Happy home supporters, the away team claims a mighty victory or a tactical 0-0 draw? Anything can happen when the mid-table inhabitants Santos and Internacional battle at Estádio Urbano Caldeira.
- Santos have not yet lost a game at home.
- Internacional have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Serie A
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Santos nor Internacional as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Santos form and stats
Santos have played 4 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Stress levels are on the rise for Santos's attacking players as they have now played 241 minutes without scoring in a league game. Eugênio was their last goal scorer.
The Santos manager Hellmann and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Bahia in the Copa do Brasil. The striker Soteldo was declared "man of the match" for Santos with the rating of 8.02/10. Soteldo served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Bragantino in the Serie A.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Santos have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 4 and lost 0.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Copa Sudamericana game versus Newell's Old Boys in only three days. This game is also played here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira.
Santos have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Santos have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Internacional form and stats
The visitors are W0-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on de Menezes, the Internacional manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
The supporters enjoyed Internacional's previous match versus América Mineiro, a Copa do Brasil win (3-1) played at home. Midfielder Pena was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.62. Pena signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Before that, Internacional secured a home win against Bahia with the score 2-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Internacional playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 1 Internacional win, 6 draws and 3 defeats.
Internacional have another match away from home in just four sleeps, a Copa Libertadores match versus Nacional. A strenuous fixture list for the visiting team!
Internacional are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {2 goals} from 4 away games.
Head 2 Head
Internacional have managed a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (1-3-0) when playing Santos.Top Goalscorers
  ?. Borges Damaceno 2 goals |  J. Mendoza Valencia 2 goals |  D. de Souza Eugênio 2 goals |
Santos missing players
Internacional missing players
| Santos | Internacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 50% | 75% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 5.9 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 2.6 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 12.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14.2 | 13.8 |
| 3.9 | 5.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 26% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 11% | 20% |
| 16.6 | 15.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14.8 | 14.1 |
| 5.5 | 4.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.2 |
- All of Internacional's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Internacional have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Internacional have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Internacional have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Serie A
- Internacional have yet to win a game away.
- Internacional haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Santos have not yet lost a game at home.
- Santos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santos have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Santos have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Internacional have scored 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 | Botafogo | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | Sao Paulo | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Atlético Mineiro | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Gremio | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Fortaleza | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Cruzeiro | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Flamengo | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | Bragantino | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Athletico PR | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Santos | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Internacional | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Corinthians | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Cuiaba | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Bahia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Goias | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | América Mineiro | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 4 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 3 |
