The first leg ended Santos-Independiente 1-0. All is set for the decider in this Copa Sudamericana 8th Finals fixture!
It's no vacation for neither Independiente nor Santos 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Santos have to travel 2200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Independiente form and stats
Independiente participated in Copa Sudamericana the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.On the other hand, in the Copa Sudamericana, Independiente has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Independiente drew their last game, also a home match. Argentinos Juniors was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Fabricio Bustos, defender, was given a rating of 7.34/10 in that game, top of the team. Bustos hit one key pass and won 9 of 10 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Santos (0-1).This is expected to be a close game, with Independiente perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Independiente as a small favourite), we find six games. Independiente has won three of these, drawn zero and lost three.
There will be little rest for Independiente after this match as they are travelling to Estudiantes for a Superliga game in only three days.
Santos form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Santos so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-4 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 17 away games in a row.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Bragantino in their previous outing. The Serie A match ended in a draw 2-2. Marcos Guilherme, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.43. Guilherme scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 31 successful passes (of 37 total). As mentioned above, Santos drew the match against Bragantino. Manager F. Diniz Silva brought on Marcos Leonardo to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Independiente in the Copa Sudamericana.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Santos in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Santos, two draws and four defeats.
After this away game Santos return home for a Serie A game against Atletico GO. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Santos have scored 6 goals in 6 league games away. Santos have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Santos - Independiente 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Independiente won one game, one match ended with a draw and Santos has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / twoTop Goalscorers
  S. Palacios 4 goals |  M. Santos Costa 4 goals |  M. de Almeida Santos Matos 4 goals |
Independiente missing players
Santos missing players
| Independiente | Santos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 9 | 10 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Scored | S | 13 | 32 | ||
| 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 25 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.5 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 31% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 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 | Palmeiras | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | Atletico Mineiro | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | Bragantino | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Atletico PR | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Flamengo | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 7 | Ceara | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Bahia | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Fluminense | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Santos | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Atletico GO | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Corinthians | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Internacional | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Juventude | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | Sao Paulo | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 16 | America Mineiro | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Cuiaba | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 18 | Sport Recife | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 19 | Gremio | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 20 | Chapecoense | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 4 |