus Fortaleza. Busy days.

Fluminense have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 23 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Fluminense have conceded 27 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Fluminense - Santos 3-1 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Santos, two draws and two wins for Fluminense. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

SantosM. Santos Costa
M. Santos Costa
18 goals
FluminenseA. de Carvalho
A. de Carvalho
8 goals
SantosM. Ferreira dos Santos
M. Ferreira dos Santos
5 goals

Santos missing players

Fluminense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Santos Fluminense
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 36
14 9 2 Won W 2 7 17
11 6 2 Drew D 0 4 9
11 3 1 Lost L 4 7 10
51 34 9 Scored S 6 23 52
48 22 6 Conceded C 11 27 41
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
75% 83% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 72% 72%
44% 56% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 53%
33% 44% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 28% 25%
14% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 17% 8%
61% 72% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 61% 58%
19% 17% 20% Clean Sheets C S 17% 17% 28%
22% 11% 20% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.1 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.3
5 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.8 13.4 13.4 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 11.2 11.8
4.2 5.3 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.9 3.9
34% 36% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 33% 37%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Fluminense haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Fluminense is in the best form (4-2-0)
  • Santos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 São Paulo 35 17 11 7 56 38 17 9 6 2 26 14 18 8 5 5 30 24 18 62
5 Fluminense 36 17 9 10 52 41 18 10 5 3 29 14 18 7 4 7 23 27 11 60
6 Palmeiras 35 15 11 9 49 33 18 9 7 2 32 15 17 6 4 7 17 18 16 56
7 Gremio 36 13 17 6 52 39 18 9 6 3 33 23 18 4 11 3 19 16 13 56
8 Santos 36 14 11 11 51 48 18 9 6 3 34 22 18 5 5 8 17 26 3 53
9 Atletico PR 36 14 8 14 36 35 18 8 5 5 18 13 18 6 3 9 18 22 1 50
10 Corinthians 36 13 10 13 45 45 18 8 6 4 29 23 18 5 4 9 16 22 0 49
11 Bragantino 36 12 13 11 49 40 18 9 5 4 33 19 18 3 8 7 16 21 9 49
12 Ceará 36 12 10 14 50 50 18 6 5 7 20 24 18 6 5 7 30 26 0 46
13 Atletico GO 36 11 13 12 36 43 18 5 9 4 21 20 18 6 4 8 15 23 -7 46
14 Sport Recife 36 12 6 18 29 45 18 8 2 8 17 20 18 4 4 10 12 25 -16 42
15 Fortaleza 36 10 11 15 34 38 18 8 6 4 20 11 18 2 5 11 14 27 -4 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 36 7 10 19 30 49 18 4 6 8 13 17 18 3 4 11 17 32 -19 31
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 São Paulo 35 17 11 7 56 38 17 9 6 2 26 14 18 8 5 5 30 24 18 62
5 Fluminense 36 17 9 10 52 41 18 10 5 3 29 14 18 7 4 7 23 27 11 60
6 Palmeiras 35 15 11 9 49 33 18 9 7 2 32 15 17 6 4 7 17 18 16 56
7 Gremio 36 13 17 6 52 39 18 9 6 3 33 23 18 4 11 3 19 16 13 56
8 Santos 36 14 11 11 51 48 18 9 6 3 34 22 18 5 5 8 17 26 3 53
9 Atletico PR 36 14 8 14 36 35 18 8 5 5 18 13 18 6 3 9 18 22 1 50
10 Corinthians 36 13 10 13 45 45 18 8 6 4 29 23 18 5 4 9 16 22 0 49
11 Bragantino 36 12 13 11 49 40 18 9 5 4 33 19 18 3 8 7 16 21 9 49
12 Ceará 36 12 10 14 50 50 18 6 5 7 20 24 18 6 5 7 30 26 0 46
13 Atletico GO 36 11 13 12 36 43 18 5 9 4 21 20 18 6 4 8 15 23 -7 46
14 Sport Recife 36 12 6 18 29 45 18 8 2 8 17 20 18 4 4 10 12 25 -16 42
15 Fortaleza 36 10 11 15 34 38 18 8 6 4 20 11 18 2 5 11 14 27 -4 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 36 7 10 19 30 49 18 4 6 8 13 17 18 3 4 11 17 32 -19 31
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.