Santos land a golden chance to continue their stay in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A this week when they take on Chapecoense. The match schedules for Wednesday at the Urbano Caldeira, with kickoff at 1 am.
Peixe dropped into a 2-0 loss away to Coritiba in their midweek league games, while Chape went down 1-0 in a state derby with Criciuma.
In a campaign that has been unpredictable from start to finish, visitors off the coast were told that even this lively provincial club, which produced the great Pele, might end up in Serie B.
Defending Brazilian club champions Corinthians are looking like the best side in the country and have not lost a league game under coach Fabio Carille.
After dropping some of their most valuable stars, Santos may be in for a difficult year: Neymar and Ganso. They will not want to drop down with the rest of the second-tier teams and will need to make it to the Final Eight to avoid embarrassment.
Now Chapecoense has a match in hand over their rivals, a match in which they will meet Atletico-PR. Anything can happen when you have so little to lose.
Heavily reliant on their direct approach, they rarely string together more than a few passes. This approach gets them into trouble as they do not create a ton of good scoring opportunities.
Santos vs Chapecoense Head to Head
Both sides have 13 games against each other with hosts taking eight wins while opponents with three wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
Atletico Goianiense 0-0 Santos
Santos 2-0 Red Bull Braganinto
Santos 0-2 Palmeiras
Athletico Paranaense 0-1 Santos
Santos 2-0 Fluminense
Away
- Chapecoense 0-2 Juventude
- Chapecoense 2-2 Flamengo
- Cuiaba 0-0 Chapecoense
- Corinthians 1-0 Chapecoense
- Bahia 3-0 Chapecoense
Santos Team News
Santos goalkeeper Joao Paulo had a relatively quiet night last time out. However, he still made three saves in hopes of getting his third consecutive clean sheet which is tied with Cleiton and Tiago Volpi in the Brasileiro Serie A this year.
Chapecoense Team News
This past weekend, Alan Santos, Anselmo Ramon and Bruno Silva were put into the starting lineup, as Moises Ribeiro, Kaio Nunes and Henrique Almeida were on the bench. This change came after Santos’ game against Sport which was celebrated by many in Barra.
Prediction and Odds
We do not expect a highly entertaining match between the two out of form teams in the league
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Goals Under 3.5
