Atletico Mineiro vs. Santos Match Analysis and Prediction

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A Serie A match on Saturday evening sees Brazilian champions Atletico Mineiro welcomes Santos to the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto. Kickoff set for June 11, 2022 15:00 EAT.

The hosts currently sit forth in the table with 16 points from 10 games played. They have two wins, two draws and one loss. They have won 7 of their last 10 league fixtures on home soil since last November. Antonio Mohamed’s Atlético Mineiro has seen rewards for their attempts on goal a sum total of 10 times in their past 6 outings. The tally of goals that they have conceded in those fixtures is 9.

Atlético Mineiro will be looking for an improved result here after the 5-3 Serie A defeat last time out to Fluminense. In that game, Atlético Mineiro had 56% possession, 11 shots with 6 on target and goals scored by Hulk (35′), Jair (45′) and Eduardo Sasha (54′). Fluminense had 13 shots with 9 of them on target and goals scored by Jhon Arias (18′), Germán Cano (29′, 58′), Samuel Xavier (37′) and Luiz Henrique (63′).

On the other hand, the visitors sit tenth in the table with 13 points from 10 matches played. They’ve recorded four draws and one loss in their last five fixtures. They have struggled badly for form, winning only 1 of their last 10 matches with 5 defeats coming during that period. In 5 of their 6 fixtures, the overall average number of goals per game during that period comes out as a meagre 1.67, with the number of goals averaged by Peixe standing at 0.83.

Fabián Bustos’ men will hope for improved result following on a 1-1 drawn game in the Serie A match with Internacional. In that match, Santos had 51% possession and 22 shots with 6 on target and a goal scored by Lucas Braga (63′). Internacional had 11 shots with 6 on target and a goal scored by Bruno Méndez (71′).