Both Santos and Atletico GO will be looking to bounce back to winning ways in Brasileiro Serie A when they square off at Urbano Caldeira in their league Matchday 16 fixture on Sunday night.
The two have been struggling for form lately in the Brasileiro Serie A, with Santos winning just one of their last 10 league matches, picking up six draws and three defeats in the process, and a run of three winless league matches has seen Santos drop into the 10th spot in the league standings, where they sit on 19 points just two points off 17th-placed Goias, in the relegation zone.
The poor run also saw them get eliminated in the Copa Sudamericana as they fell to a 4-2 defeat on penalties to Táchira in the second leg of their last-16 tie. They will therefore look to put their disappointments behind them as they hope to bounce back to winning ways on Sunday. Another poor result for Santos could leave them in the near or inside the relegation zone and thus they will be desperate for maximum points.
Meanwhile Atletico GO have only won one of their last four league matches, picking up a draws and two defeats in the run that has seen drop to 16th just a place outside the relegation zone, but they are level on 17 points with 17th-placed Goias who occupy the last relegation spot.
Atletico GO managed to managed to make it to the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana in the midweek as they overcame Olimpia 5-3 on penalties in the second leg of their last-16 tie. The victory saw them bounce from a 2-1 defeat to Sao Paulo in the league last weekend.
They will therefore look to build on their midweek success, and bounce back in Brasileiro as they desperately hope to avoid dropping into the relegation zone.
Santos vs Atletico GO head to head
Both sides have met in 14 encounters since 2010 with Atletico GO claiming five victories, while Santos have claimed four victories and there have been five draws.
- Atletico GO 0-0 Santos 13/11/21
- Santos 0-1 Atletico GO 26/07/21
- Atletico GO 1-1 Santos 07/02/21
- Santos 0-1 Atletico GO 15/10/20
- Santos 3-0 Atletico GO 12/04/19
Home
- Santos 2-4 Tachira (AP)
- Santos 1-2 Flamengo
- Tachira 1-1 Santos
- Corinthians 0-0 Santos
- Corinthians 4-0 Santos
Away
- Atletico GO 5-3 Olimpia (AP)
- Atletico GO 1-2 Sao Paulo
- Olimpia 2-0 Atletico GO
- Ceara 1-1 Atletico GO
- Atletico GO 0-0 Goias
Santos team news
Santos will be without Kevin Malthus and Madson due to injury, while Felipe Jonatan and Auro are doubts after testing positive for Covid-19.
Atletico GO team news
Atletico GO will be without Dudu due to injury, while Jorginho is a doubt.
Prediction and odds
- Double chance (X, 2)
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 0.5
