America MG vs Santos PREVIEW & PREDICTION 18/11/2018

América Mineiro and Santos meet at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, in a match for the 35th round of Serie A. América Mineiro won by (0-1) last time they met in this edition of the league, at 29- 07-2018. The history of recent direct matches is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 matches. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the America Mineiro presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

América Mineiro:

After 8 wins, 10 draws and 16 losses, the home team is currently in the 19 th position of the league, with 34 points won. In last match, they lost in an away match against Internacional (2-0), after in the previous match they lost (0-1) at home, in a match against Paraná. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with 6 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the last 10 home matches for the championship, América Mineiro won 2, tied 6 and lost 2, so they won 12 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 17 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has not been very effective, as they have not scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 17 matches they played ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 34 matches in this competition, they only won 1 comeback in the 17 matches in which they suffered the first goal. In the last 17 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).

América Mineiro lost one more game and now has 11 games without winning. It comes from 4 consecutive defeats and sank further into the relegation zone, urgently needing a victory in the next game. The local team has as main problem the offensive sector, which has acted very badly, scored only 27 goals and is the second worst in the competition, so much that he scored only 2 goals in the last eight days. In its stadium, América Mineiro has the second worst advantage of the Serie A, it is the fourth team that suffered the most goals, it comes from 2 defeats and scored only 2 goals in the last 5 matches, evidencing the enormous difficulty of acting, even against the hobby For the game against Santos, coach Adilson Batista will not be able to count on Messias, because of a suspension.

Santos:

The away team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 46 points won, after 12 wins, 10 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Chapecoense, by (0-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Flamengo, by (1-0). This is a team that usually shows similar results, at home and abroad, so it is not affected by the home team, as in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 away matches for the championship Santos has 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (9 out of 17 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 34 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 16 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Santos is going through a negative moment, comes from 3 consecutive defeats and needs to recover to return to the fight for the qualification for the next Copa Libertadores. The visiting team has a medium attack, which scored 40 goals and is the eighth best of the competition, while the defense suffered 33 goals and is seventh more solid, being a team of enough speed, which attacks a lot by the wings and has a deadly counterattack. As a visitor, Santos has acted irregularly, alternating between good and bad results, but his attack has worked and scored goals in 8 of the last 9 games in this type of situation, being a team that maintains the offensive style even away from your domains For the confrontation with the America Minero, coach Cuca will not be able to count on Yuri Oliveira, for suspension.


PREDICTION: Over 1.5 goals @ 1.49

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