Santos meet visiting rivals Atlético Mineiro at Estádio Urbano Caldeira in the Serie A game on Thursday.
Our Santos v Atlético Mineiro tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Santos
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Santos will be hoping to bounce back here following a 1-0 Serie A defeat last time out to Fluminense.
In that match, Santos had 41% possession and 4 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. For their opponents, Fluminense got 13 shots at goal with 4 on target. Samuel Xavier (96') scored for Fluminense.
In their preceding six fixtures, Pedro Caixinha's Santos have hit the back of the net a total of 6 times, with that being an average number of goals scored per match of 1.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Santos:
- have not registered a win against Atlético Mineiro in their previous 5 matches in the league.
- have not won at home in their last 2 league matches.
Atlético Mineiro
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Last time out, Atlético Mineiro drew 2-2 in the Serie A match with Vitoria.
In that game, Atlético Mineiro had 63% possession and 33 shots at goal with 10 on target. For Atlético Mineiro, goals were scored by Fausto Vera (57') and Igor Gomes (87'). On the other side, Vitoria got 9 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Lucas Halter (47') and Matheuzinho (65') scored for Vitoria.
A run of hard-working displays from the Atlético Mineiro defensive players has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 3 from their past 6 clashes overall. In that period, their forwards have scored 9.
Looking at their past form shows that Atlético Mineiro:
- remain undefeated by Santos in away games against them for the last 2 matches in the league.
- are without an away win for the past 9 league games. Their travelling support will be needed here, for sure.
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Head to head
Looking over their most recent head to head clashes stretching back to 27/06/2021 shows that Santos have won 1 of these games and Atlético Mineiro 3, with the number of draws being 2.
A total of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 5 from Peixe and 8 being from Galo. That is an average goals per game value of 2.17.
The last league encounter between the two was Serie A match day 21 on 27/08/2023 when it finished Atlético Mineiro 2-0 Santos.
That time, Atlético Mineiro managed 56% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Paulinho (12', 67').
At the other end, Santos had 13 shots on goal with 0 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Rafael Rodrigo Klein.
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Team News: Santos
Souza (Injury to the ankle), Hyan (Inner ligament stretch of the knee), Zé Rafael (Vertebral injury) and Aderlan (Cruciate ligament surgery) will not be able to play for Santos gaffer César Sampaio.
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Team News: Atlético Mineiro
Atlético Mineiro boss Cuca Stival has not got a full squad to pick from. Cadu (Torn knee ligaments), Brahian Palacios (Hamstring injury), Júnior Santos (Thigh problems), Alan Franco (Inner ligament stretch of the knee) and Igor Rabello (Hamstring injury) are not ready for selection.
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Prediction
We believe that Atlético Mineiro and Santos might both not be able to do quite enough to get on the scoresheet here.
It’s looking like it could well end up as a draw. We’re therefore anticipating a very even match with a 0-0 draw at the end of this one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Regarding the current betting odds on the WDW market, the win for Santos can be had for 2.35, a wager on a drawn result is 3.4 & betting on victory for Atlético Mineiro will get you 3. These are the top market prices available at the current time.
Andre Moura,
03:18 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Santos
Formed: 1912
Stadium: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (16,068)
Captain: Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
Chairman: Marcelo Teixeira
Manager: Pedro Caixinha
Competitions: Serie A position 19, Copa do Brasil (Third Round)