Deportivo Táchira and Santos will play at least 180 minutes of football to decide who advances from this Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 battle. Get ready for the first 90 minutes!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Serie A game only four days ago. That game, against Corinthians, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Santos.
Deportivo Táchira form and stats
Táchira participated in Copa Sudamericana the last season, where they reached the 8th finals and lost against Rosario Central.16 points is a decent return from 8 Primera Division games here at Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo for Deportivo Táchira. The data says 4 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses.
The club members are hoping that Deportivo Táchira will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against Monagas.
Ahead of that match, Táchira won a home game hosting Aragua (2-0).The Deportivo Táchira manager Pallarés has got the team scoring with 18 from 8 home games in the league. Deportivo Táchira's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Santos form and stats
They also participated in Copa Sudamericana last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Libertad drew the shortest straw.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Santos so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-2 (win-draw-lose).
Santos has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Corinthians for a 0-0 draw. Velázquez, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.84. Velázquez won 4 of 7 duels.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Flamengo in just three days.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Táchira wins - draws - Santos wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Tortolero Toro 6 goals |   M. Santos Almeida 6 goals |  A. Uribe Francia 4 goals |
Deportivo Táchira missing players
Santos missing players
| Deportivo Táchira | Santos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 37 | 24 | Scored | S | 11 | 34 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Conceded | C | 17 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 32% | ||
| 5.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.6 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 12.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.9 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 29% | ||
| 9.6 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 13.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Metropolitanos | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 31 |
| 2 | Monagas | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 30 |
| 3 | Zamora Futbol Club | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Deportivo Táchira | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Carabobo | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Estudiantes Merida | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Portuguesa | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Deportivo La Guaira | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 24 |
| 9 | Zulia | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Caracas | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | Hermanos Colmenares | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Mineros de Guayana | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 19 |
| 13 | Aragua | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 14 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 18 |
| 15 | Deportivo Lara | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 16 | UCV | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 15 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Palmeiras | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Corinthians | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Athletico PR | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | Internacional | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Atletico Mineiro | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Santos | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Sao Paulo | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Flamengo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Botafogo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Avai | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 13 | Atletico GO | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Goias | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | Ceara | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 16 | Coritiba | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 15 |
| 17 | America Mineiro | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 18 | Cuiaba | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 19 | Juventude | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 11 |
| 20 | Fortaleza | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
