International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Santos and Blooming are looking forward to this Copa Sudamericana fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
These teams have little in common geographically as Blooming have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Santos nor Blooming 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.
Santos form and stats
Last season their Copa Sudamericana adventure ended in the round of 16 against Deportivo Tachira.2 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Santos have to build on here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira in the Serie A.
The Santos crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to Flamengo here at Estádio Urbano Caldeira. Mendoza (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.12/10. Mendoza scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).
Before that game, the home loss against Corinthians with the scoreline 0-2.Santos are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Cuiaba awaits in three days.
Santos are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. On the other hand, Santos have conceded 8 goals.
Blooming form and stats
Blooming have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Liga De Futbol Prof, after 1-1-6 (8 played).
There might be some fixture complaints from Blooming as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-2 against Always Ready.
The fixture before that was the Copa Sudamericana-battle against Audax Italiano, a home defeat (1-2). As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Blooming's match history for similar games we find 6 matches. The home team won 4 of these as expected, 3 of them by at least two goals. Blooming managed 1 draw and 1 surprise win.
A new game in only four days for Blooming, the Copa de la División Profesional home match versus Independiente Petrolero. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date recorded meeting involving both these squads is the Blooming - Santos 0-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: three - zero - zero (Santos wins - draws - Blooming wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Mollercke 6 goals |  G. Rodríguez Maeso 6 goals |   J. Mendoza Valencia 3 goals |
Santos missing players
Blooming missing players
| Santos | Blooming | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 15 | ||
| 25 | 17 | Scored | S | 8 | 34 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Conceded | C | 22 | 48 | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 68% | ||
| 16% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 28% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 11 | ||
| 10.8 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4 | ||
| 27% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 34% | ||
| 13.2 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.8 | 14.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 5.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newell's Old Boys | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Audax Italiano | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Santos | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 | Blooming | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 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 | Botafogo | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
| 2 | Gremio | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Palmeiras | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 5 | Fluminense | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Internacional | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 7 | Bragantino | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 9 | Atletico PR | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | Atletico Mineiro | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 | Sao Paulo | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 13 | Santos | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Bahia | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 12 |
| 15 | Corinthians | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 12 |
| 17 | Goiás | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 11 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 8 |
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 6 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -17 | 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 | The Strongest | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Nacional Potosi | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 |
| 3 | Always Ready | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Bolivar | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 27 |
| 5 | Aurora | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 26 |
| 6 | Santa Cruz | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 7 | Independiente Petrolero | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 21 |
| 8 | Municipal Vinto | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 19 |
| 9 | Royal Pari | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 10 | Universitario de Vinto | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Real Tomayapo | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Oriente Petrolero | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Guabira | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -12 | 18 |
| 14 | Wilstermann | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 15 | Libertad | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 29 | -20 | 16 |
| 16 | Vaca Diez | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -9 | 16 |
| 17 | Blooming | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -12 | 15 |
