It's game one of two in the Copa Libertadores as Santos host Boca Juniors. This is a Semi-finals fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
It's no vacation for neither Santos nor Boca Juniors 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Santos form and stats
Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Santos are 6-6-2 (wins-draw-losses). This match is a Copa Libertadores match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in this competition. Santos have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
A strong away win for Santos against São Paulo the last match, as Jobson were on target. Sensational by Santos last match, beating São Paulo away as big underdogs. A 0-0 draw away in the Copa Libertadores before that, with Boca Juniors the opponent.
This is expected to be a close game, with Santos perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Santos as a small favourite), we find three games. Santos has won three of these, drawn zero and lost zero.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Botafogo in only four 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 26 goals in 14 league matches. Santos have conceded 17 in these home matches.
Boca Juniors form and stats
Juniors was sent out of Copa Libertadores in the semi-finals last season.The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Libertadores stats, they have 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses both home and away. Juniors are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
Juniors are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Argentinos Juniors. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Santos in the Copa Libertadores.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Juniors playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were one Boca Juniors win, zero draws and two defeats.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Boca Juniors - Santos 0-0 earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  R. Ábila 6 goals | E. Cardona Bedoya 3 goals |  C. Tevez 2 goals |
Santos missing players
Boca Juniors missing players
| Santos | Boca Juniors | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Scored | S | 17 | 38 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | ||
| 10.8 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | São Paulo | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 56 |
| 2 | Internacional | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Atletico Mineiro | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 49 |
| 4 | Flamengo | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 49 |
| 5 | Gremio | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 49 |
| 6 | Palmeiras | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
| 7 | Fluminense | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 43 |
| 8 | Santos | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 | Corinthians | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Athletico PR | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 38 |
| 11 | Ceara | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 36 |
| 12 | Atletico GO | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 35 |
| 13 | Bragantino | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 34 |
| 14 | Sport Recife | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -13 | 32 |
| 15 | Fortaleza | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 16 | Vasco da Gama | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -13 | 29 |
| 17 | Bahia | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -16 | 28 |
| 18 | Goias | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -14 | 26 |
| 19 | Botafogo | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -16 | 23 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -17 | 22 |