Santos vs Sao Paulo: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Date: Sat 16.November
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Urbano Caldeira (16798 seats)

A key match in Serie A as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 3rd position and the visitors placed 5th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Santos and São Paulo should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Santos form and stats

Santos, who have the most clean sheets (15) in Serie A, have performed here at Urbano Caldeira this season with 11 wins from 15 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena. After failing to beat Gremio here at Urbano Caldeira, Santos has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

Happy days for Santos in their previous game, a Serie A match away at Goias (placed 10th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. A strong away win before that one, visiting Avaí and winning 2-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Santos have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won 1 time, drawn 3 and lost 2.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (33 in 15 games), Santos's attacking play is working. Santos have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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São Paulo form and stats

6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of São Paulo, who have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Serie A, playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.

São Paulo failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie A home match vs Athletico PR (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Fluminense.

We have checked recent matches where São Paulo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were W2-D1-L1.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the São Paulo - Santos 3-2 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Santos won 5 games, 1 match ended with a draw and São Paulo has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5

Top Goalscorers

SantosEduardo Sasha
Eduardo Sasha
12 goals
SantosC. Sánchez
C. Sánchez
8 goals
SantosY. Soteldo
Y. Soteldo
8 goals

Santos missing players

São Paulo missing players

Santos São Paulo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 15 3 Played P 3 15 32
19 11 1 Won W 1 6 14
7 3 1 Drew D 1 4 10
6 1 1 Lost L 1 5 8
48 33 3 Scored S 1 12 32
28 13 4 Conceded C 3 12 23
88% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 80% 84%
62% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 47% 53%
44% 60% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 25%
22% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 6%
12% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
38% 53% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 27% 31%
47% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 67% 40% 44%
28% 13% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 53% 41%
 
5.3 6.7 7.3 Corners For (avg) C F 2 4.3 5.2
4.8 4 2.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 7 5.3 4.4
2.7 2.6 1.7 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.2
6 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 5
Key stats this season:
  • 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 São Paulo have scored away.
  • Santos have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • São Paulo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • São Paulo have won significantly less corners away then 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 Flamengo 32 24 5 3 68 26 16 15 1 0 42 12 16 9 4 3 26 14 42 77
2 Palmeiras 32 19 10 3 51 24 16 12 4 0 33 7 16 7 6 3 18 17 27 67
3 Santos 32 19 7 6 48 28 15 11 3 1 33 13 17 8 4 5 15 15 20 64
4 Gremio 32 16 8 8 55 32 16 10 3 3 33 17 16 6 5 5 22 15 23 56
5 São Paulo 32 14 10 8 32 23 17 8 6 3 20 11 15 6 4 5 12 12 9 52
6 Athletico PR 32 14 8 10 45 31 16 9 3 4 22 11 16 5 5 6 23 20 14 50
7 Internacional 32 14 7 11 37 32 16 10 5 1 23 10 16 4 2 10 14 22 5 49
8 Corinthians 32 12 13 7 36 29 16 9 6 1 21 11 16 3 7 6 15 18 7 49
9 Bahia 32 11 10 11 35 33 16 7 5 4 21 15 16 4 5 7 14 18 2 43
10 Goias 32 12 6 14 34 50 16 9 3 4 23 16 16 3 3 10 11 34 -16 42
11 Vasco da Gama 32 11 9 12 31 37 16 6 4 6 17 20 16 5 5 6 14 17 -6 42
12 Atlético Mineiro 32 11 7 14 38 43 16 8 2 6 24 21 16 3 5 8 14 22 -5 40
13 Fortaleza 32 11 6 15 39 44 16 8 2 6 19 15 16 3 4 9 20 29 -5 39
14 Botafogo 32 11 3 18 28 40 16 8 1 7 17 15 16 3 2 11 11 25 -12 36
15 Ceará 32 10 6 16 32 32 16 8 4 4 21 11 16 2 2 12 11 21 0 36
16 Cruzeiro 32 7 14 11 26 36 16 5 7 4 13 14 16 2 7 7 13 22 -10 35
17 Fluminense 32 9 7 16 32 43 16 5 5 6 16 14 16 4 2 10 16 29 -11 34
18 CSA 32 7 8 17 21 47 16 6 5 5 15 19 16 1 3 12 6 28 -26 29
19 Chapecoense 32 4 10 18 25 48 16 2 5 9 12 21 16 2 5 9 13 27 -23 22
20 Avaí 32 3 8 21 16 51 16 1 7 8 9 22 16 2 1 13 7 29 -35 17

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 Flamengo 32 24 5 3 68 26 16 15 1 0 42 12 16 9 4 3 26 14 42 77
2 Palmeiras 32 19 10 3 51 24 16 12 4 0 33 7 16 7 6 3 18 17 27 67
3 Santos 32 19 7 6 48 28 15 11 3 1 33 13 17 8 4 5 15 15 20 64
4 Gremio 32 16 8 8 55 32 16 10 3 3 33 17 16 6 5 5 22 15 23 56
5 São Paulo 32 14 10 8 32 23 17 8 6 3 20 11 15 6 4 5 12 12 9 52
6 Athletico PR 32 14 8 10 45 31 16 9 3 4 22 11 16 5 5 6 23 20 14 50
7 Internacional 32 14 7 11 37 32 16 10 5 1 23 10 16 4 2 10 14 22 5 49
8 Corinthians 32 12 13 7 36 29 16 9 6 1 21 11 16 3 7 6 15 18 7 49
9 Bahia 32 11 10 11 35 33 16 7 5 4 21 15 16 4 5 7 14 18 2 43
10 Goias 32 12 6 14 34 50 16 9 3 4 23 16 16 3 3 10 11 34 -16 42
11 Vasco da Gama 32 11 9 12 31 37 16 6 4 6 17 20 16 5 5 6 14 17 -6 42
12 Atlético Mineiro 32 11 7 14 38 43 16 8 2 6 24 21 16 3 5 8 14 22 -5 40
13 Fortaleza 32 11 6 15 39 44 16 8 2 6 19 15 16 3 4 9 20 29 -5 39
14 Botafogo 32 11 3 18 28 40 16 8 1 7 17 15 16 3 2 11 11 25 -12 36
15 Ceará 32 10 6 16 32 32 16 8 4 4 21 11 16 2 2 12 11 21 0 36
16 Cruzeiro 32 7 14 11 26 36 16 5 7 4 13 14 16 2 7 7 13 22 -10 35
17 Fluminense 32 9 7 16 32 43 16 5 5 6 16 14 16 4 2 10 16 29 -11 34
18 CSA 32 7 8 17 21 47 16 6 5 5 15 19 16 1 3 12 6 28 -26 29
19 Chapecoense 32 4 10 18 25 48 16 2 5 9 12 21 16 2 5 9 13 27 -23 22
20 Avaí 32 3 8 21 16 51 16 1 7 8 9 22 16 2 1 13 7 29 -35 17

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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.