The Serie A meeting at Estádio Urbano Caldeira on Thursday sees home side Santos go into battle with Atlético Mineiro.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Santos v Atlético Mineiro game - along with the latest match odds.
📏
Form Guide
BetMGM Sports offers you the best of sports betting. Check for their latest offers. 21+ Please gamble responsibly.
Santos
WLLLDL
Santos will be looking to improve on their last outing here following the 1-0 Serie A loss in their previous game against Fluminense.
In that match, Santos managed 41% possession and 4 attempts on goal with 1 on target. For their opponents, Fluminense got 13 shots on goal with 4 on target. Samuel Xavier (96') was the scorer 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
WLDDWD
In their previous game, Atlético Mineiro drew 2-2 in the Serie A match with Vitoria.
In that game, Atlético Mineiro had 63% possession and 33 attempts at goal with 10 on target. For Atlético Mineiro, the scorers were Fausto Vera (57') and Igor Gomes (87'). Vitoria got 9 attempts on 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
Looking over their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 27/06/2021 shows us that Santos have won 1 of them & Atlético Mineiro 3, with the number of drawn games standing at 2.
A combined total of 13 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 from Peixe and 8 coming from Galo. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.17.
The last league match featuring these sides was Serie A match day 21 on 27/08/2023 and the score finished Atlético Mineiro 2-0 Santos.
That time, Atlético Mineiro had 56% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Paulinho (12', 67').
On the other side, Santos had 13 shots on goal with 0 on target.
The match was refereed by Rafael Rodrigo Klein.
🗞️
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 taking part for Santos boss César Sampaio.
📰
Team News: Atlético Mineiro
Atlético Mineiro boss Cuca Stival has a number of players out of action. Igor Rabello (Hamstring injury), Cadu (Torn knee ligaments), Brahian Palacios (Hamstring injury), Júnior Santos (Thigh problems) and Alan Franco (Inner ligament stretch of the knee) will miss out on this game.
🧠
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.
📚
⚽️ 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 2.3, a wager on a drawn result is 3.3 & betting on victory for Atlético Mineiro will get you 3.2. These are the top market prices available at the current time.
Andre Moura,
08:14 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)