Santos and Internacional meet at Estádio Urbano Caldeira, in a match for the 11th round of Serie A. The record of direct matches played in this stadium indicates total balance between these two teams, as there was 1 draw and 2 victories for each team in the last 5 games. But the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 28-09-2016, for the Copa do Brasil, which ended in Santos’ victory by (2-1). J. Copete (49 ‘) and Rodrigão (56’) scored the goals of the match, for Santos, and L. Seijas (72 ‘), for Internacional. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Santos:
The home team is currently in the 16 th position of the league, with 9 points won, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Vitória, by (5-2). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Corinthians, by (1-1). 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 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 11 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 12 conceded. In the last 4 home matches for the championship Santos has won 3 and lost 1, so they have won 9 points out of 12 possible. The team has conceded goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 9 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 8 of their 17 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Santos team knows that they can not waste points, because the team is still in a complicated situation, then it will be essential that they conquer the three points next to their supporters. The team will need to show the same football that has been presented in the last days, because it will have great chances of winning its goal, which is the victory. In the last round the Santos team managed a tie away from home by the score of 1×1 against the Corinthians team. The local technician should take to the field what is best available to him.
International:
The away team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 16 points won, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Sport Recife, by (0-0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against São Paulo by (0-0). 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 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 5 suffered. In the last 5 away matches for the championship, Internacional have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 5 points out of 15 possible. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 43 of the last 66 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals.
The phase of the International in the season is very good, because the team comes from six games without defeats and hopes to stay in this rhythm to achieve something great in the Brazilian championship. Playing away from their fans, the International team will need to make a strong defensive score, to neutralize the attacking plays of the locals. On the last day, the Internacional team managed a tie away from home against São Paulo, by the score of 0x0. The visiting coach must take a fairly competitive team to the field.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1.71
