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Santos

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Santos, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-3 Serie B triumph vs Paysandu.

In that game, Santos had 42% possession and 18 shots at goal with 6 on target. The scorer for Santos was Guilherme (39', 90'). Paysandu got 12 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.

Santos have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, finding the back of the net in one hundred percent of their last 6 games.

They’ve hit an aggregate of 12 during that time while also conceding a total of 3. Historical results aside, we will just have to wait and see whether the trend might be maintained in this next match.

Pre-game facts show that Santos:

• have not lost a league tie with Avaí in their last 2 matches.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 5 league matches at home.

Avaí

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Avaí come into this game following a 1-0 Serie B win as they beat Operário Ferroviário in their most recent game.

In that match, Avaí had 41% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Avaí was Tiago Pagnussat (32'). Operário Ferroviário had 9 shots on goal with 3 on target.

Over the course of 5 of the previous six games featuring Avaí, a notably low volume of goals have been struck between them and opposing sides. The overall average number of goals per game in that spell comes out as just 1.33, with the average goals for Leão da Ilha equalling 0.5.

Heading into this fixture, Avaí have not won away from home in their last 5 league games.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 03/12/2017 shows that Santos have won 3 of these and Avaí 1, with the number of drawn matches being 2.

A combined sum of 14 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 from Peixe and 5 netted by Leão da Ilha. That’s an average goals per game of 2.33.

The previous league match featuring these clubs was Serie B match day 2 on 26/04/2024 which ended up with the score at Avaí 0-2 Santos.

On that occasion, Avaí had 50% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 3 on target.

For their opponents, Santos got 17 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Julio César Furch (79') scored.

📰 Team News: Santos

Giuliano (Hamstring injury), Aderlan (Cruciate ligament surgery), João Paulo (Achilles tendon rupture) and Kevyson (Cruciate ligament surgery) won’t be playing for Santos gaffer Marcelo Fernandes.

ℹ️ Team News: Avaí

From a largely full-strength group of players, there is only the one fitness worry for the Avaí gaffer Eduardo Barroca to be concerned with. Kevin (Calf injury) misses out for this game.

✨ Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Santos will probably get the goals that they need when they line up against Avaí, who might well find it difficult scoring.

We’re predicting a 2-0 victory for Santos after 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 18:01 17/08/2024