On Monday night, Chapecoense welcome Santos to the Arena Conda in Serie A, as the visitors look to stay in the race for the Brazilian top-flight title.
The home side are currently 13th in the Serie A table despite a five-game unbeaten run in the Brazilian top-flight. In fact, the Verdao have drawn their last three league games against Atletico PR, Sport Recife and last out Sao Paulo.
The home sides recent Serie A have been relatively low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in seven of their last ten games in the Brazilian top-flight.
Chape’s home form has not been great in Serie A of late, as they have won just two of their last eight league games on home soil. Their recent home games in Serie A have also been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in six of their last seven games.
The home side have a poor recent record against Santos, as they have won just one of the last seven meetings with the visitors while suffering five defeats in the process.
Santos are currently third in the Serie A table. The visitors will still believe they have a chance of winning the title. However, the Sao Paulo outfit head into this game 12 points behind league leaders Corinthians with games running out.
Their recent Serie A form has not been great, as they have suffered defeats in two of their last three league games against city rivals Sao Paulo and last time out against Vasco Da Gama.
The visitor’s recent away record in Serie A is poor, as they have won just one of their last ten games on their travels in the Brazilian top-flight. However, seven of those ten games have finished in draws.
Forebet predicts that Santos will improve their poor recent away form and record what could be a vital win in Chapeco.