This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Santos at Estádio Urbano Caldeira when the Copa Libertadores tournament arrives in town and The Strongest with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for The Strongest, who are travelling more than 2900 kilometers to play this game.
Santos form and stats
Santos participated in Copa Libertadores the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.2 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Santos have to build on here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira in the Paulista A1. 2W-2D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Libertadores for Santos.
Bruno Marques was the last player to score a league goal for Santos and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Santos haven't scored in 183 minutes.
Santos faced defeat in their previous match, away at Boca Juniors (0-2). Ahead of that match, Santos lost 0-2 at home to Corinthians.
Santos are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 5 games. On the other hand, Santos have conceded 5 goals.
The Strongest form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the 2nd round.The seven points The Strongest have gathered from their first three away trips in the Liga De Futbol Prof is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
The Strongest lost away at Barcelona (0-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Before that, The Strongest secured a home win against Municipal Vinto with the score 4-1.
Strongest lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Strongest we find one game. Results are zero The Strongest wins, zero draws and one defeat.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Strongest alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (9 from 3 played). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Strongest have conceded 5 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Santos-The Strongest H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Santos two wins, The Strongest one win, one draw. one of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Reinoso Moreno 3 goals | J. Sagredo Chávez 2 goals | J. Chura 2 goals |
Santos missing players
The Strongest missing players
| Santos | The Strongest | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 26 | 67 | ||
| 40 | 15 | Conceded | C | 21 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 14.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 6.7 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Santos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 4 | The Strongest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mirassol | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Guarani | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 11 |
| 3 | Santos | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 4 | Sao Caetano | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -14 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | The Strongest | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | Royal Pari | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | Nacional Potosi | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Real Tomayapo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Bolivar | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Guabira | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Municipal Vinto | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Always Ready | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Independiente Petrolero | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Oriente Petrolero | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Real Potosi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Aurora | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 5 |
| 13 | Blooming | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Wilstermann | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
| 15 | Santa Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| 16 | San Jose | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -14 | 0 |