📏 Form Guide

Santos

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Santos will be hoping to bounce back here following a 1-0 Serie A loss in their previous game against Fluminense.

In that game, Santos managed 41% possession and 4 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. At the other end, 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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In the game prior to this, Atlético Mineiro drew 2-2 in the Serie A match with Vitoria.

In that match, Atlético Mineiro had 63% possession and 33 shots at goal with 10 of them on target. For Atlético Mineiro, goals were scored by Fausto Vera (57') and Igor Gomes (87'). At the other end, 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.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their past head-to-head meetings going back to 27/06/2021 tells us that Santos have won 1 of them and Atlético Mineiro 3, with the tally of draws standing at 2.

A combined total of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 5 for Peixe and 8 created by Galo. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.17.

The previous league fixture featuring the two was Serie A match day 21 on 27/08/2023 when it ended Atlético Mineiro 2-0 Santos.

In that game, Atlético Mineiro managed 56% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Paulinho (12', 67').

For their opponents, Santos got 13 attempts at goal with 0 on target.

The referee was Rafael Rodrigo Klein.

ℹ️ Team News: Santos

Aderlan (Cruciate ligament surgery), Zé Rafael (Vertebral injury), Yeferson Soteldo (Hamstring injury), Hyan (Inner ligament stretch of the knee) and Souza (Injury to the ankle) will be missing for Santos boss César Sampaio.

ℹ️ Team News: Atlético Mineiro

Atlético Mineiro manager Cuca Stival has to currently contend with reduced team options. Igor Rabello (Hamstring injury), Guilherme Arana (Thigh problems), Alan Franco (Inner ligament stretch of the knee), Júnior Santos (Thigh problems), Brahian Palacios (Hamstring injury), Patrick (ankle sprain) and Cadu (Torn knee ligaments) are not able to play.

⚡ 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.

Andre Moura, 00:06 17/04/2025